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title: swivel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «swivel» in the school dictionary: To swivel is to turn round on one spot, like turning in a chair or turning your head quickly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# swivel

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**Who acts:** swivel, joint, something, swivel chair, office chair, She · **What happens:** swivel, be, turn, let, turn round, stay · **To what, where:** one spot, chair, head, joint, something, place

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«swivel» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [swivel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swivel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To swivel is to turn round on one spot, like turning in a chair or turning your head quickly.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:m1:1
# text = To swivel is to turn round on one spot, like turning in a chair or turning your head quickly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swivel	swivel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	round	round	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swivel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | one spot |  | round, turn *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | gerund |  |  |  | a chair |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in chair=Trajectory |
| 4 | **turn** | gerund |  | your head |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent head=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A swivel is a joint or part that lets something turn round while staying in place.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:m2:1
# text = A swivel is a joint or part that lets something turn round while staying in place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swivel	swivel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	round	round	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a swivel | a joint or part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present | a joint or part | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn round** | infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **stay** | gerund | something *not said here* |  |  | place |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A swivel chair is an office chair that can turn round.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:m3:1
# text = A swivel chair is an office chair that can turn round.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	swivel	swivel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	round	round	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a swivel chair | a office chair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn round** | can | a office chair |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She swivelled round in her chair to face us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x1:1
# text = She swivelled round in her chair to face us.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swivelled	swivell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	round	round	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swivell** | past | She |  |  | her chair |  | round *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  | us |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme we=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Owls can swivel their heads very far.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x2:1
# text = Owls can swivel their heads very far.
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	swivel	swivel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swivel** | can | Owls | Owls's heads |  |  |  | far *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He swivelled his eyes towards the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x3:1
# text = He swivelled his eyes towards the door.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swivelled	swivell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swivell** | past | He | his eyes |  |  |  | towards the door | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The camera swivels to follow the action.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x4:1
# text = The camera swivels to follow the action.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swivels	swivel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swivel** | present | the camera |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | to-infinitive | the camera *not said here* | the action |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't stand on the swivel chair; it can turn and tip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x5:1
# text = Don't stand on the swivel chair; it can turn and tip.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	swivel	swivel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stand** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | the swivel chair |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on chair=Location |
| 2 | **turn** | can | chair |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tip** | infinitive | chair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lamp has a swivel arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x6:1
# text = The lamp has a swivel arm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	swivel	swivel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the lamp | a swivel arm |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher swivelled to look at the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:swivel:x7:1
# text = The teacher swivelled to look at the class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swivelled	swivell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swivell** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the class | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at class=Theme |

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