Word Type
For those interested in a little info about this site: it's a side project that I developed while working on Describing Words and Related Words. Both of those projects are based around words, but have much grander goals. I had an idea for a website that simply explains the word types of the words that you search for - just like a dictionary, but focussed on the part of speech of the words. And since I already had a lot of the infrastructure in place from the other two sites, I figured it wouldn't be too much more work to get this up and running.
The dictionary is based on the amazing Wiktionary project by wikimedia. I initially started with WordNet, but then realised that it was missing many types of words/lemma (determiners, pronouns, abbreviations, and many more). This caused me to investigate the 1913 edition of Websters Dictionary - which is now in the public domain. However, after a day's work wrangling it into a database I realised that there were far too many errors (especially with the part-of-speech tagging) for it to be viable for Word Type.
Finally, I went back to Wiktionary - which I already knew about, but had been avoiding because it's not properly structured for parsing. That's when I stumbled across the UBY project - an amazing project which needs more recognition. The researchers have parsed the whole of Wiktionary and other sources, and compiled everything into a single unified resource. I simply extracted the Wiktionary entries and threw them into this interface! So it took a little more work than expected, but I'm happy I kept at it after the first couple of blunders.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: the UBY project (mentioned above), @mongodb and express.js.
Currently, this is based on a version of wiktionary which is a few years old. I plan to update it to a newer version soon and that update should bring in a bunch of new word senses for many words (or more accurately, lemma).
FAQs
transitive verb. 1. : to bring to mind or think of again. remembers the old days.
Is remember a verb or noun? ›
verb (used with object)
What type of word is "remember"? ›
remember verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
Is "remember" a transitive or intransitive verb? ›
If you remember something, you recall people or events to your mind. Remember can be used transitively with an object or intransitively without an object. It is often used with to + infinitive and with when- where- or that-clauses.
Is remembers an action verb? ›
An action verb is used to describe a physical or mental action that a person or thing is doing. For example, running, thinking, writing, remembering, and skiing are all examples of action verbs.
Is remember a state or action verb? ›
Is the subject doing an action? 7. "Remember" is a stative verb.
What is the verb remember in grammar? ›
Remember + to-infinitive means that we don't forget to do something: Remember to save your work often, just in case your computer crashes. Remember + the -ing form of a verb means 'have a memory of something we did or of something that happened in the past': I remember meeting her once.
Is "remember" an adverb? ›
remember is a verb that is used to signify the act of bringing something to mind; often related to memories or recollections.
Is remember a common noun? ›
It is common noun.
Can remember be used as an adjective? ›
What is the adjective form of 'remember'? There isn't one. There's a noun form, remembrance, but no adjective form.
How is the word remember distinct from other similar verbs? Some common synonyms of remember are recall, recollect, remind, and reminisce.
What is the verb 3 of remember? ›
remembered - Simple English Wiktionary.
Is "is remembered" a verb phrase? ›
The word 'remembered' describes the action of recalling information. For this reason, it is considered a verb.
Is remember a verb or not? ›
verb. re·mem·ber ri-ˈmem-bər. remembered; remembering ri-ˈmem-b(ə-)riŋ Synonyms of remember. transitive verb.
Is "remember" a non-action verb? ›
Verbs that happen in someone's mind are often considered nonactive or stative as you say. They include love, hate, believe, remember, forget, think, want, etc.
What are 10 examples of a verb? ›
Run, walk, jump, talk, sing, speak, eat, drink, cry, skip, pull, push, fetch, give, make, bake, try, bring, teach, study, etc. are some examples of action verbs.
Is Memorise a verb? ›
memorise. / (ˈmɛməˌraɪz) / verb. (tr) to commit to memory; learn so as to remember.
Is memory a verb or noun? ›
noun. , plural mem·o·ries. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
