defer

Who acts: you, opinion, someone, I, your, parents · What happens: put off, delay, defer, accept, respect, know · To what, where: something, meeting, opinion, more, formal trip, decision

«defer» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: defer in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To put off something until later; to delay: the meeting was deferred until next week.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 put	mark
2	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 delay	advcl
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 put	compound:prt
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 put	obj
5	until	until	ADP	_	6 later	case
6	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	2 put	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 delay	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 delay	mark
9	delay	delay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 deferred	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 meeting	det
12	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 deferred	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 deferred	aux:pass
14	deferred	defer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 delay	conj
15	until	until	ADP	_	17 week	case
16	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 week	amod
17	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 deferred	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 delay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	put off	to-infinitive	something		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal
2	delay	to-infinitive			vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	defer	past · passive	the meeting	week	vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: subject=Source

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Defer to: to accept someone else's opinion or decision because you respect them or they know more.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Defer	defer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Defer	obl
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 accept	punct
4	to	to	PART	_	5 accept	mark
5	accept	accept	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Defer	conj
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 opinion	nmod:poss
7	else	else	ADV	_	6 someone	advmod
8	's	's	PART	_	6 someone	case
9	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 accept	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 decision	cc
11	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 opinion	conj
12	because	because	SCONJ	_	14 respect	mark
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 respect	nsubj
14	respect	respect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 accept	advcl
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 respect	obj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 know	cc
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 know	nsubj
18	know	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 respect	conj
19	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	18 know	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Defer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	defer	imperative	you not said here		vn acquiesce-95.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	accept	to-infinitive	you not said here	someone's opinion or decision	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Theme
3	respect	present	you	opinion	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
4	know	present	opinion	more	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus
5	opine		someone		nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

I defer to your experience.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 defer	nsubj
2	defer	defer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 experience	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 experience	nmod:poss
5	experience	experience	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 defer	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 defer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	present	I					to your experience	vn acquiesce-95.1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to experience=Pivot
2	experience		your						nom experience «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

(formal) The trip has been deferred because of the snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 trip	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trip	det
5	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 deferred	nsubj:pass
6	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 deferred	aux
7	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 deferred	aux:pass
8	deferred	defer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	12 snow	case
10	of	of	ADP	_	9 because	fixed
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 snow	det
12	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 deferred	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 deferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	present · perfect · passive		the formal trip				because the snow	vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: subject=Source

Example 2

The decision was deferred until all the parents had replied.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 decision	det
2	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 deferred	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 deferred	aux:pass
4	deferred	defer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	until	until	SCONJ	_	10 replied	mark
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 parents	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 parents	det
8	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 replied	nsubj
9	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 replied	aux
10	replied	reply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 deferred	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 deferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	past · passive		the decision					vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: subject=Source
2	reply speech: assert	past · perfect	all parents						vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

On matters of football, I defer to my brother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	2 matters	case
2	matters	matter	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 defer	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 football	case
4	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 matters	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 matters	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 defer	nsubj
7	defer	defer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 brother	case
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 brother	nmod:poss
10	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 defer	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 defer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	present	I			matters of football		to my brother	vn acquiesce-95.1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to brother=Pivot
2	matter		football						nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 4

(formal) Payment may be deferred until the end of the month.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Payment	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	Payment	payment	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deferred	nsubj:pass
5	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 deferred	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 deferred	aux:pass
7	deferred	defer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	until	until	ADP	_	10 end	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 end	det
10	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deferred	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 month	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 month	det
13	month	month	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 end	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 deferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	may · passive		formal Payment			until the end of the month		vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: subject=Source

Example 5

She deferred her university place for a year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 deferred	nsubj
2	deferred	defer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 place	nmod:poss
4	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 place	compound
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 deferred	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 year	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 year	det
8	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 deferred	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 deferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	past	She	her university place			year		vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent place=Source

Example 6

(formal) Subsequently, the match was deferred to the following Saturday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	Subsequently	subsequently	ADV	_	2 formal	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 deferred	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 match	det
7	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 deferred	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 deferred	aux:pass
9	deferred	defer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 formal	conj
10	to	to	ADP	_	13 Saturday	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Saturday	det
12	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 Saturday	amod
13	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 deferred	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	past · passive		the match			saturday		vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: subject=Source
2	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

As the hunchback was one of the Sultan's private jesters, the chief of police resolved to defer sentence of death until he had consulted his master.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 hunchback	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hunchback	det
3	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 one	obl
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 one	cop
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	11 jesters	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Sultan	det
8	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 jesters	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Sultan	case
10	private	private	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 jesters	amod
11	jesters	jester	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 one	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 chief	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 chief	det
14	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 one	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 police	case
16	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 chief	nmod
17	resolved	resolve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 police	acl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 defer	mark
19	defer	defer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 resolved	xcomp
20	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 defer	obj
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 death	case
22	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 sentence	nmod
23	until	until	SCONJ	_	26 consulted	mark
24	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 consulted	nsubj
25	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 consulted	aux
26	consulted	consult	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	19 defer	advcl
27	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 master	nmod:poss
28	master	master	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 consulted	obj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	past		one and the chief of police	as the hunchback; of the Sultan's private jesters; the chief of police conj	tree rules
2	resolve	participle		police not said here		tree rules
3	defer	to-infinitive		sentence of death		vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent sentence=Source
4	consult	past · perfect	he	his master		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent master=Theme
5	sentence			death		nom sentence «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 8

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 deferred	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 man	det
3	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 man	amod
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deferred	nsubj
5	deferred	defer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 do	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 deferred	xcomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 thing	det
10	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 do	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 delight	punct
12	because	because	SCONJ	_	15 delight	mark
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 delight	nsubj
14	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 delight	aux
15	delight	delight	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 deferred	conj
16	in	in	ADP	_	19 daughter	case
17	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 daughter	nmod:poss
18	's	's	PART	_	17 Jacob	case
19	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 delight	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 deferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	defer	past	the young man			vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	not do	to-infinitive	the young man not said here	the thing		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
3	delight	past · perfect	man		in Jacob's daughter	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.34.19	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.34.19	compound
3	GEN.34.19	GEN.34.19	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.34.19	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.34.19	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 9

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. (Writings PRO.13.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hope	Hope	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 maketh	nsubj
2	deferred	defer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Hope	acl:relcl
3	maketh	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 heart	det
5	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sick	obl:unmarked
6	sick	sick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 maketh	xcomp
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 tree	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 tree	cc
9	desire	desire	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tree	nsubj
10	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 desire	acl
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 tree	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 tree	det
13	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 maketh	parataxis
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 life	case
15	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tree	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 maketh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	defer	past	Hope not said here			vn acquiesce-95.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	present	Hope		sick property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	fulfil	participle		desire not said here		tree rules
4	is a	present	desire	a tree	of life	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.13.12, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 PRO.13.12	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 PRO.13.12	compound
3	PRO.13.12	pro.13.12	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.13.12	appos
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 PRO.13.12	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou vowest. (Writings ECC.5.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou vowest.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 vowest	advmod
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 vowest	nsubj
3	vowest	vow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 hath	advcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 vow	det
5	vow	vow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vowest	obj
6	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 God	case
7	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 vowest	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 defer	punct
9	defer	defer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 vowest	conj
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 pay	advmod
11	to	to	PART	_	12 pay	mark
12	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 defer	ccomp
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 pay	obj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 hath	punct
15	for	for	SCONJ	_	17 hath	mark
16	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 hath	nsubj
17	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	19 pleasure	det
19	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hath	obj
20	in	in	ADP	_	21 fools	case
21	fools	fool	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 pleasure	nmod
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 pay	punct
23	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hath	obl
24	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	27 vowest	obj
25	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	27 vowest	obj
26	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	27 vowest	nsubj
27	vowest	vow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 pay	acl:relcl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 hath	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	vow	present	thou	a vow		unto God	tree rules
2	defer	present	thou not said here				vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	not pay	to-infinitive	thou not said here	vow			vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset
4	have	present	God	no pleasure	fools	pay obl	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pleasure=Patient
5	vow	present	thou	pay			tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.5.3, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ECC.5.3	ECC.5.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.5.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.5.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

For My name's sake will I defer Mine anger, and for My praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. (Prophets ISA.48.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For My name's sake will I defer Mine anger, and for My praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	5 sake	case
2	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 name	nmod:poss
3	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sake	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 name	case
5	sake	sake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 defer	obl
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 defer	aux
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 defer	nsubj
8	defer	defer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	Mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 defer	obj
10	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 defer	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 refrain	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 refrain	cc
13	for	for	ADP	_	15 praise	case
14	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 praise	nmod:poss
15	praise	praise	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 refrain	obl
16	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 refrain	aux
17	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 refrain	nsubj
18	refrain	refrain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 defer	conj
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 thee	case
20	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	18 refrain	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 cut	punct
22	that	that	SCONJ	_	24 cut	mark
23	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	24 cut	nsubj
24	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 refrain	advcl
25	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	24 cut	obj
26	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	24 cut	advmod
27	off	off	ADV	_	24 cut	advmod
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 defer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	defer	future	I	Mine	for My name's sake; anger obj	tree rules
2	refrain	future	I		for My praise; for thee	vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not cut off	past	I	thee	off property	vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector thou=Eventuality
4	name		My			nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
5	praise		My			nom praise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.48.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.48.9	ISA.48.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.48.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.48.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 defer

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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