dishonest

Who acts: Dishonest, It, someone, dishonest shopkeeper, you, Saying · What happens: mean, lie, steal, trick, be, copy · To what, where: cheating, people, answers, wrong change, purpose, homework · Speech: someone speaks here

«dishonest» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: dishonest in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Dishonest means not honest: lying, cheating, stealing or tricking people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 honest	advmod
4	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 lying	punct
6	lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 cheating	punct
8	cheating	cheating	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lying	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 stealing	punct
10	stealing	steal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 lying	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 tricking	cc
12	tricking	trick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 lying	conj
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 tricking	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Dishonest		honest property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	lie	gerund	Dishonest not said here	cheating		vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cheating=Theme
3	steal	gerund	Dishonest not said here			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	trick	gerund	Dishonest not said here	people		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient

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.

Example 1

It is dishonest to copy someone's answers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 dishonest	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 dishonest	cop
3	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 copy	mark
5	copy	copy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 dishonest	xcomp
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 answers	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 someone	case
8	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 copy	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dishonest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	It		dishonest property	tree rules
2	copy	to-infinitive		someone's answers		vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme
3	answer		someone			nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The dishonest shopkeeper gave the wrong change on purpose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shopkeeper	det
2	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shopkeeper	amod
3	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 change	det
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 change	amod
7	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 purpose	case
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the dishonest shopkeeper	the wrong change		purpose			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent change=Theme on purpose=Asset

Example 3

Saying you did your homework when you didn't is dishonest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 dishonest	csubj
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Saying	ccomp
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 homework	nmod:poss
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 did	advmod
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 did	nsubj
8	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Saying	advcl
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 did	advmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 dishonest	cop
11	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 dishonest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do	past	you	your homework		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality
3	not do	past	you			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is	present	Saying		dishonest property	tree rules

Example 4

A dishonest advert may promise things that aren't true.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 advert	det
2	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 advert	amod
3	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 promise	nsubj
4	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 promise	aux
5	promise	promise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 promise	obj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 true	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 true	cop
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 true	advmod
10	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 things	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 promise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	promise speech: promise	may	a dishonest advert	things					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
2	not is	present	things					true property	tree rules

Example 5

Being dishonest makes people stop trusting you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 dishonest	cop
2	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 makes	csubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 makes	obj
5	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 makes	xcomp
6	trusting	trust	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 stop	xcomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 trusting	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	gerund			dishonest property	tree rules
2	make	present		people		tree rules
3	stop	infinitive	people not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
4	trust	gerund	people not said here	you		vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 6

The fox in the story was sly and dishonest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sly	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 story	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fox	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 sly	cop
7	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dishonest	cc
9	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sly	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the fox in the story					sly property	tree rules
2	be		the fox in the story not said here						tree rules

Example 7

The dishonest get no credit, even if they act honestly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dishonest	det
2	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 get	nsubj
3	get	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 credit	det
5	credit	credit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 get	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 act	punct
7	even	even	ADV	_	10 act	advmod
8	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 act	mark
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 act	nsubj
10	act	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 get	advcl
11	honestly	honestly	ADV	_	10 act	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	the dishonest	no credit					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer credit=Stimulus
2	act a condition, not said to happen	present	they					honestly property	vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain. (Prophets EZK.22.27, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 princes	nmod:poss
2	princes	prince	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wolves	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 midst	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 midst	det
5	midst	midst	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 princes	nmod
6	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	2 princes	advmod
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 wolves	cop
8	like	like	ADP	_	9 wolves	case
9	wolves	wolf	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
10	ravening	raven	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 wolves	acl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 prey	det
12	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ravening	obj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 shed	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 shed	mark
15	shed	shed	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 wolves	parataxis
16	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 shed	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 destroy	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 destroy	cc
19	to	to	PART	_	20 destroy	mark
20	destroy	destroy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 shed	conj
21	souls	soul	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 destroy	obj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 get	punct
23	so	so	ADV	_	26 get	advmod
24	as	as	SCONJ	_	26 get	mark
25	to	to	PART	_	26 get	mark
26	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 shed	conj
27	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 gain	amod
28	gain	gain	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 get	obj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 wolves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Her princes in the midst		like wolves	tree rules
2	raven	gerund	wolves not said here	the prey		tree rules
3	shed	to-infinitive		blood		vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location blood=Source
4	destroy	to-infinitive		souls		vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soul=Patient
5	get	to-infinitive		dishonest gain		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gain=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.22.27, 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	EZK.22.27	EZK.22.27	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.22.27	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.22.27	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 9

Behold, therefore, I have smitten My hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. (Prophets EZK.22.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Behold, therefore, I have smitten My hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	7 smitten	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Behold	punct
3	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	7 smitten	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 therefore	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 smitten	nsubj
6	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 smitten	aux
7	smitten	smite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 hand	nmod:poss
9	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smitten	obj
10	at	at	ADP	_	13 gain	case
11	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 gain	nmod:poss
12	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 gain	amod
13	gain	gain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smitten	obl
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 hast	obj
15	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	16 hast	nsubj
16	hast	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 gain	acl:relcl
17	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 hast	xcomp
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 blood	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 blood	cc
20	at	at	ADP	_	22 blood	case
21	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	22 blood	nmod:poss
22	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smitten	advcl
23	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	24 hath	nsubj
24	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 blood	acl:relcl
25	been	be	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 hath	ccomp
26	in	in	ADP	_	28 midst	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 midst	det
28	midst	midst	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 been	obl
29	of	of	ADP	_	30 thee	case
30	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	28 midst	nmod
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 smitten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	smite	present · perfect	I	My hand	thy dishonest gain	thy blood advcl; therefore property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hand=Experiencer
2	have	present	thou	thy dishonest gain			tree rules
3	make	participle	thy dishonest gain not said here				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
4	have	present	thy blood				tree rules
5	be	participle	thy blood not said here		the midst of thee		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in midst=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.22.13, 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	EZK.22.13	EZK.22.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.22.13	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.22.13	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 dishonest

Everyday, meaning 1

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