precept

Who acts: rule, you, Christians, Buddhists, five precepts, teacher · What happens: tell, behave, think, write, treat, want · To what, where: people, rule, command, official written order, others, famous precept · Speech: someone speaks here

«precept» in the English dictionary: its 3 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: precept in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A rule or principle telling people how to behave or think.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rule	det
2	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 principle	cc
4	principle	principle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rule	conj
5	telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 rule	acl
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 telling	iobj
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 behave	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 behave	mark
9	behave	behave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 telling	xcomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 think	cc
11	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 behave	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rule	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund	a rule or principle not said here	people	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic
2	behave not said to happen	to-infinitive	a rule or principle not said here		vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
3	think speech: other	infinitive	a rule or principle not said here		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

A command or teaching from God or a religious teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 command	det
2	command	command	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 teaching	cc
4	teaching	teaching	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 command	conj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 God	case
6	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 teaching	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 teacher	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 teacher	det
9	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 teacher	amod
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 God	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 command	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: law, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

An official written order.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 order	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 order	amod
3	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 order	amod
4	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 order	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

"Treat others as you want to be treated" is a famous precept.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Treat	punct
2	Treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 precept	csubj
3	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Treat	obj
4	as	as	SCONJ	_	6 want	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 want	nsubj
6	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Treat	advcl
7	to	to	PART	_	9 treated	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 treated	aux:pass
9	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 want	xcomp
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Treat	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 precept	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 precept	det
13	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 precept	amod
14	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 precept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	treat in a quote	infinitive		others	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent other=Recipient
2	want in a quote	present	you		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	treat not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive · passive	you not said here		vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»
4	is a	present		a famous precept	tree rules

Example 2

Christians believe the precepts of the Bible guide how to live.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 believe	nsubj
2	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 precepts	det
4	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 believe	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 guide	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 guide	det
7	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 guide	compound
8	guide	guide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 precepts	nmod
9	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	11 live	advmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 live	mark
11	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 guide	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present	Christians	the precepts of the Bible guide					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer precept=Stimulus
2	live	to-infinitive	Christians not said here						vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Buddhists follow five precepts, such as not harming living things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Buddhists	buddhist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 follow	nsubj
2	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 precepts	nummod
4	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 follow	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 harming	punct
6	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ	9 harming	mark
7	as	as	ADP	_	6 such	fixed
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 harming	advmod
9	harming	harm	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 precepts	acl
10	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 harming	xcomp
11	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 living	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	present	Buddhists	five precepts	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent precept=Theme
2	not harm	gerund	five precepts not said here		tree rules
3	live	gerund	five precepts not said here	things	vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme thing=Location

Example 4

Our teacher taught us more by example than by precept.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 taught	nsubj
3	taught	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 taught	obj
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 taught	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 example	case
7	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 more	obl
8	than	than	ADP	_	10 precept	case
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 precept	case
10	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 more	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 taught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	past	Our teacher	more by example than precept	us				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient more=Topic

Example 5

Honesty is the first precept of our school rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Honesty	honesty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 precept	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 precept	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 precept	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 precept	amod
5	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 rules	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 rules	nmod:poss
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rules	compound
9	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 precept	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 precept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Honesty	the first precept				of our school rules	tree rules
2	rule		our						nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The old book was full of wise precepts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 book	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 book	amod
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 full	cop
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 precepts	case
7	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 precepts	amod
8	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 full	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the old book					of wise precepts; full property	tree rules

Example 7

The monks lived by strict precepts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monks	det
2	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lived	nsubj
3	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 precepts	case
5	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 precepts	amod
6	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lived	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	the monks					by strict precepts	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by precept=Location

Example 8

Example is more powerful than precept.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 powerful	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 powerful	cop
3	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 powerful	advmod
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	than	than	ADP	_	6 precept	case
6	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 powerful	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 powerful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Example					than precept; powerful property	tree rules

Example 9

This I have had, that I have kept Thy precepts. (Writings PSA.119.56, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: This I have had, that I have kept Thy precepts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 had	nsubj
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 had	nsubj
3	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 had	aux
4	had	have	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 kept	punct
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 kept	mark
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 kept	nsubj
8	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 kept	aux
9	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 had	conj
10	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 precepts	nmod:poss
11	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 kept	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present · perfect	This					I nsubj	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	keep	present · perfect	I	Thy precepts					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent precept=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.56, 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	PSA.119.56	PSA.119.56	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.56	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.56	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 10

Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently. (Writings PSA.119.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 ordained	nsubj:pass
2	hast	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 ordained	aux
3	ordained	ordain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 precepts	nmod:poss
5	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 ordained	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 observe	punct
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 observe	mark
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 observe	nsubj
9	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 observe	aux
10	observe	observe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 ordained	conj
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 observe	obj
12	diligently	diligently	ADV	_	10 observe	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ordained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ordain	present · perfect · passive		Thou				Thy precepts obj	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme precept=Attribute
2	observe	should	we	precepts = precept				diligently property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Topic

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.4, 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	PSA.119.4	PSA.119.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 11

I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts. (Writings PSA.119.94, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts.

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	5 save	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 save	aux
3	Thine	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 save	nmod:poss
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 save	punct
5	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 save	obj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 sought	punct
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	11 sought	mark
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 sought	nsubj
10	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 sought	aux
11	sought	seek	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 save	advcl
12	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 precepts	nmod:poss
13	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 sought	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 save	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	present	I	me				Thine nmod:poss	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
2	seek	present · perfect	I	Thy precepts					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent precept=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.94, 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	PSA.119.94	PSA.119.94	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.94	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.94	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 precept

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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