withhold

Who acts: you, shop, they, someone, detective, butler · What happens: keep back, refuse, not give, withhold, mean, not tell · To what, where: something, it, information, payment, pay, work · Speech: someone speaks here

«withhold» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: withhold in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To keep something back and refuse to give it: «withhold information» means not telling something you know.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 keep	mark
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 means	nsubj
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 keep	obj
4	back	back	ADV	_	2 keep	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 refuse	cc
6	refuse	refuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 keep	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 give	mark
8	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 refuse	xcomp
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 give	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 withhold	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 withhold	punct
12	withhold	withhold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 keep	parataxis
13	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 withhold	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 withhold	punct
15	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 telling	advmod
17	telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 means	xcomp
18	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	17 telling	obj
19	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	20 know	nsubj
20	know	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 something	acl:relcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	keep back	to-infinitive		something	tree rules
2	refuse	infinitive			vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	not give	to-infinitive		it	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
4	withhold in a quote	infinitive		information	tree rules
5	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
6	not tell speech: assert not said to happen	gerund		something	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient
7	know	present	you		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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

To hold back a payment or reward: «The shop withheld his pay until the work was finished.».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hold	mark
2	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	back	back	ADV	_	2 hold	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 payment	det
5	payment	payment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hold	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 reward	cc
7	reward	reward	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 payment	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 withheld	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 withheld	punct
10	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 shop	det
11	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 withheld	nsubj
12	withheld	withhold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 payment	acl:relcl
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 pay	nmod:poss
14	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 withheld	obj
15	until	until	SCONJ	_	19 finished	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 work	det
17	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 finished	nsubj:pass
18	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 finished	aux:pass
19	finished	finish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 withheld	advcl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hold	punct
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 hold	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	hold back	to-infinitive		a payment or reward	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent payment=Theme
2	withhold in a quote	past	the shop	shop's pay	tree rules
3	finish in a quote	past · passive		the work	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality
4	pay in a quote		shop		nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

To take part of someone's pay for tax before they get it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 pay	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 pay	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 someone	case
7	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 part	nmod
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 tax	case
9	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obl
10	before	before	SCONJ	_	12 get	mark
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 get	nsubj
12	get	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 take	advcl
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 get	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		part of someone's pay	for tax	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent part=Theme for tax=Beneficiary
2	get	present	they	part		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	pay		someone			nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

The detective thought the butler was withholding something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 thought	nsubj
3	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 butler	det
5	butler	butler	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 withholding	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 withholding	aux
7	withholding	withhold	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 thought	ccomp
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 withholding	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	the detective						vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	withhold	past · progressive	the butler	something					tree rules

Example 2

Please do not withhold information that could help find the lost dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	4 withhold	discourse
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 withhold	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 withhold	advmod
4	withhold	withhold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 withhold	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 help	nsubj
7	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 help	aux
8	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 information	acl:relcl
9	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 help	xcomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 dog	det
11	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 dog	amod
12	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 find	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 withhold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not withhold	imperative · do-support	you not said here	information	tree rules
2	help	could	information		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	find	infinitive	information not said here	the lost dog	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Topic
4	lose	participle			vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The phone screen said «number withheld».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 screen	det
2	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 screen	compound
3	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 number	punct
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	obj
7	withheld	withhold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 number	acl
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 number	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the phone screen	number					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent number=Topic
2	withhold in a quote	participle		number not said here					tree rules

Example 4

The teacher withheld the prize until everyone had tidied up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 withheld	nsubj
3	withheld	withhold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 prize	det
5	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 withheld	obj
6	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 tidied	mark
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 tidied	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 tidied	aux
9	tidied	tidy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 withheld	advcl
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 tidied	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 withheld	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	withhold	past	the teacher	the prize					tree rules
2	tidy up	past · perfect	everyone						tree rules

Example 5

The company withheld part of his wages for tax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 company	det
2	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 withheld	nsubj
3	withheld	withhold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 withheld	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 wages	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 wages	nmod:poss
7	wages	wage	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 part	nmod
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 tax	case
9	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wages	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 withheld	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	withhold	past	the company	part of company's wages for tax					tree rules

Example 6

She withheld her smile until the judges had finished.

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 withheld	nsubj
2	withheld	withhold	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	4 smile	nmod:poss
4	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 withheld	obj
5	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 finished	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 judges	det
7	judges	judge	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 finished	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 finished	aux
9	finished	finish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 withheld	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 withheld	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	withhold	past	She	her smile	tree rules
2	finish	past · perfect	the judges		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	smile		her = she		nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

If someone asks you to keep a secret that worries you, do not withhold it from a trusted adult.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 asks	mark
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 asks	nsubj
3	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 asks	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 keep	mark
6	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 asks	xcomp
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 secret	det
8	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 keep	obj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 worries	nsubj
10	worries	worry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 secret	acl:relcl
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 worries	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 withhold	punct
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 withhold	aux
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 withhold	advmod
15	withhold	withhold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 keep	conj
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 withhold	obj
17	from	from	ADP	_	20 adult	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 adult	det
19	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 adult	amod
20	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 withhold	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	someone		you		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
2	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive	someone not said here	a secret			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme
3	worry	present	a secret	you			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
4	not withhold	infinitive · do-support	someone not said here	secret		from a trusted adult	tree rules
5	trust	participle					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 8

“Lady,” he pleaded, “you will surely not withhold information from the Ard-Ri’?”

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	6 pleaded	punct
2	Lady	Lady	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 pleaded	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Lady	punct
4	”	"	PUNCT	_	2 Lady	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 pleaded	nsubj
6	pleaded	plead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 withhold	punct
8	“	"	PUNCT	_	13 withhold	punct
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 withhold	nsubj
10	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 withhold	aux
11	surely	surely	ADV	_	13 withhold	advmod
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 withhold	advmod
13	withhold	withhold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 pleaded	conj
14	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 withhold	obj
15	from	from	ADP	_	19 Ri	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Ri	det
17	Ard	Ard	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 Ri	compound
18	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 Ard	punct
19	Ri	Ri	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 withhold	obl
20	’	'	PUNCT	_	6 pleaded	punct
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 pleaded	punct
22	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 pleaded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plead speech: request	past	Lady					he nsubj	tree rules
2	not withhold in a quote	future	you	information		the Ard Ri		surely property	tree rules

Example 9

'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.' (Torah GEN.23.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: 'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.'

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	'	'	PUNCT	_	2 Hear	punct
2	Hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 Hear	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 lord	punct
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 lord	nmod:poss
6	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 us	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 art	punct
8	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 art	nsubj
9	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Hear	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 prince	det
11	mighty	mighty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 prince	amod
12	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 art	obj
13	among	among	ADP	_	14 us	case
14	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 art	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 choice	punct
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 choice	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 choice	det
18	choice	choice	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 bury	nsubj
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 sepulchres	case
20	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 sepulchres	nmod:poss
21	sepulchres	sepulchre	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 choice	nmod
22	bury	bury	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 art	parataxis
23	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	24 dead	nmod:poss
24	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 bury	obj
25	;	;	PUNCT	_	30 withhold	punct
26	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	30 withhold	nsubj
27	of	of	ADP	_	28 us	case
28	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	26 none	nmod
29	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	30 withhold	aux
30	withhold	withhold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Hear	conj
31	from	from	ADP	_	32 thee	case
32	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	30 withhold	obl
33	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	34 sepulchre	nmod:poss
34	sepulchre	sepulchre	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 withhold	obj
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	40 bury	punct
36	but	but	CCONJ	_	40 bury	cc
37	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	40 bury	nsubj
38	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	40 bury	nsubj
39	mayest	may	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	40 bury	aux
40	bury	bury	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 withhold	conj
41	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	42 dead	nmod:poss
42	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	40 bury	obj
43	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Hear	punct
44	'	'	PUNCT	_	2 Hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	hear	imperative	you not said here	us			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer we=Stimulus
2	bury	present	the choice of our sepulchres	thy dead			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Theme
3	withhold	shall	none of us	choice's sepulchre	thee		tree rules
4	bury	may	that	thy dead		thou nsubj	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.23.6, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.23.6	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.23.6	compound
3	GEN.23.6	GEN.23.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.23.6	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.23.6	punct

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

Example 10

If it is read as one word, it must be the action noun of בָּלַם balam 'to restrain, withhold, keep (from)'; see SY 1:8. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: If it is read as one word, it must be the action noun of בָּלַם balam 'to restrain, withhold, keep (from)'; see SY 1:8.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 read	mark
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 read	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 read	aux:pass
4	read	read	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 word	case
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 word	nummod
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 read	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 read	punct
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 noun	nsubj
10	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 noun	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 noun	cop
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 noun	det
13	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 noun	compound
14	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 read	parataxis
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 balam	case
16	בָּלַם	בָּלַם	PUNCT	_	17 balam	punct
17	balam	balam	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 restrain	obl
18	'	'	PUNCT	_	17 balam	punct
19	to	to	PART	_	20 restrain	mark
20	restrain	restrain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	14 noun	parataxis
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 withhold	punct
22	withhold	withhold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	20 restrain	conj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 keep	punct
24	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	22 withhold	conj
25	(	(	PUNCT	_	26 from	punct
26	from	from	ADP	_	24 keep	obl
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	26 from	punct
28	'	'	PUNCT	_	26 from	punct
29	;	;	PUNCT	_	30 see	punct
30	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	20 restrain	conj
31	SY	SY	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 see	obj
32	1:8	1:8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	31 SY	flat
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	read	present · passive		it	as one word	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as word=Attribute
2	is a	must	word	the action noun		tree rules
3	restrain	to-infinitive			of balam	vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
4	withhold	infinitive				tree rules
5	keep	infinitive				vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	see	infinitive		SY		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sy=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 11

But who can withhold himself from speaking? (Writings JOB.4.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But who can withhold himself from speaking?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	4 withhold	cc
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 withhold	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 withhold	aux
4	withhold	withhold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 withhold	obj
6	from	from	SCONJ	_	7 speaking	mark
7	speaking	speak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 withhold	advcl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 withhold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	withhold	can		himself = he				who nsubj	tree rules
2	speak speech: other	gerund							vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.4.2, 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	JOB.4.2	JOB.4.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.4.2	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.4.2	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.' (Prophets 2SA.13.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.'

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 therefore	advmod
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	5 pray	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 therefore	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 pray	nsubj
5	pray	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 pray	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 speak	punct
8	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 pray	conj
9	unto	unto	ADP	_	11 king	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 king	det
11	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 speak	obl
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 withhold	punct
13	for	for	SCONJ	_	17 withhold	mark
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 withhold	nsubj
15	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 withhold	aux
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 withhold	advmod
17	withhold	withhold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 pray	conj
18	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	17 withhold	obj
19	from	from	ADP	_	20 thee	case
20	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 withhold	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pray	punct
22	'	'	PUNCT	_	5 pray	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pray	present	I	thee		now	therefore property	tree rules
2	speak speech: other	infinitive	I not said here				unto the king	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not withhold	future	king	me	thee			tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.13.13, 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	2SA.13.13	2SA.13.13	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2SA.13.13	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 13

Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. (Writings PRO.23.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Withhold	withhold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	1 Withhold	advmod
3	correction	correction	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Withhold	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 child	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 child	det
6	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Withhold	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 beat	punct
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	11 beat	mark
9	though	though	ADV	_	11 beat	advmod
10	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 beat	nsubj
11	beat	beat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Withhold	parataxis
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 beat	obj
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 rod	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 rod	det
15	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 beat	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 die	punct
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 die	nsubj
18	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 die	aux
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	20 die	advmod
20	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Withhold	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Withhold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not withhold	imperative	you not said here	correction	from the child	tree rules
2	beat	past	thou	child	with the rod; though property	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with rod=Instrument
3	not die	future	child			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.23.13, 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	PRO.23.13	PRO.23.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.23.13	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.23.13	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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📖 withhold

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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