deference Who acts: opinion, their, deference, children, we, He · What happens: show, accept, be, opine, mean, shy away · To what, where: Polite respect, someone, opinion, respect, English translators, worldly symbolism · Speech: someone speaks here
«deference» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: deference in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Polite respect shown to someone by accepting their opinion or wishes, often because they are older, wiser or more important.
The tree, 20 words amod acl case obl mark advcl nmod:poss obj cc conj punct advmod mark nsubj cop parataxis punct conj cc advmod advcl punct root Polite ADJ respect NOUN shown VERB to ADP someone PRON by SCONJ accepting VERB their PRON opinion NOUN or CCONJ wishes NOUN , PUNCT often ADV because SCONJ they PRON are AUX older ADJ , PUNCT wiser ADJ or CCONJ more ADJ important ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 2 respect amod 2 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 respect acl 4 to to ADP _ 5 someone case 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 shown obl 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 accepting mark 7 accepting accept VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 shown advcl 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 opinion nmod:poss 9 opinion opinion NOUN Number=Sing 7 accepting obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 wishes cc 11 wishes wish NOUN Number=Plur 9 opinion conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 older punct 13 often often ADV _ 17 older advmod 14 because because SCONJ _ 17 older mark 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 older nsubj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 older cop 17 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 accepting parataxis 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 wiser punct 19 wiser wise ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 older conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 more cc 21 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 22 important advmod 22 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 19 wiser advcl 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 respect punct
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1 show participle Polite respect not said here someone vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient 2 accept gerund their opinion or wishes vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Theme 3 is present opinion often, old property tree rules 4 be opinion not said here tree rules 5 opine their = they nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: phrase — kept apart, not parsed.
«In deference to» means out of respect for someone or something.
punct case nsubj mark punct case case obl case nmod cc conj punct root « PUNCT In ADP deference NOUN to PART » PUNCT means VERB out ADP of ADP respect NOUN for ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 deference punct 2 In in ADP _ 3 deference case 3 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 4 to to PART _ 5 » mark 5 » » PUNCT _ 3 deference punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 out out ADP _ 9 respect case 8 of of ADP _ 9 respect case 9 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 10 for for ADP _ 11 someone case 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 respect nmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 something cc 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 someone conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present deference respect for someone vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition.
The tree, 29 words advmod punct amod nsubj:pass aux advmod advmod case det det punct amod obl case det punct amod nmod punct punct advmod advcl amod punct obj punct cc:preconj case case amod obl cc conj case nmod punct root Nonetheless ADV , PUNCT English ADJ translators NOUN have AUX usually ADV shied VERB away ADV from ADP the DET this DET - PUNCT worldly ADJ symbolism NOUN of ADP the DET ‘ PUNCT Holy ADJ Wind NOUN ’ PUNCT , PUNCT much ADV preferring VERB immaterial ADJ ‘ PUNCT Spirit PROPN ’ PUNCT either CCONJ out ADP of ADP theological ADJ embarrassment NOUN or CCONJ deference NOUN to ADP tradition NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nonetheless nonetheless ADV _ 7 shied advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Nonetheless punct 3 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 4 translators amod 4 translators translator NOUN Number=Plur 7 shied nsubj:pass 5 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shied aux 6 usually usually ADV _ 7 shied advmod 7 shied shy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 away away ADV _ 7 shied advmod 9 from from ADP _ 14 symbolism case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 symbolism det 11 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 symbolism det 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 this punct 13 worldly worldly ADJ Degree=Pos 14 symbolism amod 14 symbolism symbolism NOUN Number=Sing 7 shied obl 15 of of ADP _ 19 Wind case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 Wind det 17 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 19 Wind punct 18 Holy holy ADJ Degree=Pos 19 Wind amod 19 Wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 14 symbolism nmod 20 ’ ' PUNCT _ 19 Wind punct 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 preferring punct 22 much much ADV _ 23 preferring advmod 23 preferring prefer VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 shied advcl 24 immaterial immaterial ADJ Degree=Pos 26 Spirit amod 25 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 26 Spirit punct 26 Spirit Spirit PROPN Number=Sing 23 preferring obj 27 ’ ' PUNCT _ 23 preferring punct 28 either either CCONJ _ 32 embarrassment cc:preconj 29 out out ADP _ 32 embarrassment case 30 of of ADP _ 32 embarrassment case 31 theological theological ADJ Degree=Pos 32 embarrassment amod 32 embarrassment embarrassment NOUN Number=Sing 23 preferring obl 33 or or CCONJ _ 34 deference cc 34 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 32 embarrassment conj 35 to to ADP _ 36 tradition case 36 tradition tradition NOUN Number=Sing 32 embarrassment nmod 37 . . PUNCT _ 7 shied punct
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1 shy away present · perfect · passive English translators the worldly symbolism of the Holy Wind away, nonetheless, usually property tree rules 2 prefer gerund immaterial Spirit theological embarrassment to tradition or deference vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spirit=Stimulus
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
punct flat punct compound compound appos punct root ( PUNCT Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN , PUNCT Sefaria PROPN community NOUN translation NOUN ) PUNCT 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 2 The children spoke to the old chief with great deference.
det nsubj case det amod obl case amod nmod punct root The DET children NOUN spoke VERB to ADP the DET old ADJ chief NOUN with ADP great ADJ deference NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 7 chief case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 chief det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 chief amod 7 chief chief NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 deference case 9 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 10 deference amod 10 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 7 chief nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the children to the old chief with great deference vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to chief=Co-Agent
Example 3 In deference to Gran, we turned the music down.
case obl case nmod punct nsubj det obj advmod punct root In ADP deference NOUN to ADP Gran PROPN , PUNCT we PRON turned VERB the DET music NOUN down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 deference case 2 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned obl 3 to to ADP _ 4 Gran case 4 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 deference nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 deference punct 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 turned nsubj 7 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 music det 9 music music NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned obj 10 down down ADV _ 7 turned advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 turned punct
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1 turn down past we the music deference to Gran down property vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme
Example 4 He nodded with deference when the judge spoke.
nsubj case obl advmod det nsubj parataxis punct root He PRON nodded VERB with ADP deference NOUN when ADV the DET judge NOUN spoke VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 nodded nsubj 2 nodded nod VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 deference case 4 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 2 nodded obl 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 spoke advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 judge det 7 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 8 spoke nsubj 8 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 nodded parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 nodded punct
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1 nod past He with deference vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 speak speech: other past the judge vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The flags were lowered in deference to those who had died.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case obl nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root The DET flags NOUN were AUX lowered VERB in ADP deference NOUN to ADP those PRON who PRON had AUX died VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flags det 2 flags flag NOUN Number=Plur 4 lowered nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lowered aux:pass 4 lowered lower VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 deference case 6 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 4 lowered obl 7 to to ADP _ 8 those case 8 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 4 lowered obl 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 died nsubj 10 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 died aux 11 died die VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 8 those acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 lowered punct
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1 lower past · passive the flags deference to those vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme in deference=Destination to that=Initial_Location 2 die past · perfect vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 6 She treats her coach with deference.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root She PRON treats VERB her PRON coach NOUN with ADP deference NOUN . PUNCT 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 treats nsubj 2 treats treat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 coach nmod:poss 4 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 2 treats obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 deference case 6 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 2 treats obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 treats punct
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1 treat present She her coach with deference vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent coach=Recipient with deference=Theme
Example 7 Out of deference to the teacher, the class stood up when she came in.
The tree, 14 words case case obl case det nmod punct det nsubj compound:prt advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root Out ADP of ADP deference NOUN to ADP the DET teacher NOUN , PUNCT the DET class NOUN stood VERB up ADP when ADV she PRON came VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Out out ADP _ 3 deference case 2 of of ADP _ 3 deference case 3 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 10 stood obl 4 to to ADP _ 6 teacher case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 deference nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 deference punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 class det 9 class class NOUN Number=Sing 10 stood nsubj 10 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 up up ADP _ 10 stood compound:prt 12 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 came advmod 13 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 came nsubj 14 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 stood advcl 15 in in ADV _ 14 came advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 stood punct
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1 stand up past the class deference to the teacher vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out deference=Location 2 come in past class vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 When he saw that I observed him he saluted me with great deference.
advmod nsubj advcl mark nsubj ccomp obj nsubj obj case amod obl punct root When ADV he PRON saw VERB that SCONJ I PRON observed VERB him PRON he PRON saluted VERB me PRON with ADP great ADJ deference NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 saw advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 saw nsubj 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 saluted advcl 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 observed mark 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 observed nsubj 6 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 saw ccomp 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 observed obj 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 saluted nsubj 9 saluted salute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 saluted obj 11 with with ADP _ 13 deference case 12 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 13 deference amod 13 deference deference NOUN Number=Sing 9 saluted obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 saluted punct
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1 see past he vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 observe past I him = he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Topic 3 salute past he me with great deference vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Topic
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