despise

Who acts: LORD, people, I, son, spurn, lovers · What happens: despise, be, look down, say, not believe, wrought · To what, where: someone, Me, signs, myself, life, thou · Speech: someone speaks here

«despise» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: despise in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To despise someone or something is to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 despise	mark
2	despise	despise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 hate	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 despise	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 something	cc
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 someone	conj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 hate	cop
7	to	to	PART	_	8 hate	mark
8	hate	hate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 hate	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 look	cc
11	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 hate	conj
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 look	compound:prt
13	on	on	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 look	obl
15	as	as	ADP	_	16 worthless	case
16	worthless	worthless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 look	obl
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 wrong	cc
18	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 worthless	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 hate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	despise	to-infinitive	someone		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus
2	is	present		hate property	tree rules
3	look down	infinitive		as worthless; on it	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on it=Theme

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

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long will this people despise Me? and how long will they not believe in Me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them? (Torah NUM.14.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long will this people despise Me? and how long will they not believe in Me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 said	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 LORD	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	6 Moses	case
6	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 despise	punct
8	'	'	PUNCT	_	14 despise	punct
9	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	10 long	advmod
10	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 despise	advmod
11	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 despise	aux
12	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 people	det
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 despise	nsubj
14	despise	despise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 said	ccomp
15	Me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 despise	obj
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	14 despise	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 long	cc
18	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	19 long	advmod
19	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 despise	advmod
20	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 believe	aux
21	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 believe	nsubj
22	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	23 believe	advmod
23	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 long	advcl
24	in	in	ADP	_	25 Me	case
25	Me	Me	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 believe	obl
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 signs	punct
27	for	for	ADP	_	30 signs	case
28	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	30 signs	det:predet
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 signs	det
30	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 despise	parataxis
31	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	34 wrought	nsubj:pass
32	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	34 wrought	nsubj
33	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	34 wrought	aux
34	wrought	wrought	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	30 signs	acl:relcl
35	among	among	ADP	_	36 them	case
36	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	34 wrought	obl
37	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the LORD		unto Moses	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	despise	future	this people	Me	long property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus
3	not believe	future	people		in Me	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
4	wrought	present · perfect · passive		all signs	among people	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.14.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.14.11	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.14.11	compound
3	NUM.14.11	NUM.14.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.14.11	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.14.11	punct

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

Example 2

I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life. (Writings JOB.9.21, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.

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	3 innocent	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 innocent	cop
3	innocent	innocent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 regard	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 regard	nsubj
6	regard	regard	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 innocent	parataxis
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 regard	advmod
8	myself	myself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	6 regard	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 despise	punct
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 despise	nsubj
11	despise	despise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 regard	conj
12	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 life	nmod:poss
13	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 despise	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 innocent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	I		innocent property	tree rules
2	not regard	present	I	myself		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	despise	present	I	my life		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer life=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.9.21, 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.9.21	JOB.9.21	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.9.21	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.9.21	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction; (Writings PRO.3.11, JPS 1917)

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 son	nmod:poss
2	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 despise	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 son	punct
4	despise	despise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 despise	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 chastening	det
7	chastening	chasten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 despise	advcl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 LORD	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 LORD	det
10	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 chastening	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 correction	punct
12	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	13 spurn	cc:preconj
13	spurn	spurn	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 correction	nsubj
14	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	16 correction	nsubj
15	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 correction	nmod:poss
16	correction	correction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 despise	obl
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 Writings	punct
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 Writings	punct
19	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 despise	parataxis
20	PRO.3.11	PRO.3.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 Writings	appos
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 JPS	punct
22	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 PRO.3.11	flat
23	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 PRO.3.11	flat
24	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 Writings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not despise	present	My son		vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	chasten	gerund	My son not said here	of the LORD	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	correction		spurn		tree rules

Example 4

In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life. (Prophets JER.4.30, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 vain	case
2	vain	vain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dost	obl
3	dost	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 dost	obj
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 dost	xcomp
6	thyself	thyself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes Style=Arch	5 make	obj
7	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 make	xcomp
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 despise	punct
9	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 lovers	nmod:poss
10	lovers	lover	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 despise	nsubj
11	despise	despise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 dost	conj
12	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 despise	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 seek	punct
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 seek	nsubj
15	seek	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 despise	conj
16	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 life	nmod:poss
17	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 seek	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	do	present		thou	vain		tree rules
2	make	infinitive		thyself		fair property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thyself=Product
3	despise	present	thy lovers	thee			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus
4	seek	present	lovers = lover	thy life			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.4.30, 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	JER.4.30	JER.4.30	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.4.30	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.4.30	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

I despise cheating.

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 despise	nsubj
2	despise	despise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	cheating	cheat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 despise	xcomp
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 despise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	despise	present	I						vn admire-31.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	cheat	gerund	I not said here						vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The proud queen despised the poor farmer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 queen	det
2	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 queen	amod
3	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 despised	nsubj
4	despised	despise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 farmer	det
6	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 farmer	amod
7	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 despised	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 despised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	despise	past	the proud queen	the poor farmer					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer farmer=Stimulus

Example 7

"I despise you," the giant roared.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 despise	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 despise	nsubj
3	despise	despise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 despise	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 roared	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 roared	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 giant	det
8	giant	giant	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 roared	nsubj
9	roared	roar	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 despise	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 despise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	despise in a quote	present	I	you					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
2	roar	past	the giant						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location

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