devise

Who acts: ye, they, mercy, that, you, children · What happens: invent, plan, devise, leave, work, not go · To what, where: something, plan, property, someone, skilful works, evil · Speech: someone speaks here

«devise» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 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: devise in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To invent or plan something clever or new, usually after careful thinking: «devise a plan».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 invent	mark
2	invent	invent	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 plan	cc
4	plan	plan	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 invent	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 plan	obj
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 new	cc
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 clever	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 thinking	punct
10	usually	usually	ADV	_	13 thinking	advmod
11	after	after	ADP	_	13 thinking	case
12	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 thinking	amod
13	thinking	thinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 invent	obl
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 devise	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 devise	punct
16	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 thinking	parataxis
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 plan	det
18	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 devise	obj
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 devise	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 invent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	invent	to-infinitive		after careful thinking	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	plan	infinitive	something		vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
3	devise in a quote	infinitive	a plan		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=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.

Meaning 2

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

To leave property to someone in a will.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 leave	mark
2	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	property	property	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leave	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 someone	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 leave	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 will	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 will	det
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 someone	acl:relcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	to-infinitive		property	someone				vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent property=Theme to someone=Recipient

Example 1

to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.31.4, JPS 1917)

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	to	to	PART	_	2 devise	mark
2	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	skilful	skilful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 works	amod
4	works	work	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 devise	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 work	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	7 work	mark
7	work	work	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 devise	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 gold	case
9	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 work	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 silver	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 silver	cc
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 silver	case
13	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gold	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 EXO.31.4	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 EXO.31.4	cc
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 brass	case
17	brass	brass	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 EXO.31.4	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 brass	punct
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	21 EXO.31.4	punct
20	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 EXO.31.4	compound
21	EXO.31.4	EXO.31.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 devise	parataxis
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 JPS	punct
23	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 EXO.31.4	conj
24	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 EXO.31.4	flat
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 EXO.31.4	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	to-infinitive		skilful works					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Patient
2	work	to-infinitive						in gold and silver	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in gold=Theme

Example 2

And to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.35.32, JPS 1917)

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 devise	cc
2	to	to	PART	_	3 devise	mark
3	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	skilful	skilful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 works	amod
5	works	work	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 devise	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 work	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 work	mark
8	work	work	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 devise	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 gold	case
10	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 work	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 silver	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 silver	cc
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 silver	case
14	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devise	parataxis
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 EXO.35.32	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 EXO.35.32	cc
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 brass	case
18	brass	brass	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 EXO.35.32	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 brass	punct
20	(	(	PUNCT	_	22 EXO.35.32	punct
21	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 EXO.35.32	compound
22	EXO.35.32	EXO.35.32	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 devise	parataxis
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 JPS	punct
24	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 EXO.35.32	conj
25	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	22 EXO.35.32	flat
26	)	)	PUNCT	_	22 EXO.35.32	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	to-infinitive		skilful works					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Patient
2	work	to-infinitive						in gold	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in gold=Theme

Example 3

What do ye devise against the LORD? (Prophets NAM.1.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: What do ye devise against the LORD?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 devise	obj
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 devise	aux
3	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 devise	nsubj
4	devise	devise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	against	against	ADP	_	7 LORD	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 LORD	det
7	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 devise	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 devise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	present · do-support	ye					against the LORD	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets NAM.1.9, 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	NAM.1.9	NAM.1.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NAM.1.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 NAM.1.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 4

Shall they not go astray that devise evil? (Writings PRO.14.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Shall they not go astray that devise evil?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 go	aux
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 go	nsubj
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 go	advmod
4	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	astray	astray	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 go	xcomp
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 devise	nsubj
7	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 astray	acl:relcl
8	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 devise	obj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not go	shall	they					astray property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	devise	present		evil					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.14.22, 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.14.22	PRO.14.22	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.14.22	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.14.22	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

But mercy and truth shall be for them that devise good. (Writings PRO.14.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But mercy and truth shall be for them that devise good.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	10 devise	cc
2	mercy	mercy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 them	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 truth	cc
4	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mercy	conj
5	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 them	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 them	cop
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 them	case
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 devise	obl
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 devise	nsubj
10	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 devise	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 devise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	shall	mercy and truth					for mercy	tree rules
2	devise	present	that					good property	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.14.22, 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.14.22	PRO.14.22	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.14.22	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.14.22	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 6

Devise a fair test to see which paper towel is strongest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 test	det
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 test	amod
4	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Devise	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Devise	advcl
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 strongest	nsubj
8	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 towel	compound
9	towel	towel	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 strongest	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 strongest	cop
11	strongest	strong	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 see	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Devise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	devise	imperative	you not said here	a fair test		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Patient
2	see	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	present			strong property	tree rules

Example 7

The children devised a plan to rescue the kitten.

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 devised	nsubj
3	devised	devise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plan	det
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 rescue	mark
7	rescue	rescue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 plan	acl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 kitten	det
9	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rescue	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	participle	the children	a plan					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient
2	rescue	to-infinitive	the children not said here	the kitten					vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Theme

Example 8

Can you devise a quicker way to add these numbers?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 devise	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 devise	nsubj
3	devise	devise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
5	quicker	quick	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devise	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 add	mark
8	add	add	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 way	acl
9	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	10 numbers	det
10	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 add	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 devise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	can	you	a quicker way					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient
2	add speech: assert	to-infinitive	you not said here	this numbers					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient

Example 9

The prisoner devised a clever escape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prisoner	det
2	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	nsubj
3	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 escape	det
5	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 escape	amod
6	escape	escape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	the prisoner	a clever escape					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent escape=Patient

Example 10

Our class devised a new game for wet playtime.

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 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	nsubj
3	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 game	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 game	amod
6	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 playtime	case
8	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 playtime	amod
9	playtime	playtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	Our class	a new game				for wet playtime	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Patient

Example 11

Scientists devised a machine to clean the ocean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 devised	nsubj
2	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 machine	det
4	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devised	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 clean	mark
6	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 devised	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ocean	det
8	ocean	ocean	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 clean	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	Scientists	a machine					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Patient
2	clean	to-infinitive	Scientists not said here	the ocean					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ocean=Patient

Example 12

The puzzle was of her own devising.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puzzle	det
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 own	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 own	cop
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 own	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 own	nmod:poss
6	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	devising	devise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 own	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 own	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the puzzle					own property	tree rules
2	devise	gerund	the puzzle not said here						vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 13

At last he devised a plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 last	case
2	last	last	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 devised	obl
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 devised	nsubj
4	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plan	det
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 devised	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	he	a plan		last			vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient

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