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foster

Who acts: own family, animal, something, friend, We, kittens · What happens: look, not care, find, help, grow, develop · To what, where: new home, something, love, reading, three kittens, homes

«foster» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: foster in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To look after a child for a time in your own home when the child's own family cannot care for them.

The tree, 23 words
markcasedetoblcasedetoblcasenmod:possamodoblmarkdetnmod:posscaseamodnsubjauxadvmodadvclcaseoblpunctrootToPARTlookVERBafterADPaDETchildNOUNforADPaDETtimeNOUNinADPyourPRONownADJhomeNOUNwhenSCONJtheDETchildNOUN'sPARTownADJfamilyNOUNcanAUXnotPARTcareVERBforADPthemPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 lookmark
2looklookVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3afterafterADP_5 childcase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 childdet
5childchildNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookobl
6forforADP_8 timecase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 timedet
8timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookobl
9ininADP_12 homecase
10youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 homenmod:poss
11ownownADJDegree=Pos12 homeamod
12homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookobl
13whenwhenSCONJ_21 caremark
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art15 childdet
15childchildNOUNNumber=Sing18 familynmod:poss
16's'sPART_15 childcase
17ownownADJDegree=Pos18 familyamod
18familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing21 carensubj
19cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin21 careaux
20notnotPARTPolarity=Neg21 careadvmod
21carecareVERBVerbForm=Inf2 lookadvcl
22forforADP_23 themcase
23themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs21 careobl
24..PUNCT_2 lookpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookto-infinitiveafter a child; timein your own homevn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in home=Theme
2not carecanthe child's own familyfor them = theyvn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for they=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.

Meaning 2

To look after an animal for a time until it finds a new home.

The tree, 14 words
markadvclcasedetoblcasedetoblmarknsubjdetamodobjpunctrootToPARTlookVERBafterADPanDETanimalNOUNforADPaDETtimeNOUNuntilSCONJitPRONfindsVERBaDETnewADJhomeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 lookmark
2looklookVERBVerbForm=Inf11 findsadvcl
3afterafterADP_5 animalcase
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 animaldet
5animalanimalNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookobl
6forforADP_8 timecase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 timedet
8timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookobl
9untiluntilSCONJ_11 findsmark
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs11 findsnsubj
11findsfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 homedet
13newnewADJDegree=Pos14 homeamod
14homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing11 findsobj
15..PUNCT_11 findspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookto-infinitiveanimal not said hereafter a animal; timevn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2findpresentanimala new homevn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic

Meaning 3

To help something grow or develop: «foster a love of reading».

The tree, 11 words
markobjxcompccconjpunctpunctconjdetobjcasenmodpunctpunctrootToPARThelpVERBsomethingPRONgrowVERBorCCONJdevelopVERB:PUNCT«PUNCTfosterVERBaDETloveNOUNofADPreadingNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 helpmark
2helphelpVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind2 helpobj
4growgrowVERBVerbForm=Inf2 helpxcomp
5ororCCONJ_6 developcc
6developdevelopVERBVerbForm=Inf4 growconj
7::PUNCT_9 fosterpunct
8««PUNCT_9 fosterpunct
9fosterfosterVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin2 helpconj
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 lovedet
11loveloveNOUNNumber=Sing9 fosterobj
12ofofADP_13 readingcase
13readingreadingNOUNNumber=Sing11 lovenmod
14»»PUNCT_9 fosterpunct
15..PUNCT_2 helppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1helpto-infinitivesomethingvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2growinfinitivesomething not said herevn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3developinfinitivesomething not said herevn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4foster in a quoteinfinitivea love of readingtree rules
5love in a quotereadingnom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 4

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Connected with fostering: «foster parent», «foster child», «foster family».

The tree, 9 words
caseoblpunctpunctcompoundconjpunctpunctpunctcompoundconjpunctpunctpunctcompoundconjpunctpunctrootConnectedVERBwithADPfosteringNOUN:PUNCT«PUNCTfosterNOUNparentNOUN»PUNCT,PUNCT«PUNCTfosterNOUNchildNOUN»PUNCT,PUNCT«PUNCTfosterNOUNfamilyNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ConnectedconnectVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
2withwithADP_3 fosteringcase
3fosteringfosteringNOUNNumber=Sing1 Connectedobl
4::PUNCT_7 parentpunct
5««PUNCT_7 parentpunct
6fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing7 parentcompound
7parentparentNOUNNumber=Sing3 fosteringconj
8»»PUNCT_7 parentpunct
9,,PUNCT_12 childpunct
10««PUNCT_12 childpunct
11fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing12 childcompound
12childchildNOUNNumber=Sing7 parentconj
13»»PUNCT_12 childpunct
14,,PUNCT_17 familypunct
15««PUNCT_17 familypunct
16fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing17 familycompound
17familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing7 parentconj
18»»PUNCT_17 familypunct
19..PUNCT_1 Connectedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1connectparticiplewith fostering and foster parent and foster child and foster familyvn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with fostering=Co-Patient

Example 1

My friend lives with her foster parents.

nmod:possnsubjcasenmod:posscompoundoblpunctrootMyPRONfriendNOUNlivesVERBwithADPherPRONfosterNOUNparentsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 friendnmod:poss
2friendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing3 livesnsubj
3livesliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4withwithADP_7 parentscase
5herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 parentsnmod:poss
6fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing7 parentscompound
7parentsparentNOUNNumber=Plur3 livesobl
8..PUNCT_3 livespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepresentMy friendwith friend's foster parentsvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with parent=Location

Example 2

We fostered three kittens until they found homes.

nsubjnummodobjmarknsubjadvclobjpunctrootWePRONfosteredVERBthreeNUMkittensNOUNuntilSCONJtheyPRONfoundVERBhomesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 fosterednsubj
2fosteredfosterVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card4 kittensnummod
4kittenskittenNOUNNumber=Plur2 fosteredobj
5untiluntilSCONJ_7 foundmark
6theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs7 foundnsubj
7foundfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 fosteredadvcl
8homeshomeNOUNNumber=Plur7 foundobj
9..PUNCT_2 fosteredpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fosterpastWethree kittenstree rules
2findpastkittens = kittenhomesvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic

Example 3

Some children stay in foster care for a few months.

detnsubjcasecompoundoblcasedetamodoblpunctrootSomeDETchildrenNOUNstayVERBinADPfosterNOUNcareNOUNforADPaDETfewADJmonthsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SomesomeDETPronType=Ind2 childrendet
2childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur3 staynsubj
3staystayVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ininADP_6 carecase
5fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing6 carecompound
6carecareNOUNNumber=Sing3 stayobl
7forforADP_10 monthscase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 monthsdet
9fewfewADJDegree=Pos10 monthsamod
10monthsmonthNOUNNumber=Plur3 stayobl
11..PUNCT_3 staypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1staypresentsome childrenfoster caremonthvn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in care=Location

Example 4

A good teacher fosters curiosity.

detamodnsubjobjpunctrootADETgoodADJteacherNOUNfostersVERBcuriosityNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 teacherdet
2goodgoodADJDegree=Pos3 teacheramod
3teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing4 fostersnsubj
4fostersfosterVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5curiositycuriosityNOUNNumber=Sing4 fostersobj
6..PUNCT_4 fosterspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fosterpresenta good teachercuriositytree rules

Example 5

Our foster dog is learning to walk on a lead.

nmod:posscompoundnsubjauxmarkxcompcasedetoblpunctrootOurPRONfosterNOUNdogNOUNisAUXlearningVERBtoPARTwalkVERBonADPaDETleadNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 dognmod:poss
2fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing3 dogcompound
3dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing5 learningnsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 learningaux
5learninglearnVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
6totoPART_7 walkmark
7walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Inf5 learningxcomp
8ononADP_10 leadcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 leaddet
10leadleadNOUNNumber=Sing7 walkobl
11..PUNCT_5 learningpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learnpresent · progressiveOur foster dogvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2walkto-infinitiveOur foster dog not said herea leadvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lead=Trajectory

Example 6

Foster carers give children a safe, loving home.

compoundnsubjiobjdetxcomppunctadvcladvmodpunctrootFosterNOUNcarersNOUNgiveVERBchildrenNOUNaDETsafeADJ,PUNCTlovingVERBhomeADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing2 carerscompound
2carerscarerNOUNNumber=Plur3 givensubj
3givegiveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur3 giveiobj
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 safedet
6safesafeADJDegree=Pos3 givexcomp
7,,PUNCT_8 lovingpunct
8lovingloveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 giveadvcl
9homehomeADV_8 lovingadvmod
10..PUNCT_3 givepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givepresentFoster carerschildrensafe propertyvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme
2lovegerundFoster carers not said herehome propertyvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

Jurgen and his foster parents went past this castle.

nsubjccnmod:posscompoundconjcasedetoblpunctrootJurgenPROPNandCCONJhisPRONfosterNOUNparentsNOUNwentVERBpastADPthisDETcastleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1JurgenJurgenPROPNNumber=Sing6 wentnsubj
2andandCCONJ_5 parentscc
3hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 parentsnmod:poss
4fosterfosterNOUNNumber=Sing5 parentscompound
5parentsparentNOUNNumber=Plur1 Jurgenconj
6wentgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7pastpastADP_9 castlecase
8thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem9 castledet
9castlecastleNOUNNumber=Sing6 wentobl
10..PUNCT_6 wentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gopastJurgen and his foster parentsthis castlevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme past castle=Initial_Location

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