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frown

Who acts: you, frown, Return, I, teacher, She · What happens: frown, be, wrinkle, think, go, proclaim · To what, where: forehead, look, face, something, words, Return · Speech: someone speaks here

«frown» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 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: frown in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To frown is to bring your eyebrows together and wrinkle your forehead because you are cross, worried, puzzled or thinking hard.

The tree, 21 words
markcsubjcopmarknmod:possobjadvmodccconjnmod:possobjmarknsubjcopadvclpunctconjpunctconjccconjadvmodpunctrootToPARTfrownVERBisAUXtoPARTbringVERByourPRONeyebrowsNOUNtogetherADVandCCONJwrinkleVERByourPRONforeheadNOUNbecauseSCONJyouPRONareAUXcrossADJ,PUNCTworriedADJ,PUNCTpuzzledADJorCCONJthinkingVERBhardADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 frownmark
2frownfrownVERBVerbForm=Inf5 bringcsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 bringcop
4totoPART_5 bringmark
5bringbringVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 eyebrowsnmod:poss
7eyebrowseyebrowNOUNNumber=Plur5 bringobj
8togethertogetherADV_5 bringadvmod
9andandCCONJ_10 wrinklecc
10wrinklewrinkleVERBVerbForm=Inf5 bringconj
11youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 foreheadnmod:poss
12foreheadforeheadNOUNNumber=Sing10 wrinkleobj
13becausebecauseSCONJ_16 crossmark
14youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs16 crossnsubj
15arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 crosscop
16crosscrossADJDegree=Pos10 wrinkleadvcl
17,,PUNCT_18 worriedpunct
18worriedworriedADJDegree=Pos16 crossconj
19,,PUNCT_20 puzzledpunct
20puzzledpuzzledADJDegree=Pos16 crossconj
21ororCCONJ_22 thinkingcc
22thinkingthinkVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part20 puzzledconj
23hardhardADVDegree=Pos22 thinkingadvmod
24..PUNCT_5 bringpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1frownto-infinitivevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispresentbring, together propertytree rules
3wrinkleinfinitiveyour foreheadvn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent forehead=Patient
4ispresentyoucross propertytree rules
5beyou not said heretree rules
6beyou not said heretree rules
7think speech: othergerundyou not said herehard propertyvn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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

A frown is this look on your face.

detnsubjcopdetcasenmod:possnmodpunctrootADETfrownNOUNisAUXthisDETlookNOUNonADPyourPRONfaceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 frowndet
2frownfrownNOUNNumber=Sing5 looknsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 lookcop
4thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem5 lookdet
5looklookNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ononADP_8 facecase
7youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 facenmod:poss
8facefaceNOUNNumber=Sing5 looknmod
9..PUNCT_5 lookpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta frownthis lookyour facetree rules

Meaning 3

To frown on or upon something is to disapprove of it.

markadvclcaseccconjoblcopmarkcaseoblpunctrootToPARTfrownVERBonADPorCCONJuponADPsomethingPRONisAUXtoPARTdisapproveVERBofADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 frownmark
2frownfrownVERBVerbForm=Inf9 disapproveadvcl
3ononADP_6 somethingcase
4ororCCONJ_5 uponcc
5uponuponADP_3 onconj
6somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind2 frownobl
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 disapprovecop
8totoPART_9 disapprovemark
9disapprovedisapproveVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
10ofofADP_11 itcase
11ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 disapproveobl
12..PUNCT_9 disapprovepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1frownto-infinitivesomethingvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispresentof it; disapprove propertytree rules

Example 1

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever. (Prophets JER.3.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever.

The tree, 37 words
punctccconjdetobjcasedetnmodpunctccconjpunctobjpunctnmodaclobjpunctacl:relcldetobjpunctnsubjauxadvmodconjcaseoblpunctcasensubjcopparataxispunctconjdetobjpunctnsubjauxadvmodparataxisobjcaseoblpunctrootGoVERB,PUNCTandCCONJproclaimVERBtheseDETwordsNOUNtowardADPtheDETnorthNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJsayVERB:PUNCTReturnNOUN,PUNCTthouPRONbackslidingVERBIsraelPROPN,PUNCTsaithVERBtheDETLORDPROPN;PUNCTIPRONwillAUXnotPARTfrownVERBuponADPyouPRON;PUNCTforADPIPRONamAUXmercifulADJ,PUNCTsaithVERBtheDETLORDPROPN,PUNCTIPRONwillAUXnotPARTbearVERBgrudgeNOUNforADPeverADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GogoVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2,,PUNCT_4 proclaimpunct
3andandCCONJ_4 proclaimcc
4proclaimproclaimVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Goconj
5thesethisDETNumber=Plur PronType=Dem6 wordsdet
6wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur4 proclaimobj
7towardtowardADP_9 northcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 northdet
9northnorthNOUNNumber=Sing6 wordsnmod
10,,PUNCT_12 saypunct
11andandCCONJ_12 saycc
12saysayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Goconj
13::PUNCT_14 Returnpunct
14ReturnreturnNOUNNumber=Sing12 sayobj
15,,PUNCT_16 thoupunct
16thouthouPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch14 Returnnmod
17backslidingbackslideVERBVerbForm=Ger16 thouacl
18IsraelIsraelPROPNNumber=Sing17 backslidingobj
19,,PUNCT_20 saithpunct
20saithsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 Returnacl:relcl
21thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art22 LORDdet
22LORDLORDPROPNNumber=Sing20 saithobj
23;;PUNCT_27 frownpunct
24IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs27 frownnsubj
25willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin27 frownaux
26notnotPARTPolarity=Neg27 frownadvmod
27frownfrownVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Goconj
28uponuponADP_29 youcase
29youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs27 frownobl
30;;PUNCT_34 mercifulpunct
31forforADP_34 mercifulcase
32IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs34 mercifulnsubj
33ambeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin34 mercifulcop
34mercifulmercifulADJDegree=Pos1 Goparataxis
35,,PUNCT_36 saithpunct
36saithsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin34 mercifulconj
37thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art38 LORDdet
38LORDLORDPROPNNumber=Sing36 saithobj
39,,PUNCT_43 bearpunct
40IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs43 bearnsubj
41willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin43 bearaux
42notnotPARTPolarity=Neg43 bearadvmod
43bearbearVERBVerbForm=Inf34 mercifulparataxis
44grudgegrudgeNOUNNumber=Sing43 bearobj
45forforADP_46 evercase
46evereverADVPronType=Ind43 bearobl
47..PUNCT_1 Gopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1goimperativeyou not said herevn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2proclaiminfinitiveyou not said herethis wordstoward the northvn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
3say speech: assertinfinitiveyou not said hereReturn thouvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent return=Topic
4backslidegerundIsraeltree rules
5say speech: assertpresentReturn thou not said herethe LORDvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic
6not frownfutureIupon youvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7ispresentImerciful propertytree rules
8say speech: assertpresentI not said herethe LORDvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic
9not bearfutureIgrudgevn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer grudge=Stimulus for ever=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.3.12, JPS 1917)

punctappospunctflatflatpunctroot(PUNCTProphetsNOUNJER.3.12PROPN,PUNCTJPSPROPN1917NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Prophetspunct
2ProphetsprophetNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
3JER.3.12JER.3.12PROPNNumber=Sing2 Prophetsappos
4,,PUNCT_5 JPSpunct
5JPSJPSPROPNNumber=Sing3 JER.3.12flat
619171917NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 JER.3.12flat
7))PUNCT_2 Prophetspunct

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

Example 2

The teacher frowned at the noisy class.

detnsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETteacherNOUNfrownedVERBatADPtheDETnoisyADJclassNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 teacherdet
2teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing3 frownednsubj
3frownedfrownVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4atatADP_7 classcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 classdet
6noisynoisyADJDegree=Pos7 classamod
7classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 frownedobl
8..PUNCT_3 frownedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1frownpastthe teacherthe noisy classvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She frowned as she tried to solve the puzzle.

nsubjmarknsubjadvclmarkxcompdetobjpunctrootShePRONfrownedVERBasSCONJshePRONtriedVERBtoPARTsolveVERBtheDETpuzzleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 frownednsubj
2frownedfrownVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3asasSCONJ_5 triedmark
4sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 triednsubj
5triedtryVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 frownedadvcl
6totoPART_7 solvemark
7solvesolveVERBVerbForm=Inf5 triedxcomp
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 puzzledet
9puzzlepuzzleNOUNNumber=Sing7 solveobj
10..PUNCT_2 frownedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1frownpastShevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2trypastshevn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3solve not said to happento-infinitiveshe not said herethe puzzlevn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic

Example 4

Why the frown? Are you all right?

Sentence 1: Why the frown?

detnsubjpunctrootWhyADVtheDETfrownNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhywhyADVPronType=Relrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 frowndet
3frownfrownNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whynsubj
4??PUNCT_1 Whypunct

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

Sentence 2: Are you all right?

copnsubjnmod:unmarkedpunctrootAreAUXyouPRONallDETrightADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ArebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 rightcop
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs4 rightnsubj
3allallDETPronType=Tot2 younmod:unmarked
4rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
5??PUNCT_4 rightpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentyouright propertytree rules

Example 5

Dad frowned when he saw the muddy floor.

nsubjadvmodnsubjccompdetamodobjpunctrootDadNOUNfrownedVERBwhenADVhePRONsawVERBtheDETmuddyADJfloorNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DaddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 frownednsubj
2frownedfrownVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3whenwhenADVPronType=Int5 sawadvmod
4hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 sawnsubj
5sawseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 frownedccomp
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 floordet
7muddymuddyADJDegree=Pos8 flooramod
8floorfloorNOUNNumber=Sing5 sawobj
9..PUNCT_2 frownedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1frownpastDadtree rules
2seepastDadthe muddy floorvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer floor=Stimulus

Example 6

Running in the corridor is frowned upon.

csubj:passcasedetoblaux:passoblpunctrootRunningVERBinADPtheDETcorridorNOUNisAUXfrownedVERBuponADP.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RunningrunVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 frownedcsubj:pass
2ininADP_4 corridorcase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 corridordet
4corridorcorridorNOUNNumber=Sing1 Runningobl
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 frownedaux:pass
6frownedfrownVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7uponuponADP_6 frownedobl
8..PUNCT_6 frownedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1rungerundthe corridorvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory
2frownpresent · passiveRunningvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»

Example 7

Turn that frown upside down!

detcompoundobjadvmodpunctrootTurnVERBthatDETfrownNOUNupsideNOUNdownADV!PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TurnturnVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 upsidedet
3frownfrownNOUNNumber=Sing4 upsidecompound
4upsideupsideNOUNNumber=Sing1 Turnobj
5downdownADV_1 Turnadvmod
6!!PUNCT_1 Turnpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turnimperativeyou not said herethat frown upsidedown propertyvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent upside=Theme

Example 8

He looked at the map with a puzzled frown.

nsubjcasedetoblcasedetamodoblpunctrootHePRONlookedVERBatADPtheDETmapNOUNwithADPaDETpuzzledVERBfrownNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 lookednsubj
2lookedlookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3atatADP_5 mapcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 mapdet
5mapmapNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookedobl
6withwithADP_9 frowncase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 frowndet
8puzzledpuzzleVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass9 frownamod
9frownfrownNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookedobl
10..PUNCT_2 lookedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpastHewith a puzzled frown; at the mapvn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at map=Theme
2puzzleparticiplevn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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