signify

Who acts: dark clouds, she, it, בּ, Seven double letters, author · What happens: be, mean, signify, show, make, know · To what, where: sign, something, rain, known feeling, use, thing

«signify» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: signify in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds signify rain).

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	4 sign	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 sign	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sign	det
4	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 sign	nmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 mean	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 mean	mark
9	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sign	conj
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 mean	obj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 signify	punct
12	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 clouds	amod
13	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 signify	nsubj
14	signify	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 something	parataxis
15	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 signify	obj
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 signify	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	to-infinitive		a sign	of something	tree rules
2	mean	to-infinitive		something		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
3	signify	present	dark clouds	rain		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To show or make known a feeling or wish, often by a sign or action (she nodded to signify yes).

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 show	mark
2	show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 make	cc
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 show	conj
5	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 feeling	amod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 feeling	det
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 wish	cc
9	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 feeling	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sign	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	14 sign	advmod
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 sign	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 sign	det
14	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 show	parataxis
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 action	cc
16	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sign	conj
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 nodded	punct
18	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 nodded	nsubj
19	nodded	nod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 sign	parataxis
20	to	to	PART	_	21 signify	mark
21	signify	signify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 nodded	xcomp
22	yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	21 signify	discourse
23	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 nodded	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	show	to-infinitive			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	infinitive		a known feeling or wish	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset feeling=Product
3	know	participle			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	nod	past	she		tree rules
5	signify	to-infinitive	she not said here		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be important (it does not signify).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 important	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 important	cop
3	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 signify	punct
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 signify	nsubj
6	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 signify	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 signify	advmod
8	signify	signify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 important	ccomp
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 signify	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 important	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						important property	tree rules
2	not signify	present · do-support	it						vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Example 1

With a בּ following after it, signifies: to make use of any thing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: With a בּ following after it, signifies: to make use of any thing.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 בּ	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 בּ	det
3	בּ	בּ	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 signifies	obl
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 בּ	acl
5	after	after	ADP	_	6 it	case
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 following	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 בּ	punct
8	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 make	punct
10	to	to	PART	_	11 make	mark
11	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 signifies	conj
12	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 make	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 thing	case
14	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	15 thing	det
15	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 use	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 signifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund	a בּ not said here		after בּ		vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent after it=Theme
2	signify	present				with a בּ	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
3	make	to-infinitive		use of any thing			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset use=Product
4	use			any thing			nom use «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 2

Seven double letters serve to signify the antithesis to which human life is exposed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: Seven double letters serve to signify the antithesis to which human life is exposed.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 letters	nummod
2	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 letters	amod
3	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 serve	nsubj
4	serve	serve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 signify	mark
6	signify	signify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 serve	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 antithesis	det
8	antithesis	antithesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 signify	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 exposed	obl
11	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 life	amod
12	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 exposed	nsubj:pass
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 exposed	aux:pass
14	exposed	expose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 antithesis	acl:relcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 serve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	serve	present	Seven double letters			tree rules
2	signify	to-infinitive	Seven double letters not said here	the antithesis		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot antithesis=Theme
3	expose	present · passive		human life	the antithesis	vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to which=Recipient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 3

II, that the author signifies by the word "Tohu," nothing, and not something, as Judah Halevi erroneously thought. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: II, that the author signifies by the word "Tohu," nothing, and not something, as Judah Halevi erroneously thought.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	II	II	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 signifies	punct
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 signifies	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 author	det
5	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 signifies	nsubj
6	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 II	parataxis
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 word	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 word	det
9	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 signifies	obl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 Tohu	punct
11	Tohu	Tohu	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 word	appos
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 nothing	punct
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 nothing	punct
14	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	9 word	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 something	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 something	cc
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 something	advmod
18	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 word	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 thought	punct
20	as	as	SCONJ	_	24 thought	mark
21	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 thought	nsubj
22	Halevi	Halevi	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 Judah	flat
23	erroneously	erroneously	ADV	_	24 thought	advmod
24	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 signifies	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 II	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	the author					by the word	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	think speech: other	past	Judah					erroneously property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 4

The plus sign signifies addition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sign	det
2	plus	plus	ADJ	_	3 sign	amod
3	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signifies	nsubj
4	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	addition	addition	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signifies	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 signifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	the plus sign	addition					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot addition=Theme

Example 5

A red light signifies stop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 light	det
2	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 light	amod
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signifies	nsubj
4	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signifies	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 signifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	a red light	stop					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot stop=Theme

Example 6

Dark clouds often signify rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 clouds	amod
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 signify	nsubj
3	often	often	ADV	_	4 signify	advmod
4	signify	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signify	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 signify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	Dark clouds	rain				often property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=Theme

Example 7

She raised her hand to signify that she knew the answer.

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 raised	nsubj
2	raised	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hand	nmod:poss
4	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 raised	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 signify	mark
6	signify	signify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 raised	advcl
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 knew	mark
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 knew	nsubj
9	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 signify	ccomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 answer	det
11	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 knew	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 raised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	raise	past	She	her hand	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme
2	signify	to-infinitive	She not said here		tree rules
3	know	past	she	the answer	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus

Example 8

What does this symbol on the map signify?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 signify	obj
2	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 signify	aux
3	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 symbol	det
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 signify	nsubj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 map	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 map	det
7	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 symbol	nmod
8	signify	signify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 signify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present · do-support	this symbol on the map						vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme

Example 9

The ≥ sign signifies «greater than or equal to».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sign	det
2	≥	≥	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sign	amod
3	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signifies	nsubj
4	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 greater	punct
6	greater	great	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 signifies	xcomp
7	than	than	ADP	_	9 equal	case
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 equal	cc
9	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 greater	obl
10	to	to	ADP	_	9 equal	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 equal	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 signifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	the ≥ sign					great property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Example 10

[79] The Russian word krof also signifies blood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	[	[	PUNCT	_	2 79	punct
2	79	79	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
3	]	]	PUNCT	_	2 79	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	Russian	Russian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 79	appos
7	krof	krof	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 signifies	nsubj
8	also	also	ADV	_	9 signifies	advmod
9	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 word	acl:relcl
10	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 signifies	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 79	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	krof	blood					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot blood=Theme

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