solicit
Who acts: contrary, thou, charity, teacher, sign, council · What happens: ask, try, get, forbid, do, be · To what, where: business, someone, public place, thee, hire, that · Speech: someone speaks here
«solicit» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 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: solicit in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To ask for something such as money, help or opinions, especially politely or officially.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 ask | mark |
| 2 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 something | case |
| 4 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 ask | obl |
| 5 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 7 money | case |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 5 such | fixed |
| 7 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 something | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 help | punct |
| 9 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 something | nmod |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 opinions | cc |
| 11 | opinions | opinion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 help | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 politely | punct |
| 13 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 14 politely | advmod |
| 14 | politely | politely | ADV | _ | 2 ask | advmod |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 officially | cc |
| 16 | officially | officially | ADV | _ | 14 politely | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive | for something; politely property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «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
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To try to get business or customers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 try | mark |
| 2 | try | try | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 get | mark |
| 4 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 try | xcomp |
| 5 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 get | obj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 customers | cc |
| 7 | customers | customer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 business | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 try | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | to-infinitive | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 2 | get not said to happen | to-infinitive | business or customers | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer business=Stimulus |
Meaning 3
Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
To ask someone in a public place for something illegal, which adults are forbidden to do.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 ask | mark |
| 2 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 ask | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 place | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 place | det |
| 6 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 place | amod |
| 7 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ask | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 something | case |
| 9 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 place | nmod |
| 10 | illegal | illegal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 something | amod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 forbidden | punct |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 forbidden | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | adults | adult | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 forbidden | nsubj |
| 14 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 forbidden | aux:pass |
| 15 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 something | acl |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 do | mark |
| 17 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 forbidden | xcomp |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive | someone | a public place for something | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | forbid | present · passive | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | do | to-infinitive | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
And the contrary is in thee from other women, in that thou didst solicit to harlotry, and wast not solicited; and in that thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, thus thou art contrary. (Prophets EZK.16.34, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And the contrary is in thee from other women, in that thou didst solicit to harlotry, and wast not solicited; and in that thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, thus thou art contrary.
The tree, 37 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 thee | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 contrary | det |
| 3 | contrary | contrary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 thee | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 thee | cop |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 thee | case |
| 6 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | root | root |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 women | case |
| 8 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 women | amod |
| 9 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 thee | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 that | punct |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 that | case |
| 12 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 thee | appos |
| 13 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 14 didst | nsubj |
| 14 | didst | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 that | acl:relcl |
| 15 | solicit | solicit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 didst | xcomp |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 harlotry | case |
| 17 | harlotry | harlotry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 solicit | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 wast | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 wast | cc |
| 20 | wast | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 didst | conj |
| 21 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 22 solicited | advmod |
| 22 | solicited | solicit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 20 wast | xcomp |
| 23 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 28 givest | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 givest | cc |
| 25 | in | in | ADP | _ | 26 that | case |
| 26 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 28 givest | obl |
| 27 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 28 givest | nsubj |
| 28 | givest | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 didst | conj |
| 29 | hire | hire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 givest | obj |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 given | punct |
| 31 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 35 given | cc |
| 32 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 33 hire | det |
| 33 | hire | hire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 35 given | nsubj:pass |
| 34 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 35 given | aux:pass |
| 35 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 28 givest | advcl |
| 36 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 37 thee | case |
| 37 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 35 given | obl |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 41 art | punct |
| 39 | thus | thus | ADV | _ | 41 art | advmod |
| 40 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 41 art | nsubj |
| 41 | art | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 35 given | advcl |
| 42 | contrary | contrary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 41 art | xcomp |
| 43 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 thee | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the contrary | thee | from other women | tree rules | |||
| 2 | do | past | thou | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | solicit | infinitive | thou not said here | to harlotry | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | not solicit | participle | thou not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | give | present | thou | hire | that | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hire=Theme | |||
| 6 | give | present · passive | no hire | unto thee | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.16.34, 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 | EZK.16.34 | EZK.16.34 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EZK.16.34 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 EZK.16.34 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The charity solicited donations for the flood victims.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 charity | det |
| 2 | charity | charity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | nsubj |
| 3 | solicited | solicit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | donations | donation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solicited | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 victims | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 victims | det |
| 7 | flood | flood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 victims | compound |
| 8 | victims | victim | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solicited | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 solicited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solicit | past | the charity | donations | for the flood victims | tree rules |
Example 3
The teacher solicited our ideas for the class trip.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 teacher | det |
| 2 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | nsubj |
| 3 | solicited | solicit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 ideas | nmod:poss |
| 5 | ideas | idea | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solicited | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 trip | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 trip | det |
| 8 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 trip | compound |
| 9 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 solicited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solicit | past | the teacher | our ideas | for the class trip | tree rules |
Example 4
The sign on the door said «No soliciting».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sign | det |
| 2 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 said | nsubj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 door | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 door | det |
| 5 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sign | nmod |
| 6 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 soliciting | punct |
| 8 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 soliciting | det |
| 9 | soliciting | soliciting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 said | obj |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 soliciting | punct |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the sign on the door | no soliciting | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent soliciting=Topic |
Example 5
The council solicited opinions from people in the town.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 council | det |
| 2 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | nsubj |
| 3 | solicited | solicit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | opinions | opinion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solicited | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 people | case |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solicited | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 town | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 town | det |
| 9 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 solicited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solicit | past | the council | opinions | the town | from people | tree rules |
Example 6
It is against the rules to solicit money in the school car park.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 rules | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rules | cop |
| 3 | against | against | ADP | _ | 5 rules | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 rules | det |
| 5 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 solicit | mark |
| 7 | solicit | solicit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 rules | acl |
| 8 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 solicit | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 park | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 park | det |
| 11 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 car | compound |
| 12 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 park | compound |
| 13 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 solicit | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 rules | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | against the rules | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | solicit | to-infinitive | money | the car park | tree rules |
Example 7
The shop solicited feedback from its customers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 shop | det |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | nsubj |
| 3 | solicited | solicit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | feedback | feedback | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicited | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 customers | case |
| 6 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 customers | nmod:poss |
| 7 | customers | customer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solicited | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 solicited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solicit | past | the shop | feedback | shop's customers | tree rules |
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