abashed
Who acts: He, teacher, She, everyone, own mistake, my · What happens: abash, mean, feel, shame, make, look · To what, where: you, him, little boy, I · Speech: someone speaks here
«abashed» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: abashed in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Abashed means embarrassed and feeling small, because you have been shamed or made to look foolish in front of others.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abashed | abash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | embarrassed | embarrassed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 feeling | cc |
| 5 | feeling | feel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 embarrassed | conj |
| 6 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 feeling | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 shamed | punct |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 12 shamed | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 shamed | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 shamed | aux |
| 11 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 12 shamed | aux:pass |
| 12 | shamed | shame | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 means | parataxis |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 made | cc |
| 14 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 shamed | conj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 look | mark |
| 16 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 made | xcomp |
| 17 | foolish | foolish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 look | xcomp |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 front | case |
| 19 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 look | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 others | case |
| 21 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 front | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abash | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | embarrassed property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | feel | gerund | small property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | shame | present · perfect · passive | you | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | |||||
| 5 | make | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 6 | look | to-infinitive | in front of others; foolish property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in front=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.
Example 1
He stood abashed when the teacher praised him.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stood | nsubj |
| 2 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | abashed | abash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 stood | xcomp |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 praised | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 teacher | det |
| 6 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 praised | nsubj |
| 7 | praised | praise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stood | advcl |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 praised | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | He | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | abash | participle | He not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | praise | past | the teacher | him = he | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Example 2
She felt abashed when everyone laughed at her.
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 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | abashed | abash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 felt | xcomp |
| 4 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 6 laughed | mark |
| 5 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 laughed | nsubj |
| 6 | laughed | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 felt | advcl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 her | case |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 laughed | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | She | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | abash | participle | She not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | laugh | past | everyone | at her = she | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
The little boy looked abashed and said sorry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 boy | det |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 boy | amod |
| 3 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 abashed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 abashed | aux:pass |
| 5 | abashed | abash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 said | cc |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 abashed | conj |
| 8 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 said | xcomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 abashed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abash | past · passive | the little boy | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | say speech: apologize | past | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
I was abashed by my own mistake.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 abashed | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 abashed | aux:pass |
| 3 | abashed | abash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 mistake | case |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 mistake | nmod:poss |
| 6 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 mistake | amod |
| 7 | mistake | mistake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 abashed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 abashed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abash | past · passive | my own mistake | I | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | mistake | my | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
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