avow Who acts: knight, She, He, two families, They, their · What happens: say, declare, admit, confess, avow, not see · To what, where: something, it, loyalty, stolen ring, avowed fan, avowed enemies · Speech: someone speaks here
«avow» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: avow in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To say something openly and firmly, to declare it.
mark obj advmod cc conj punct mark conj obj punct root To PART say VERB something PRON openly ADV and CCONJ firmly ADV , PUNCT to PART declare VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 say mark 2 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 say obj 4 openly openly ADV _ 2 say advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 firmly cc 6 firmly firmly ADV _ 4 openly conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 declare punct 8 to to PART _ 9 declare mark 9 declare declare VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 say conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 declare obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 say punct
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1 say speech: assert to-infinitive something openly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic 2 declare speech: other to-infinitive it vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Attribute
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 admit or confess something openly.
mark cc conj obj advmod punct root To PART admit VERB or CCONJ confess VERB something PRON openly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 admit mark 2 admit admit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 confess cc 4 confess confess VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 admit conj 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 confess obj 6 openly openly ADV _ 4 confess advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 admit punct
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1 admit speech: other to-infinitive vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 2 confess infinitive something openly property vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
Example 1 The knight avowed his loyalty to the king.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET knight NOUN avowed VERB his PRON loyalty NOUN to ADP the DET king NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knight det 2 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 3 avowed nsubj 3 avowed avow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 loyalty nmod:poss 5 loyalty loyalty NOUN Number=Sing 3 avowed obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 king case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 king det 8 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 avowed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 avowed punct
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1 avow past the knight knight's loyalty to the king vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent loyalty=Attribute
Example 2 She avowed that she had never seen the stolen ring.
nsubj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl det amod obj punct root She PRON avowed VERB that SCONJ she PRON had AUX never ADV seen VERB the DET stolen VERB ring NOUN . PUNCT 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 avowed nsubj 2 avowed avow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 7 seen mark 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 seen nsubj 5 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 seen aux 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 seen advmod 7 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 avowed advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ring det 9 stolen steal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 ring amod 10 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 7 seen obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 avowed punct
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1 avow past She vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent 2 not see past · perfect she the stolen ring vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus 3 steal participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 He was an avowed fan of the team.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root He PRON was AUX an DET avowed VERB fan NOUN of ADP the DET team NOUN . PUNCT 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 5 fan nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fan cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fan det 4 avowed avow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 fan amod 5 fan fan NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 team case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 team det 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 fan nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 fan punct
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1 avow participle vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a past He a avowed fan of the team tree rules
Example 4 The two families were avowed enemies.
det nummod nsubj cop amod punct root The DET two NUM families NOUN were AUX avowed VERB enemies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 families det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 families nummod 3 families family NOUN Number=Plur 6 enemies nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 enemies cop 5 avowed avow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 enemies amod 6 enemies enemy NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 enemies punct
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1 avow participle vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a past the two families avowed enemies tree rules
Example 5 They avowed their love in front of everyone.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl case nmod punct root They PRON avowed VERB their PRON love NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP everyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 avowed nsubj 2 avowed avow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 love nmod:poss 4 love love NOUN Number=Sing 2 avowed obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 front case 6 front front NOUN Number=Sing 2 avowed obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 everyone case 8 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 front nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 avowed punct
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1 avow past They their love front of everyone vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent love=Attribute 2 love their = they nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The avowed aim of the club is to help animals.
det amod nsubj case det nmod cop mark obj punct root The DET avowed VERB aim NOUN of ADP the DET club NOUN is AUX to PART help VERB animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 aim det 2 avowed avow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 aim amod 3 aim aim NOUN Number=Sing 9 help nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 club case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 club det 6 club club NOUN Number=Sing 3 aim nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 help cop 8 to to PART _ 9 help mark 9 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 9 help obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 help punct
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1 avow participle vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present the avowed aim of the club help property tree rules 3 aim the club nom aim «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 7 He avowed his mistake and apologised.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root He PRON avowed VERB his PRON mistake NOUN and CCONJ apologised VERB . PUNCT 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 avowed nsubj 2 avowed avow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 mistake nmod:poss 4 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 2 avowed obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 apologised cc 6 apologised apologise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 avowed conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 avowed punct
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1 avow past He his mistake vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent mistake=Attribute 2 apologise speech: apologize past He not said here tree rules 3 mistake his = he nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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