bestow Who acts: queen, fairy godmother, school, king, Many Christians, God · What happens: bestow, be, thank · To what, where: something, someone, them, knighthood, scientist, three wishes
«bestow» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: bestow in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To bestow something on someone is to give it to them, especially an honour, gift or title.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj case obl cop mark obj case obl punct advmod det parataxis punct conj cc conj punct root To PART bestow VERB something PRON on ADP someone PRON is AUX to PART give VERB it PRON to ADP them PRON , PUNCT especially ADV an DET honour NOUN , PUNCT gift NOUN or CCONJ title NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bestow mark 2 bestow bestow VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 give advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 bestow obj 4 on on ADP _ 5 someone case 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 bestow obl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 give cop 7 to to PART _ 8 give mark 8 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 give obj 10 to to ADP _ 11 them case 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 give obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 honour punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 15 honour advmod 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 honour det 15 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing 8 give parataxis 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 gift punct 17 gift gift NOUN Number=Sing 15 honour conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 title cc 19 title title NOUN Number=Sing 15 honour conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 give punct
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1 bestow to-infinitive something someone tree rules 2 is present them = they give property tree rules
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 The queen bestowed a knighthood on the scientist.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET queen NOUN bestowed VERB a DET knighthood NOUN on ADP the DET scientist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queen det 2 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed nsubj 3 bestowed bestow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 knighthood det 5 knighthood knighthood NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 scientist case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 scientist det 8 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 bestowed punct
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1 bestow past the queen a knighthood the scientist tree rules
Example 2 The fairy godmother bestowed three wishes.
det amod nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET fairy ADJ godmother NOUN bestowed VERB three NUM wishes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 godmother det 2 fairy fairy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 godmother amod 3 godmother godmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 bestowed nsubj 4 bestowed bestow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 wishes nummod 6 wishes wish NOUN Number=Plur 4 bestowed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 bestowed punct
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1 bestow past the fairy godmother three wishes tree rules
Example 3 The school bestowed a special prize on the caretaker.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET school NOUN bestowed VERB a DET special ADJ prize NOUN on ADP the DET caretaker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed nsubj 3 bestowed bestow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 prize det 5 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 6 prize amod 6 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 caretaker case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 caretaker det 9 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 bestowed punct
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1 bestow past the school a special prize the caretaker tree rules
Example 4 Praise was bestowed on the brave firefighter.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root Praise NOUN was AUX bestowed VERB on ADP the DET brave ADJ firefighter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 bestowed aux:pass 3 bestowed bestow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 firefighter case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 firefighter det 6 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 7 firefighter amod 7 firefighter firefighter NOUN Number=Sing 3 bestowed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 bestowed punct
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1 bestow past · passive Praise the brave firefighter tree rules
Example 5 The title was bestowed upon him by the king.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det obl punct root The DET title NOUN was AUX bestowed VERB upon ADP him PRON by 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 title det 2 title title NOUN Number=Sing 4 bestowed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 bestowed aux:pass 4 bestowed bestow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 upon upon ADP _ 6 him case 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 bestowed obl 7 by by ADP _ 9 king case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 king det 9 king king NOUN Number=Sing 4 bestowed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 bestowed punct
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1 bestow past · passive the king the title upon him = he tree rules
Example 6 Many Christians thank God for the blessings he bestows.
amod nsubj obj case det obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root Many ADJ Christians PROPN thank VERB God PROPN for ADP the DET blessings NOUN he PRON bestows VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Christians amod 2 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 3 thank nsubj 3 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 God God PROPN Number=Sing 3 thank obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 blessings case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 blessings det 7 blessings blessing NOUN Number=Plur 3 thank obl 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 bestows nsubj 9 bestows bestow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 blessings acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 thank punct
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1 thank speech: thank present Many Christians God for the blessings vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent god=Theme for blessing=Attribute 2 bestow present God the blessings not said here tree rules
Example 7 The Water King bestowed praise upon him:
det compound nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET Water PROPN King PROPN bestowed VERB praise NOUN upon ADP him PRON : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 King det 2 Water Water PROPN Number=Sing 3 King compound 3 King King PROPN Number=Sing 4 bestowed nsubj 4 bestowed bestow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 4 bestowed obj 6 upon upon ADP _ 7 him case 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 bestowed obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 4 bestowed punct
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1 bestow past the Water King praise upon him = he tree rules
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