deceitful Who acts: deceitful person, people, things, deceitful fox, It, homework · What happens: lie, trick, make, believe, not be, mean · To what, where: people, things, deceitful action, someone, friend, homework · Speech: someone speaks here
«deceitful» 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: deceitful in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A deceitful person often lies or tricks people to make them believe things that are not true.
The tree, 17 words det amod nsubj advmod cc conj obj mark xcomp obj xcomp obj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct root A DET deceitful ADJ person NOUN often ADV lies VERB or CCONJ tricks VERB people NOUN to PART make VERB them PRON believe VERB things NOUN that PRON are AUX not PART true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 lies nsubj 4 often often ADV _ 5 lies advmod 5 lies lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 tricks cc 7 tricks trick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lies conj 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 tricks obj 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 tricks xcomp 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 make obj 12 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 make xcomp 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 12 believe obj 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 true nsubj 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 true cop 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 true advmod 17 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 13 things acl:relcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 lies punct
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1 lie present a deceitful person often property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 trick present a deceitful person not said here people tree rules 3 make to-infinitive a deceitful person not said here people tree rules 4 believe infinitive people not said here things vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus 5 not is present things true 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.
Meaning 2 A deceitful action or word is meant to trick someone.
det amod nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass mark xcomp obj punct root A DET deceitful ADJ action NOUN or CCONJ word NOUN is AUX meant VERB to PART trick VERB someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 action det 2 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 action amod 3 action action NOUN Number=Sing 7 meant nsubj:pass 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 word cc 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 action conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 meant aux:pass 7 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 to to PART _ 9 trick mark 9 trick trick VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 meant xcomp 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 trick obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 meant punct
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1 mean present · passive a deceitful action or word tree rules 2 trick not said to happen to-infinitive someone vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
Example 1 The deceitful fox pretended to be the hen's friend.
det amod nsubj mark cop det nmod:poss case ccomp punct root The DET deceitful ADJ fox NOUN pretended VERB to PART be AUX the DET hen NOUN 's PART friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 fox det 2 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fox amod 3 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 4 pretended nsubj 4 pretended pretend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 10 friend mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 friend cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hen det 8 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 10 friend nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 hen case 10 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 pretended ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 pretended punct
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1 pretend past the deceitful fox tree rules 2 is a to-infinitive the deceitful fox not said here the hen's friend tree rules
Example 2 It was deceitful to copy his homework and say it was yours.
nsubj cop mark xcomp nmod:poss obj cc conj nsubj cop ccomp punct root It PRON was AUX deceitful ADJ to PART copy VERB his PRON homework NOUN and CCONJ say VERB it PRON was AUX yours PRON . PUNCT 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 3 deceitful nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 deceitful cop 3 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 copy mark 5 copy copy VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 deceitful xcomp 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 homework nmod:poss 7 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 5 copy obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 say cc 9 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 copy conj 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 yours nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 yours cop 12 yours your PRON Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 say ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 deceitful punct
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1 is past It deceitful property tree rules 2 copy to-infinitive his homework vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Theme 3 say speech: assert infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 is a past homework yours tree rules
Example 3 The scam email was deceitful: it pretended to come from a bank.
det compound nsubj cop punct nsubj conj mark xcomp case det obl punct root The DET scam NOUN email NOUN was AUX deceitful ADJ : PUNCT it PRON pretended VERB to PART come VERB from ADP a DET bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 email det 2 scam scam NOUN Number=Sing 3 email compound 3 email email NOUN Number=Sing 5 deceitful nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 deceitful cop 5 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 pretended punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 pretended nsubj 8 pretended pretend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 deceitful conj 9 to to PART _ 10 come mark 10 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 pretended xcomp 11 from from ADP _ 13 bank case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 bank det 13 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 10 come obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 deceitful punct
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1 is past the scam email deceitful property tree rules 2 pretend past email tree rules 3 come to-infinitive email not said here a bank vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from bank=Initial_Location
Example 4 She was hurt by her friend's deceitful words.
nsubj aux:pass case nmod:poss nmod:poss case amod obl punct root She PRON was AUX hurt VERB by ADP her PRON friend NOUN 's PART deceitful ADJ words 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 3 hurt nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hurt aux:pass 3 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 9 words case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 friend nmod:poss 6 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 9 words nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 friend case 8 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 9 words amod 9 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 hurt obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hurt punct
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1 hurt past · passive her friend's deceitful words She vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient 2 word her friend nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The villain hid his deceitful plan behind a smile.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case det obl punct root The DET villain NOUN hid VERB his PRON deceitful ADJ plan NOUN behind ADP a DET smile NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid nsubj 3 hid hide 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 6 plan nmod:poss 5 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plan amod 6 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid obj 7 behind behind ADP _ 9 smile case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 smile det 9 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hid punct
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1 hide past the villain villain's deceitful plan a smile vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent plan=Patient behind smile=Location 2 plan villain nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Being deceitful can break people's trust.
cop advcl aux nmod:poss case obj punct root Being AUX deceitful ADJ can AUX break VERB people NOUN 's PART trust NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 deceitful cop 2 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 break advcl 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 break aux 4 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 trust nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 people case 7 trust trust NOUN Number=Sing 4 break obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 break punct
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1 is gerund deceitful property tree rules 2 break can people's trust vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trust=Patient 3 trust people nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The queen, who did not imagine that any person could be so deceitful, bade her stepmother welcome, and kept her beside her.
The tree, 22 words det punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis mark det nsubj aux cop advmod ccomp punct conj nmod:poss compound appos punct cc advcl obj case obl punct root The DET queen NOUN , PUNCT who PRON did AUX not PART imagine VERB that SCONJ any DET person NOUN could AUX be AUX so ADV deceitful ADJ , PUNCT bade NOUN her PRON stepmother NOUN welcome NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ kept VERB her PRON beside ADP her PRON . 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 root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 imagine punct 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 imagine nsubj 5 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 imagine aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 imagine advmod 7 imagine imagine VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 queen parataxis 8 that that SCONJ _ 14 deceitful mark 9 any any DET PronType=Ind 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 14 deceitful nsubj 11 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 deceitful aux 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 deceitful cop 13 so so ADV _ 14 deceitful advmod 14 deceitful deceitful ADJ Degree=Pos 7 imagine ccomp 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 bade punct 16 bade bade NOUN Number=Sing 14 deceitful conj 17 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 welcome nmod:poss 18 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 19 welcome compound 19 welcome welcome NOUN Number=Sing 16 bade appos 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 kept punct 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 kept cc 22 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 deceitful advcl 23 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 kept obj 24 beside beside ADP _ 25 her case 25 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 kept obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 2 queen punct
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1 not imagine past · do-support the queen vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 is could any person deceitful property tree rules 3 keep past any person not said here person beside person vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme beside she=Location 4 welcome person nom welcome «state transitive»: poss=agent
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