faithful Who acts: Faithful, faithful husband, faithful dog, Grandad, you, choir · What happens: mean, stay, support, believe, keep, be · To what, where: person, faith, faithful believers, someone, station, faithful supporter · Speech: someone speaks here
«faithful» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: faithful in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Faithful means loyal and true — always staying with and supporting a person, a team or a promise.
The tree, 17 words nsubj xcomp cc conj punct advmod conj obl cc conj det obj punct det conj cc det conj punct root Faithful ADJ means VERB loyal ADJ and CCONJ true ADJ — PUNCT always ADV staying VERB with ADP and CCONJ supporting VERB a DET person NOUN , PUNCT a DET team NOUN or CCONJ a DET promise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 loyal loyal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 true cc 5 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 3 loyal conj 6 — - PUNCT _ 8 staying punct 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 staying advmod 8 staying stay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means conj 9 with with ADP _ 8 staying obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 supporting cc 11 supporting support VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 staying conj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 person det 13 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 supporting obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 team punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 team det 16 team team NOUN Number=Sing 13 person conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 promise cc 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 promise det 19 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing 13 person conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Faithful loyal property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 stay gerund Faithful not said here always property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 support gerund Faithful not said here a person and a team or a promise vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus
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: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Faithful means firmly believing in God and keeping your faith; "the faithful" are the believers.
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod xcomp case obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct punct det amod punct cop det obj punct root Faithful ADJ means VERB firmly ADV believing VERB in ADP God PROPN and CCONJ keeping VERB your PRON faith NOUN ; PUNCT " PUNCT the DET faithful ADJ " PUNCT are AUX the DET believers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 firmly firmly ADV _ 4 believing advmod 4 believing believe VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 6 God case 6 God God PROPN Number=Sing 4 believing obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 keeping cc 8 keeping keep VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 believing conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 faith nmod:poss 10 faith faith NOUN Number=Sing 8 keeping obj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 faithful punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 14 faithful punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 faithful det 14 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 18 believers amod 15 " " PUNCT _ 14 faithful punct 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 believers cop 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 believers det 18 believers believer NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Faithful vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 believe not said to happen gerund Faithful not said here in God; firmly property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 3 keep gerund Faithful not said here your faith vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Theme 4 is a present the faithful believers tree rules
Meaning 3 Faithful means exact and true to the original.
nsubj xcomp cc conj case det obl punct root Faithful ADJ means VERB exact ADJ and CCONJ true ADJ to ADP the DET original NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 true cc 5 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 3 exact conj 6 to to ADP _ 8 original case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 original det 8 original original NOUN Number=Sing 5 true obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Faithful exact property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a faithful copy".
punct det amod punct punct root " PUNCT a DET faithful ADJ copy NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 copy punct 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 copy det 3 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 copy amod 4 copy copy NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 copy punct 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 copy punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4 A faithful husband or wife is loyal to their partner and does not love someone else.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj cc conj cop case nmod:poss obl cc aux advmod conj obj advmod punct root A DET faithful ADJ husband NOUN or CCONJ wife NOUN is AUX loyal ADJ to ADP their PRON partner NOUN and CCONJ does AUX not PART love VERB someone PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 husband det 2 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 husband amod 3 husband husband NOUN Number=Sing 7 loyal nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 wife cc 5 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 3 husband conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 loyal cop 7 loyal loyal ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 to to ADP _ 10 partner case 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 partner nmod:poss 10 partner partner NOUN Number=Sing 7 loyal obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 14 love cc 12 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 love aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 love advmod 14 love love VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 loyal conj 15 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 love obj 16 else else ADV _ 15 someone advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 loyal punct
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1 is present a faithful husband or wife to husband's partner; loyal property tree rules 2 not love present · do-support a faithful husband or wife not said here someone vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus
Example 1 The faithful dog waited every day at the station.
det amod nsubj det obl:unmarked case det obl punct root The DET faithful ADJ dog NOUN waited VERB every DET day NOUN at ADP the DET station NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dog det 2 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dog amod 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 waited nsubj 4 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 waited obl:unmarked 7 at at ADP _ 9 station case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 station det 9 station station NOUN Number=Sing 4 waited obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 waited punct
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1 wait past the faithful dog the station day vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at station=Location
Example 2 Grandad was a faithful supporter of his football club for life.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod:poss compound nmod case nmod punct root Grandad PROPN was AUX a DET faithful ADJ supporter NOUN of ADP his PRON football NOUN club NOUN for ADP life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 5 supporter nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 supporter cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 supporter det 4 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 supporter amod 5 supporter supporter NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 club case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 club nmod:poss 8 football football NOUN Number=Sing 9 club compound 9 club club NOUN Number=Sing 5 supporter nmod 10 for for ADP _ 11 life case 11 life life NOUN Number=Sing 9 club nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 supporter punct
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1 is a past Grandad a faithful supporter of Grandad's football club for life tree rules
Example 3 "O come, all ye faithful," sang the choir.
punct discourse punct obl nsubj acl:relcl punct punct conj det obj punct root " PUNCT O INTJ come VERB , PUNCT all DET ye PRON faithful ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT sang VERB the DET choir NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 come punct 2 O o INTJ _ 3 come discourse 3 come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 all punct 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 3 come obl 6 ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 7 faithful nsubj 7 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 all acl:relcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 sang punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 sang punct 10 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 come conj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 choir det 12 choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 10 sang obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 come punct
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1 come in a quote imperative you not said here all vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sing speech: express past the choir vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The faithful filled the church for Easter.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET faithful ADJ filled VERB the DET church NOUN for ADP Easter PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 faithful det 2 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 filled nsubj 3 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 church det 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 3 filled obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 Easter case 7 Easter Easter PROPN Number=Sing 5 church nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 filled punct
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1 fill past the faithful the church for Easter vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent church=Patient
Example 5 Her drawing was a faithful copy of the painting.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root Her PRON drawing NOUN was AUX a DET faithful ADJ copy NOUN of ADP the DET painting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 drawing nmod:poss 2 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 6 copy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 copy cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 copy det 5 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 copy amod 6 copy copy NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 painting case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 painting det 9 painting painting NOUN Number=Sing 6 copy nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 copy punct
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1 is a past Her drawing a faithful copy of the painting tree rules 2 draw Her = she nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Ruth stayed faithful to Naomi and went with her.
nsubj xcomp case obl cc conj case obl punct root Ruth PROPN stayed VERB faithful ADJ to ADP Naomi PROPN and CCONJ went VERB with ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ruth Ruth PROPN Number=Sing 2 stayed nsubj 2 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 stayed xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 5 Naomi case 5 Naomi Naomi PROPN Number=Sing 2 stayed obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 went cc 7 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 stayed conj 8 with with ADP _ 9 her case 9 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 went obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 stayed punct
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1 stay past Ruth Naomi faithful property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 go past Ruth not said here with Ruth vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with she=Beneficiary
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