feign

Who acts: you, Tom, possum, She, He, cat · What happens: pretend, feel, be, not be, feign, mean · To what, where: something, headache, death, dog, surprise, interest · Speech: someone speaks here

«feign» 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: feign in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To pretend to feel something or to be ill, tired or asleep when you are not.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pretend	mark
2	pretend	pretend	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 feel	mark
4	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 pretend	xcomp
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 feel	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 ill	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	9 ill	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 ill	cop
9	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 feel	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tired	punct
11	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ill	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 asleep	cc
13	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ill	conj
14	when	when	SCONJ	_	16 are	mark
15	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	16 are	nsubj
16	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 feel	advcl
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 are	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pretend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pretend	to-infinitive				tree rules
2	feel	to-infinitive		something		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
3	is	to-infinitive			ill property	tree rules
4	be					tree rules
5	be					tree rules
6	not does	present	you			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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.

Meaning 2

To feign can also mean to pretend not to know something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 feign	mark
2	feign	feign	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	csubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 pretend	mark
7	pretend	pretend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	xcomp
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 know	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 know	mark
10	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 pretend	xcomp
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 know	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	feign	to-infinitive		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	mean	can		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	pretend not said to happen	to-infinitive		tree rules
4	not know	to-infinitive	something	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus

Example 1

Tom feigned a headache so he would not have to go swimming.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 feigned	nsubj
2	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 headache	det
4	headache	headache	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feigned	obj
5	so	so	SCONJ	_	9 have	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 have	nsubj
7	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 have	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 have	advmod
9	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 feigned	advcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 go	mark
11	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 have	xcomp
12	swimming	swim	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 go	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feigned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	feign	past	Tom	a headache	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headache=Patient
2	not have	would	Tom		tree rules
3	go	to-infinitive	Tom not said here		vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	swim	gerund	Tom not said here		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The possum feigned death to trick the dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 possum	det
2	possum	possum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feigned	nsubj
3	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feigned	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 trick	mark
6	trick	trick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 feigned	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 dog	det
8	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trick	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 feigned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feign	past	the possum	death					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent death=Patient
2	trick	to-infinitive	the possum not said here	the dog					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient

Example 3

She feigned surprise, but she already knew about the party.

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 feigned	nsubj
2	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feigned	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 knew	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 knew	cc
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 knew	nsubj
7	already	already	ADV	_	8 knew	advmod
8	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 feigned	parataxis
9	about	about	ADP	_	11 party	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 party	det
11	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 knew	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feigned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feign	past	She	surprise					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surprise=Patient
2	know	past	she					about the party	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about party=Stimulus

Example 4

He feigned interest in his aunt's holiday photos.

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 feigned	nsubj
2	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	interest	interest	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feigned	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	9 photos	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 aunt	nmod:poss
6	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 photos	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 aunt	case
8	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 photos	compound
9	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 feigned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feigned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feign	past	He	interest		his aunt's holiday photos			vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Patient

Example 5

The cat feigned sleep while watching the mouse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feigned	nsubj
3	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feigned	obj
5	while	while	SCONJ	_	6 watching	mark
6	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 feigned	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mouse	det
8	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 watching	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 feigned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feign	past	the cat	sleep					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Patient
2	watch	gerund	the cat not said here	the mouse					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme

Example 6

Don't feign illness; tell the truth about the test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 feign	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 feign	advmod
3	feign	feign	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feign	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 tell	punct
6	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 feign	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 truth	det
8	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tell	obj
9	about	about	ADP	_	11 test	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 test	det
11	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 truth	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 feign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not feign	imperative · do-support	you not said here	illness					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Patient
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here	the truth				about the test	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient about test=Topic

Example 7

Him also the Yaga attempts to destroy, but he feigns ignorance, and persuades her to show him how to tie knots and to blow.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 attempts	nsubj
2	also	also	ADV	_	5 attempts	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Yaga	det
4	Yaga	Yaga	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 attempts	nsubj
5	attempts	attempt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 destroy	mark
7	destroy	destroy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 attempts	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 feigns	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 feigns	cc
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 feigns	nsubj
11	feigns	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 attempts	conj
12	ignorance	ignorance	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 feigns	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 persuades	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 persuades	cc
15	persuades	persuade	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 attempts	conj
16	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 persuades	obj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 show	mark
18	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 persuades	advcl
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 show	iobj
20	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	22 tie	advmod
21	to	to	PART	_	22 tie	mark
22	tie	tie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 show	ccomp
23	knots	knot	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 tie	obj
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 blow	cc
25	to	to	PART	_	26 blow	mark
26	blow	blow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 tie	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 attempts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	attempt	present	Him = he			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	destroy not said to happen	to-infinitive	Him = he not said here			vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	feign	present	Yaga	ignorance		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ignorance=Patient
4	persuade	present	Him = he not said here	her = she		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient
5	show	to-infinitive	Him = he not said here		Yaga	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic
6	tie	to-infinitive		knots		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knot=Patient
7	blow	to-infinitive				vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

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