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misinterpret

Who acts: someone, you, I, my, cat, He · What happens: misinterpret, be, word, not misinterpret, think, silence · To what, where: wrong way, silence, wag, instructions, tent upside, question

«misinterpret» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: misinterpret in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way.

The tree, 14 words
markadvclcopmarknmod:posscaseobjccconjcasedetamodoblpunctrootToPARTmisinterpretVERBisAUXtoPARTunderstandVERBsomeonePRON'sPARTwordsNOUNorCCONJactionsNOUNinADPtheDETwrongADJwayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 misinterpretmark
2misinterpretmisinterpretVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 understandadvcl
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 understandcop
4totoPART_5 understandmark
5understandunderstandVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
6someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind8 wordsnmod:poss
7's'sPART_6 someonecase
8wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur5 understandobj
9ororCCONJ_10 actionscc
10actionsactionNOUNNumber=Plur8 wordsconj
11ininADP_14 waycase
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art14 waydet
13wrongwrongADJDegree=Pos14 wayamod
14waywayNOUNNumber=Sing5 understandobl
15..PUNCT_5 understandpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1misinterpretpresentvn comprehend-87.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer
2ispresentthe wrong wayunderstand propertytree rules
3wordsomeonenom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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

Do not misinterpret my silence; I was only thinking.

auxadvmodnmod:possobjpunctnsubjauxadvmodconjpunctrootDoAUXnotPARTmisinterpretVERBmyPRONsilenceNOUN;PUNCTIPRONwasAUXonlyADVthinkingVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DodoAUXMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin3 misinterpretaux
2notnotPARTPolarity=Neg3 misinterpretadvmod
3misinterpretmisinterpretVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
4mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 silencenmod:poss
5silencesilenceNOUNNumber=Sing3 misinterpretobj
6;;PUNCT_10 thinkingpunct
7IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs10 thinkingnsubj
8wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 thinkingaux
9onlyonlyADV_10 thinkingadvmod
10thinkingthinkVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 misinterpretconj
11..PUNCT_3 misinterpretpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not misinterpretimperative · do-supportyou not said heremy silencevn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer silence=Stimulus
2think speech: otherpast · progressiveIvn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3silencemynom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The cat misinterpreted the dog's wag as a threat.

detnsubjdetnmod:posscaseobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETcatNOUNmisinterpretedVERBtheDETdogNOUN'sPARTwagNOUNasADPaDETthreatNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 catdet
2catcatNOUNNumber=Sing3 misinterpretednsubj
3misinterpretedmisinterpretVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 dogdet
5dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing7 wagnmod:poss
6's'sPART_5 dogcase
7wagwagNOUNNumber=Sing3 misinterpretedobj
8asasADP_10 threatcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 threatdet
10threatthreatNOUNNumber=Sing3 misinterpretedobl
11..PUNCT_3 misinterpretedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1misinterpretpastthe catthe dog's wagas a threatvn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer wag=Stimulus as threat=Attribute

Example 3

He misinterpreted the instructions and built the tent upside down.

nsubjdetobjccconjdetcompoundobjadvmodpunctrootHePRONmisinterpretedVERBtheDETinstructionsNOUNandCCONJbuiltVERBtheDETtentNOUNupsideNOUNdownADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 misinterpretednsubj
2misinterpretedmisinterpretVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 instructionsdet
4instructionsinstructionNOUNNumber=Plur2 misinterpretedobj
5andandCCONJ_6 builtcc
6builtbuildVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 misinterpretedconj
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 upsidedet
8tenttentNOUNNumber=Sing9 upsidecompound
9upsideupsideNOUNNumber=Sing6 builtobj
10downdownADV_6 builtadvmod
11..PUNCT_2 misinterpretedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1misinterpretpastHethe instructionsvn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer instruction=Stimulus
2buildpastHe not said herethe tent upsidedown propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset upside=Product

Example 4

She misinterpreted the question and added instead of subtracting.

nsubjdetobjccconjmarkfixedadvclpunctrootShePRONmisinterpretedVERBtheDETquestionNOUNandCCONJaddedVERBinsteadADVofADPsubtractingVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 misinterpretednsubj
2misinterpretedmisinterpretVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 questiondet
4questionquestionNOUNNumber=Sing2 misinterpretedobj
5andandCCONJ_6 addedcc
6addedaddVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 misinterpretedconj
7insteadinsteadADVExtPos=SCONJ9 subtractingmark
8ofofADP_7 insteadfixed
9subtractingsubtractVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 addedadvcl
10..PUNCT_2 misinterpretedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1misinterpretpastShethe questionvn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer question=Stimulus
2add speech: assertpastShe not said herevn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
3subtractgerundShe not said herevn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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