sincerely

Who acts: you, I, Yours, your, He, We · What happens: mean, say, hope, feel, be, end · To what, where: polite way, formal letter, party, window, everyone, park · Speech: someone speaks here

«sincerely» 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: sincerely in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Sincerely means honestly and truly, meaning what you say, as in «I sincerely hope you feel better».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	honestly	honestly	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 truly	cc
5	truly	truly	ADV	_	3 honestly	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 meaning	punct
7	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	parataxis
8	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 say	obj
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 say	nsubj
10	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 meaning	ccomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 hope	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 hope	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	12 as	fixed
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 hope	punct
15	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	17 hope	nsubj
16	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	17 hope	advmod
17	hope	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 say	parataxis
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 feel	nsubj
19	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 hope	xcomp
20	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	19 feel	xcomp
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 feel	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	mean	present		honestly, sincerely property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	mean	gerund			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	say speech: assert	present	you		tree rules
4	hope in a quote	present	I	sincerely property	vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
5	feel not said to happen, in a quote	infinitive	you	good property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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

«Yours sincerely» (UK, Ireland, Australia) or «Sincerely» (US, Canada) is a polite way to end a formal letter or email, before your name.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Yours	punct
2	Yours	your	PRON	Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 way	nsubj
3	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	4 »	advmod
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Yours	punct
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 UK	punct
6	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Yours	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Ireland	punct
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 UK	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Australia	punct
10	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 UK	conj
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 UK	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 Sincerely	cc
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 Sincerely	punct
14	Sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	2 Yours	conj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 Sincerely	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 US	punct
17	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Yours	appos
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 Canada	punct
19	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 US	conj
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 US	punct
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 way	cop
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 way	det
23	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 way	amod
24	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
25	to	to	PART	_	26 end	mark
26	end	end	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 way	acl
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 letter	det
28	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 letter	amod
29	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 end	obj
30	or	or	CCONJ	_	31 email	cc
31	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 letter	conj
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 name	punct
33	before	before	ADP	_	35 name	case
34	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	35 name	nmod:poss
35	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 end	obl
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	24 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	is a	present	Yours	a polite way		tree rules
2	end	to-infinitive		a formal letter or email	before your name	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality letter=Eventuality
3	name		your			nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

I sincerely hope you enjoy the party.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 hope	nsubj
2	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	3 hope	advmod
3	hope	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 enjoy	nsubj
5	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 hope	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 party	det
7	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enjoy	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hope	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hope	present	I					sincerely property	vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	enjoy	present	you	the party					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer party=Stimulus

Example 2

Yours sincerely, Amy Brown.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yours	your	PRON	Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 Brown	nsubj
2	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	5 Brown	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 sincerely	punct
4	Amy	Amy	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Brown	compound
5	Brown	Brown	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 Brown	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

He sincerely apologised for breaking the window.

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	3 apologised	nsubj
2	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	3 apologised	advmod
3	apologised	apologise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	SCONJ	_	5 breaking	mark
5	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 apologised	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 window	det
7	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 breaking	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 apologised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	apologise speech: apologize	past	He					sincerely property	tree rules
2	break	gerund	He not said here	the window					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient

Example 4

We sincerely thank everyone who helped clear the park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 thank	nsubj
2	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	3 thank	advmod
3	thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	3 thank	obj
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 helped	nsubj
6	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 everyone	acl:relcl
7	clear	clear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 helped	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 park	det
9	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 clear	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 thank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank	present	We	everyone	sincerely property	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme
2	help	past				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	clear	infinitive		the park		vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent park=Source

Example 5

She said sorry sincerely, so I forgave her.

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 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 said	xcomp
4	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	3 sorry	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 forgave	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 forgave	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 forgave	nsubj
8	forgave	forgive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 said	conj
9	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 forgave	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: apologize	past	She					sorry property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	forgive	past	I	her = she					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

Example 6

Sincerely, Jordan (at the end of a US letter).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Sincerely	punct
3	Jordan	Jordan	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Sincerely	nsubj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 end	punct
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 end	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 end	det
7	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Jordan	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 letter	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 letter	det
10	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 letter	compound
11	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 end	nmod
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 end	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sincerely	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

The little flower could very well see that they were ill at ease, and pitied them sincerely.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flower	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flower	amod
3	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 see	nsubj
4	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 see	aux
5	very	very	ADV	_	7 see	advmod
6	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 very	fixed
7	see	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	11 ill	mark
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 ill	nsubj
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 ill	cop
11	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 see	ccomp
12	at	at	ADP	_	13 ease	case
13	ease	ease	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ill	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 pitied	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 pitied	cc
16	pitied	pity	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 see	conj
17	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 pitied	obj
18	sincerely	sincerely	ADV	_	16 pitied	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 see	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	see	could	the little flower				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	past	they		ease	ill property	tree rules
3	pity	past	the little flower not said here	them = they		sincerely property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus

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