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sympathize

Who acts: his, We · What happens: sympathize, be, understand, plan · To what, where: feelings, policeman, one

«sympathize» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: sympathize in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To sympathize is to feel for someone in trouble, or to understand their feelings.

The tree, 14 words
markcsubjcopmarkcaseoblcasenmodpunctccmarkparataxisnmod:possobjpunctrootToPARTsympathizeVERBisAUXtoPARTfeelVERBforADPsomeonePRONinADPtroubleNOUN,PUNCTorCCONJtoPARTunderstandVERBtheirPRONfeelingsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 sympathizemark
2sympathizesympathizeVERBVerbForm=Inf5 feelcsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 feelcop
4totoPART_5 feelmark
5feelfeelVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6forforADP_7 someonecase
7someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind5 feelobl
8ininADP_9 troublecase
9troubletroubleNOUNNumber=Sing7 someonenmod
10,,PUNCT_13 understandpunct
11ororCCONJ_13 understandcc
12totoPART_13 understandmark
13understandunderstandVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin5 feelparataxis
14theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs15 feelingsnmod:poss
15feelingsfeelingNOUNNumber=Plur13 understandobj
16..PUNCT_5 feelpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sympathizeto-infinitivevn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2ispresentfor someone; feel propertytree rules
3understandto-infinitivetheir feelingsvn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer feeling=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

To sympathize with an idea is to support it.

markadvclcasedetoblcopmarkobjpunctrootToPARTsympathizeVERBwithADPanDETideaNOUNisAUXtoPARTsupportVERBitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 sympathizemark
2sympathizesympathizeVERBVerbForm=Inf8 supportadvcl
3withwithADP_5 ideacase
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 ideadet
5ideaideaNOUNNumber=Sing2 sympathizeobl
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 supportcop
7totoPART_8 supportmark
8supportsupportVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
9ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 supportobj
10..PUNCT_8 supportpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sympathizeto-infinitivewith a ideavn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with idea=Stimulus
2ispresentsupport propertytree rules

Example 1

The policeman sympathized with the old man.

detaclcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETpolicemanNOUNsympathizedVERBwithADPtheDEToldADJmanNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 policemandet
2policemanpolicemanNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3sympathizedsympathizeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 policemanacl
4withwithADP_7 mancase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 mandet
6oldoldADJDegree=Pos7 manamod
7manmanNOUNNumber=Sing3 sympathizedobl
8..PUNCT_2 policemanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sympathizeparticiplethe policeman not said herewith the old manvn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with man=Stimulus

Example 2

No one sympathized with his little plan.

detaclcasenmod:possamodoblpunctrootNoDEToneNOUNsympathizedVERBwithADPhisPRONlittleADJplanNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NonoDETPronType=Neg2 onedet
2oneoneNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3sympathizedsympathizeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 oneacl
4withwithADP_7 plancase
5hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 plannmod:poss
6littlelittleADJDegree=Pos7 planamod
7planplanNOUNNumber=Sing3 sympathizedobl
8..PUNCT_2 onepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sympathizeparticipleno one not said herewith his little planvn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with plan=Stimulus
2planhis = henom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

We sympathize with you quite as much.

nsubjcaseobladvmodadvmodadvmodpunctrootWePRONsympathizeVERBwithADPyouPRONquiteADVasADVmuchADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 sympathizensubj
2sympathizesympathizeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3withwithADP_4 youcase
4youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs2 sympathizeobl
5quitequiteADV_7 muchadvmod
6asasADV_7 muchadvmod
7muchmuchADV_2 sympathizeadvmod
8..PUNCT_2 sympathizepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sympathizepresentWewith youvn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with you=Stimulus

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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