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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 sympathize | mark |
| 2 | sympathize | sympathize | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 feel | csubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 feel | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 feel | mark |
| 5 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 someone | case |
| 7 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 feel | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 trouble | case |
| 9 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 someone | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 understand | punct |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 understand | cc |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 understand | mark |
| 13 | understand | understand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 feel | parataxis |
| 14 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 feelings | nmod:poss |
| 15 | feelings | feeling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 understand | obj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sympathize | to-infinitive | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | for someone; feel property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | understand | to-infinitive | their feelings | vn 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.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 sympathize | mark |
| 2 | sympathize | sympathize | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 support | advcl |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 idea | case |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 idea | det |
| 5 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sympathize | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 support | cop |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 support | mark |
| 8 | support | support | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 support | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 support | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sympathize | to-infinitive | with a idea | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with idea=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | is | present | support property | tree rules |
Example 1
The policeman sympathized with the old man.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 policeman | det |
| 2 | policeman | policeman | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | sympathized | sympathize | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 policeman | acl |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 man | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 man | det |
| 6 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 man | amod |
| 7 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sympathized | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 policeman | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sympathize | participle | the policeman not said here | with the old man | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with man=Stimulus |
Example 2
No one sympathized with his little plan.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 one | det |
| 2 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | sympathized | sympathize | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 one | acl |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 plan | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 plan | nmod:poss |
| 6 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 plan | amod |
| 7 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sympathized | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 one | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sympathize | participle | no one not said here | with his little plan | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with plan=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | plan | his = he | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
We sympathize with you quite as much.
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 | 2 sympathize | nsubj |
| 2 | sympathize | sympathize | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 you | case |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 sympathize | obl |
| 5 | quite | quite | ADV | _ | 7 much | advmod |
| 6 | as | as | ADV | _ | 7 much | advmod |
| 7 | much | much | ADV | _ | 2 sympathize | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sympathize | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sympathize | present | We | with you | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer with you=Stimulus |
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