weep Who acts: letting tears, you, Jesus, princess, She, dad · What happens: cry, let, fall, be, let out, drip · To what, where: slow drip, liquid, grief, shortest verse, many English Bibles, ring · Speech: someone speaks here
«weep» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: weep in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To cry, letting tears fall, usually because you are sad.
mark advcl punct amod nsubj punct advmod mark nsubj cop conj punct root To PART cry VERB , PUNCT letting VERB tears NOUN fall VERB , PUNCT usually ADV because SCONJ you PRON are AUX sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cry mark 2 cry cry VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 fall advcl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 cry punct 4 letting let VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 tears amod 5 tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 6 fall nsubj 6 fall fall VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 sad punct 8 usually usually ADV _ 12 sad advmod 9 because because SCONJ _ 12 sad mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 sad nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 sad cop 12 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fall conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 fall punct
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1 cry speech: express to-infinitive letting tears not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 let gerund vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 3 fall infinitive letting tears vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 is present you sad, usually property tree rules
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 Usage: of a wound or surface — kept apart, not parsed.
To let out a slow drip of liquid.
mark compound:prt det amod obj case nmod punct root To PART let VERB out ADP a DET slow ADJ drip NOUN of ADP liquid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 let mark 2 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 let compound:prt 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 drip det 5 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 drip amod 6 drip drip NOUN Number=Sing 2 let obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 liquid case 8 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 6 drip nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 let punct
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1 let out to-infinitive a slow drip of liquid vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drip=Theme 2 drip liquid nom drip «event transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 Usage: Bible, literature — kept apart, not parsed.
To cry in grief; «Jesus wept» is the shortest verse in many English Bibles.
The tree, 14 words mark case obl punct punct nsubj csubj punct cop det amod parataxis case amod amod nmod punct root To PART cry VERB in ADP grief NOUN ; PUNCT « PUNCT Jesus PROPN wept VERB » PUNCT is AUX the DET shortest ADJ verse NOUN in ADP many ADJ English ADJ Bibles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cry mark 2 cry cry VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 grief case 4 grief grief NOUN Number=Sing 2 cry obl 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 wept punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 wept punct 7 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 8 wept nsubj 8 wept weep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 verse csubj 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 wept punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 verse cop 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 verse det 12 shortest short ADJ Degree=Sup 13 verse amod 13 verse verse NOUN Number=Sing 2 cry parataxis 14 in in ADP _ 17 Bibles case 15 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 17 Bibles amod 16 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 17 Bibles amod 17 Bibles bible NOUN Number=Plur 13 verse nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 cry punct
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1 cry speech: express to-infinitive grief vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in grief=Location 2 weep in a quote past Jesus vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present the shortest verse many English Bibles tree rules
Example 1 The princess began to weep when she lost her ring.
det nsubj mark xcomp mark nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct root The DET princess NOUN began VERB to PART weep VERB when SCONJ she PRON lost VERB her PRON ring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 princess det 2 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 3 began nsubj 3 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 weep mark 5 weep weep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 began xcomp 6 when when SCONJ _ 8 lost mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 lost nsubj 8 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 weep ccomp 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 ring nmod:poss 10 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 8 lost obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 began punct
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1 begin past the princess vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 weep to-infinitive the princess not said here tree rules 3 lose past princess princess's ring vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Eventuality
Example 2 She wept for joy when her dad came home from the army.
nsubj case obl mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl advmod case det obl punct root She PRON wept VERB for ADP joy NOUN when SCONJ her PRON dad NOUN came VERB home ADV from ADP the DET army NOUN . PUNCT 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 wept nsubj 2 wept weep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 joy case 4 joy joy NOUN Number=Sing 2 wept obl 5 when when SCONJ _ 8 came mark 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dad nmod:poss 7 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 8 came nsubj 8 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 wept advcl 9 home home ADV _ 8 came advmod 10 from from ADP _ 12 army case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 army det 12 army army NOUN Number=Sing 8 came obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 wept punct
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1 weep past She for joy vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 come past her dad the army home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from army=Initial_Location
Example 3 The old man wept at his wife's funeral.
det amod nsubj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET old ADJ man NOUN wept VERB at ADP his PRON wife NOUN 's PART funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 wept nsubj 4 wept weep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 9 funeral case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 wife nmod:poss 7 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 9 funeral nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 wife case 9 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 4 wept obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 wept punct
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1 weep past the old man man's wife's funeral vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 In the Bible, Jesus wept when his friend Lazarus died.
case det obl punct nsubj mark nmod:poss nsubj appos advcl punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN , PUNCT Jesus PROPN wept VERB when SCONJ his PRON friend NOUN Lazarus PROPN died VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Bible case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Bible det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 6 wept obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Bible punct 5 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 6 wept nsubj 6 wept weep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 when when SCONJ _ 11 died mark 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 friend nmod:poss 9 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 11 died nsubj 10 Lazarus Lazarus PROPN Number=Sing 9 friend appos 11 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 wept advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 wept punct
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1 weep past Jesus in the Bible vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bible=Theme 2 die past Jesus's friend vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 5 The cut on my knee was weeping a little.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod aux det obj punct root The DET cut NOUN on ADP my PRON knee NOUN was AUX weeping VERB a DET little ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cut det 2 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing 7 weeping nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 knee case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 knee nmod:poss 5 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 weeping aux 7 weeping weep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 little det 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 weeping obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 weeping punct
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1 weep past · progressive the cut on my knee a little vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent little=Theme
Example 6 It's enough to make you weep — the whole homework got deleted!
nsubj cop mark advcl obj xcomp punct det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis punct root It PRON 's AUX enough ADJ to PART make VERB you PRON weep VERB — PUNCT the DET whole ADJ homework NOUN got AUX deleted VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 enough nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 enough cop 3 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 enough advcl 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 make obj 7 weep weep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make xcomp 8 — - PUNCT _ 13 deleted punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 homework det 10 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 11 homework amod 11 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 13 deleted nsubj:pass 12 got get AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 deleted aux:pass 13 deleted delete VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 enough parataxis 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 enough punct
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1 is present It enough property tree rules 2 make to-infinitive you tree rules 3 weep infinitive you not said here vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 delete past · passive the whole homework vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 7 Then he would sigh and weep.
advmod nsubj aux cc conj punct root Then ADV he PRON would AUX sigh VERB and CCONJ weep VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 sigh advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 sigh nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 sigh aux 4 sigh sigh VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 weep cc 6 weep weep VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 sigh conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 sigh punct
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1 sigh would he then vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 weep infinitive he not said here vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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