--- title: committeth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «committeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «committeth» means «commits», a form of «commit»: To commit a crime or a wrong act is to do it: «commit a crime», «commit a sin». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [committeth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/committeth.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «committeth» means «commits», a form of «commit»: To commit a crime or a wrong act is to do it: «commit a crime», «commit a sin». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:committeth:m1:1 # text = «committeth» means «commits», a form of «commit»: To commit a crime or a wrong act is to do it: «commit a crime», «commit a sin». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 committeth commit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 commits commit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 of of SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 commit commit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 16 To to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 commit commit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 crime crime NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 or or CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 act act NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 24 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 cop _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 conj _ _ 27 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 : : PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 29 « « PUNCT `` _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 commit commit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 crime crime NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 » » PUNCT '' _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 « « PUNCT `` _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 commit commit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 30 parataxis _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 sin sin NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 » » PUNCT '' _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **commit** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **commit** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **commit** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form | | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **commit** | to-infinitive | | a crime | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Theme | | 6 | **is** | present | a wrong act | | | | | do *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **commit** *in a quote* | infinitive | | a crime | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Theme | | 8 | **commit** *in a quote* | infinitive | | a sin | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Theme | 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 {#x1} And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. From Torah LEV.20.10, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:committeth:x1:1 # text = And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 committeth commit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 adultery adultery NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 9 det _ _ 9 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 13 even even ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 committeth commit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 17 adultery adultery NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 neighbour neighbour NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 21 's 's PART POS _ 20 case _ _ 22 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 both both CCONJ CC _ 26 cc:preconj _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 adulterer adulterer NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 adulteress adulteress NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nsubj:pass _ _ 30 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 31 surely surely ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 32 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 33 aux:pass _ _ 33 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 conj _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **commit** | present | the man | adultery | | | | with another man's wife | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adultery=Theme | | 2 | **commit** | present | man | adultery | | | | with man's neighbour's wife; the adulterer *obl* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adultery=Theme | | 3 | **put** | shall · passive | | the adulteress | | | | to death; surely *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | **Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **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. 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