--- title: liketh — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «liketh» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «liketh» means «likes», a form of «like». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liketh/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/) / [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/) / liketh # liketh **Who acts:** it, he, place, thou · **What happens:** like, mean, be, think, dwell, choose · **To what, where:** likes, something, midst, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here «liketh» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: [liketh in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/liketh.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «liketh» means «likes», a form of «like». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:liketh:m1:1 # text = «liketh» means «likes», a form of «like». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 liketh like 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 likes like NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 like like INTJ UH _ 10 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **like** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **mean** | present | | likes | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent like=Topic | 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. The example in this meaning, parsed on its own: To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:liketh:m1e:1 # text = To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 like like VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 3 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 enjoy enjoy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 think think VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **like** | to-infinitive | | something | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | enjoy *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** | present | it | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | ## Example 1 {#x1} he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best; thou shalt not wrong him. From Torah DEU.23.16, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:liketh:x1:1 # text = he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best; thou shalt not wrong him. 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 dwell dwell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 midst midst NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 16 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 19 nsubj _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 acl:relcl _ _ 20 within within ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 19 obl _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 gates gate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 28 advmod _ _ 27 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 liketh like VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ _ 29 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obj _ _ 30 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 28 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 32 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 35 nsubj _ _ 33 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 34 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 35 wrong wrong VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 36 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dwell** | shall | he | | | the midst of thee | | with thee; in the place | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in midst=Location | | 2 | **choose** | shall | the place | | | | | within one of thy gates | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **like** | present | place | him *= he* | | | | well *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme | | 4 | **not** **wrong** | shall | thou | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | **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. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [likeness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/likeness/) - next →: [liveth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liveth/) - ↑ back to [L in Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/)