--- title: performest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «performest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «performest» means «you perform», a form of «perform». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [performest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/performest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «performest» means «you perform», a form of «perform». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:performest:m1:1 # text = «performest» means «you perform», a form of «perform». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 performest perform VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|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 `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 perform perform VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 perform perform NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perform** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **perform** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **form** | | | perform | | | | | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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 perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:performest:m1e:1 # text = To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 perform perform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 csubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 act act VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 sing sing VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 dance dance VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 play play VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 12 music music NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 audience audience NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perform** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | act *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **dance** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **play** | infinitive | | music | | | | for a audience | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent music=Theme for audience=Eventuality | ## Example 1 {#x1} "Who art thou?" he asked, "whose outward appearance is that of an animal, while thou willingly performest acts of mercy?" From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:performest:x1:1 # text = "Who art thou?" he asked, "whose outward appearance is that of an animal, while thou willingly performest acts of mercy?" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 3 art be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ 4 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 13 nmod:poss _ _ 12 outward outward ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 appearance appearance NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 14 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 15 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 while while SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 21 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 nsubj _ _ 22 willingly willingly ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 performest perform VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 24 acts act NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obj _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 mercy mercy NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ? ? PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 " " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that animal's outward appearance | | | | | of that animal | tree rules | | 3 | **perform** *in a quote* | present | thou | acts of mercy | | | | willingly *property* | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent act=Theme | | 4 | **act** *in a quote* | | mercy | | | | | | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent | **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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