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title: requite — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «requite» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To pay someone back, whether for good or for bad things they have done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# requite

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**Who acts:** things, you, ye, foolish people, He, thy · **What happens:** pay back, do, requite, not be, get, have · **To what, where:** someone, LORD, father, thee, we, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«requite» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning 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: [requite in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/requite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To pay someone back, whether for good or for bad things they have done.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:requite:m1:1
# text = To pay someone back, whether for good or for bad things they have done.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Asset |
| 2 | **do** | present · perfect | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | for bad things | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not He thy father that hath gotten thee? hath He not made thee, and established thee?

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From Torah DEU.32.6, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:requite:x1:1
# text = Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not He thy father that hath gotten thee? hath He not made thee, and established thee?
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	requite	requite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	O	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	10	case	_	_
9	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	unwise	unwise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
16	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	gotten	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl:relcl	_	_
22	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
24	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	parataxis	_	_
25	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	ccomp	_	_
28	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	conj	_	_
32	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **requite** | present | ye | the LORD |  |  |  | thus *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | foolish people | thy father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **get** | present · passive |  | thy father |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary thou=Theme |
| 5 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **not** **make** | participle | He | thee |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Product |
| 7 | **establish** | participle |  | thee |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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And now we have requited thee thy service, Ivan Golik, farewell!"

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From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:requite:x2:1
# text = And now we have requited thee thy service, Ivan Golik, farewell!"
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	requited	requite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	obj	_	_
7	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	Golik	Golik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	farewell	farewell	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **requite** | present · perfect · passive |  | we |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **service** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom service «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said: 'It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.'

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From Torah GEN.50.15, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:requite:x3:1
# text = And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said: 'It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
3	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
19	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
20	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	ccomp	_	_
24	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
28	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	requite	requite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	conj	_	_
30	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	29	obj	_	_
31	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	33	det:predet	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
34	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	36	obj	_	_
35	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	acl:relcl	_	_
37	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Joseph's brethren |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | their father |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **be** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **hate** | future | Joseph | us |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer we=Stimulus |
| 6 | **requite** | future | Joseph *not said here* | us |  |  |  | fully *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **do** | past | we | all evil |  |  |  | unto Joseph | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Eventuality |

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