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title: seeth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «seeth» means «sees», a form of «see»: To see is to notice something with your eyes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seeth

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**Who acts:** form, I, he, heaviest grief, sorest pain, nothing · **What happens:** see, mean, be, come, meet, not see · **To what, where:** bird, thee, heart, stranger eyes, sufferer, coffin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«seeth» means «sees», a form of «see»: To see is to notice something with your eyes.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:seeth:m1:1
# text = «seeth» means «sees», a form of «see»: To see is to notice something with your eyes.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	seeth	see	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	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	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	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	To	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
21	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	20	obj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | notice *property* | tree rules |

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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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I see a bird.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:seeth:m1e:1
# text = I see a bird.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | I | a bird |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bird=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:seeth:x1:1
# text = And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cometh	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	seeth	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
17	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
22	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | he |  |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | thee |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **see** | present | he | thee |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | future | he |  |  | his heart |  | glad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our heaviest grief the world oft seeth not, Our sorest pain we hide from stranger eyes: And for the sufferer there is nothing left But the green mound that o'er the coffin lies.”

<!-- .note -->
From Andersen's Fairy Tales.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:seeth:x2:1
# text = Our heaviest grief the world oft seeth not, Our sorest pain we hide from stranger eyes: And for the sufferer there is nothing left But the green mound that o'er the coffin lies.”
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	heaviest	heavy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	oft	oft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	seeth	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sorest	sore	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
19	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	sufferer	sufferer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
23	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	24	expl	_	_
24	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	acl:relcl	_	_
25	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	24	nsubj	_	_
26	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	acl	_	_
27	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	mound	mound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nsubj	_	_
31	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	32	nsubj	_	_
32	o'er	o'er	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	acl:relcl	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	_
35	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | present | Our heaviest grief |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hide** | present | Our sorest pain |  |  | stranger eyes |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from eye=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **be** | present | nothing | the sufferer *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sufferer=Theme |
| 4 | **leave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **o'er** | present | the green mound | the coffin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **lie** | present | the green mound |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **pain** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom pain «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The saying of him who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:

<!-- .note -->
From Torah NUM.24.4, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:seeth:x3:1
# text = The saying of him who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saying	saying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	heareth	hear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	seeth	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Almighty	almighty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
21	down	down	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	amod	_	_
26	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present | the saying of him | the words of God |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |
| 2 | **see** | present | the saying of him | the vision of the Almighty |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vision=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fall down** | participle |  | the Almighty *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **open** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **say** |  |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | nom saying «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **word** |  |  | God |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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