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title: useth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «useth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# useth

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**Who acts:** something, one · **What happens:** use, mean, be, write, form, not find · **To what, where:** pencil, use, one, son, fire, divination · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:useth:m1:1
# text = «useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	useth	use	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	uses	use	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	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	To	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
22	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	obj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
31	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
34	to	to	PART	TO	_	35	mark	_	_
35	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **use** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | with use; for a job or purpose; do *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **use** | infinitive |  | a pencil |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Patient |
| 7 | **write** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **form** |  |  | use |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

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From Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:useth:x1:1
# text = There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	maketh	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
19	through	through	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	appos	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
25	useth	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	_
26	divination	divination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	soothsayer	soothsayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	enchanter	enchanter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
35	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	sorcerer	sorcerer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find** | shall · passive |  | any one |  | there |  | among you; a sorcerer *obl* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: one=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | present | any one | his son or his daughter |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset son=Product |
| 3 | **pass** | to-infinitive | any one *not said here* |  |  | the fire |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through fire=Location |
| 4 | **use** | present |  | divination and a soothsayer or a enchanter |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent divination=Patient |

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