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title: wantest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wantest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «wantest» means «you want», a form of «want». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wantest

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**Who acts:** you, thou · **What happens:** want, mean, wish, have, do, say · **To what, where:** something, meal, me, both, wherewithal, wife · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«wantest» means «you want», a form of «want».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wantest:m1:1
# text = «wantest» means «you want», a form of «want».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	wantest	want	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	want	want	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	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **want** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **want** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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 -->
To want means to wish to have or do something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wantest:m1e:1
# text = To want means to wish to have or do something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **have** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **do** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And whenever thou wantest a meal say, 'Sack, sack, give me to eat and drink!' and immediately thou shalt have thy fill both of meat and drink, so now thou wilt have wherewithal to comfort thy wife and children."

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From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wantest:x1:1
# text = And whenever thou wantest a meal say, 'Sack, sack, give me to eat and drink!' and immediately thou shalt have thy fill both of meat and drink, so now thou wilt have wherewithal to comfort thy wife and children."
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
2	whenever	whenever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	advmod	_	_
3	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wantest	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
14	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
24	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	26	nsubj	_	_
25	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
27	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
29	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	28	obj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
35	so	so	ADV	RB	_	39	advmod	_	_
36	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	39	advmod	_	_
37	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	39	nsubj	_	_
38	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
40	wherewithal	wherewithal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	_
41	to	to	PART	TO	_	42	mark	_	_
42	comfort	comfort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	acl	_	_
43	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	44	nmod:poss	_	_
44	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
46	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | thou | a meal |  |  |  | whenever *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot meal=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **drink** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **have** | shall | thou |  |  |  |  | immediately *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **fill** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | both |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent both=Patient |
| 8 | **have** | future | thou | wherewithal |  |  | now |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wherewithal=Patient |
| 9 | **comfort** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | thy wife and children |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wife=Experiencer |

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