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title: agitation — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «agitation» in the Judaism dictionary: Agitation is a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# agitation

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Agitation, worried feeling, people, thoughts, that, my · **What happens:** be, make, shake, stir, demand, give · **To what, where:** worried feeling, you, something, public campaigning, people, change

<!-- .vabout -->
«agitation» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [agitation in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/agitation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agitation is a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:m1:1
# text = Agitation is a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless.
1	Agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	restless	restless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Agitation | a worried feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a worried feeling | you |  |  |  | restless *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agitation is shaking or stirring something, such as a liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:m2:1
# text = Agitation is shaking or stirring something, such as a liquid.
1	Agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	shaking	shake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stirring	stir	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | present · progressive | Agitation |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **stir** | gerund | Agitation *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus something=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agitation is public campaigning or protest to make people demand change.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:m3:1
# text = Agitation is public campaigning or protest to make people demand change.
1	Agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	campaigning	campaigning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	demand	demand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Agitation | public campaigning or protest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **demand** *speech: request* | infinitive | people *not said here* | change |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme change=Precondition |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of mine agitation that is in me. (Writings JOB.20.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of mine agitation that is in me.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x1:1
# text = Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of mine agitation that is in me.
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
15	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | infinitive · do-support | my thoughts | answer | me |  |  | by reason of mine and agitation; therefore *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent answer=Theme to i=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | in me | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.20.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.20.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.20.2	JOB.20.2	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He paced up and down in agitation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x2:1
# text = He paced up and down in agitation.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paced	pace	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pace** | past | He |  |  | agitation |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in agitation=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her agitation grew as the clock ticked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x3:1
# text = Her agitation grew as the clock ticked.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	ticked	tick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Her agitation |  |  |  |  | as the clock | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tick** | participle |  | the clock *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog showed signs of agitation during the fireworks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x4:1
# text = The dog showed signs of agitation during the fireworks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the dog | signs of agitation |  |  | during the fireworks |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sign=Recipient |
| 2 | **sign** |  |  | agitation |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agitation helps the sugar dissolve faster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x5:1
# text = Agitation helps the sugar dissolve faster.
1	Agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	dissolve	dissolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Agitation | the sugar |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent sugar=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **dissolve** | infinitive | the sugar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The washing machine cleans clothes by agitation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x6:1
# text = The washing machine cleans clothes by agitation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cleans	clean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present | the washing machine | clothes |  |  |  | by agitation | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was agitation in the streets for fairer laws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x7:1
# text = There was agitation in the streets for fairer laws.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | agitation |  |  | the streets for fairer laws; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in street=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before Jack and his mother had recovered from their alarm and agitation, a beautiful lady stood before them.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:agitation:x8:1
# text = Before Jack and his mother had recovered from their alarm and agitation, a beautiful lady stood before them.
1	Before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
2	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	before	before	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | past · perfect | Jack and his mother |  |  | Jack's alarm and agitation |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from alarm=Source |
| 2 | **stand** | past | a beautiful lady |  |  |  | before Jack |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before they=Location |
| 3 | **alarm** |  | Jack |  |  |  |  |  | nom alarm «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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