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title: attire — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «attire» in the Judaism dictionary: Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# attire

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**Who acts:** maid, invitation, Sports, attire, guests, Nothing · **What happens:** dress, forget, meet, say, attire, shine · **To what, where:** someone, ornaments, him, formal attire, knight, armour · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«attire» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [attire in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/attire.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:m1:1
# text = Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire».
1	Clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb (formal, old use).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:m2:1
# text = verb (formal, old use).
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dress someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:m2e:1
# text = To dress someone.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dress	dress	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x1:1
# text = Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	acl	_	_
12	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | can | a maid | maid's ornaments |  |  |  | bride attire *obl* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.2.32	JER.2.32	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 -->
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart. (Writings PRO.7.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x2:1
# text = And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
6	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	harlot	harlot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	wily	wily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past |  | him *= he* |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.7.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x2:2
# text = (Writings PRO.7.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.7.10	PRO.7.10	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The invitation said «formal attire».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x3:1
# text = The invitation said «formal attire».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the invitation | formal attire |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent attire=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight was attired in shining armour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x4:1
# text = The knight was attired in shining armour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	attired	attire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attire** | past · passive |  | the knight |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **shine** | gerund |  | armour |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent armour=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sports attire must be worn in PE.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x5:1
# text = Sports attire must be worn in PE.
1	Sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attire	attire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attire** | present | Sports |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | must · passive | Sports *not said here* |  |  | PE |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative» |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her attire was perfect for the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x6:1
# text = Her attire was perfect for the wedding.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wedding	wedding	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 | **is** | past | Her attire |  |  |  |  | for the wedding; perfect *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beach attire is not allowed in the restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x7:1
# text = Beach attire is not allowed in the restaurant.
1	Beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Beach attire |  | the restaurant |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guests arrived in fancy attire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x8:1
# text = The guests arrived in fancy attire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | the guests |  |  | fancy attire |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing could have been more splendid than the ambassador’s attire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:attire:x9:1
# text = Nothing could have been more splendid than the ambassador’s attire.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	splendid	splendid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	’s	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | could · perfect | Nothing |  |  |  |  | than the ambassador's attire; splendid *property* | tree rules |

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