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title: clothe — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clothe» in the Judaism dictionary: To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clothe

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Athaliah, Treason, I, you, king · **What happens:** clothe, be, give, wear, rend, cry · **To what, where:** someone, clothes, Treason, heavens, sackcloth, children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«clothe» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [clothe in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/clothe.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:m1:1
# text = To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | on clothes; put *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | infinitive |  | clothes | clothes |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clothes=Theme |
| 4 | **wear** | to-infinitive |  | clothes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:m2:1
# text = To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as clothes; cover *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **clothe** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in the weeds of woe | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in weed=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.' (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.'

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x1:1
# text = Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.'
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Athaliah	Athaliah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rent	rend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Treason	treason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	treason	treason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rend** | past | Athaliah | Athaliah's clothes |  |  | then |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Athaliah *not said here* | Treason and treason |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x1:2
# text = (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.11.14	2KI.11.14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.' (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.'

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x2:1
# text = Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.'
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Athaliah	Athaliah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rent	rend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Treason	treason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	treason	treason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rend** | past | Athaliah | Athaliah's clothes |  |  | then |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Treason and treason |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x2:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.23.13	2CH.23.13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x3:1
# text = I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	clothe	clothe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	heavens	heaven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	blackness	blackness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	sackcloth	sackcloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	covering	covering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | present | I | the heavens |  |  |  | with blackness | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heaven=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | I | sackcloth |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset sackcloth=Beneficiary covering=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x3:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.50.3	ISA.50.3	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you afford to feed and clothe your children?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x4:1
# text = Can you afford to feed and clothe your children?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	afford	afford	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **clothe** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your children |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king clothed his soldiers in red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x5:1
# text = The king clothed his soldiers in red.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	clothed	clothe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | past | the king | king's soldiers |  | red |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hills were clothed in mist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x6:1
# text = The hills were clothed in mist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	clothed	clothe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | past · passive |  | the hills |  | mist |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clothe yourself warmly before you go out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clothe:x7:1
# text = Clothe yourself warmly before you go out.
1	Clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	warmly	warmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | warmly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient |
| 2 | **go out** | present | you |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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