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title: desist — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «desist» in the Judaism dictionary: To stop doing something, especially when told to: «desist from doing it». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# desist

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** he, Egypt, gods, judge, formal, company · **What happens:** stop, do, tell, desist, bring, image · **To what, where:** something, it, captivity, him, corridors, letter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«desist» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: [desist in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/desist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop doing something, especially when told to: «desist from doing it».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:m1:1
# text = To stop doing something, especially when told to: «desist from doing it».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	desist	desist	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **do** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **desist** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **do** *in a quote* | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

<!-- .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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and also their gods, with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, shall he bring into captivity into Egypt; and he shall desist some years from the king of the north. (Writings DAN.11.8, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* and also their gods, with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, shall he bring into captivity into Egypt; and he shall desist some years from the king of the north.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x1:1
# text = and also their gods, with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, shall he bring into captivity into Egypt; and he shall desist some years from the king of the north.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	molten	molten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
25	into	into	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	captivity	captivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
27	into	into	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	33	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
32	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	33	aux	_	_
33	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	conj	_	_
34	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	35	det	_	_
35	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obl:unmarked	_	_
36	from	from	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
39	of	of	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | shall | he |  |  | captivity |  | with images's precious vessels of silver and gold; into Egypt | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into captivity=Destination |
| 2 | **desist** | shall | Egypt |  |  |  | year | from the king of the north | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent from king=Eventuality |
| 3 | **image** |  | gods *= god* |  |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings DAN.11.8, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x1:2
# text = (Writings DAN.11.8, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	DAN.11.8	DAN.11.8	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 -->
The judge told him to desist from shouting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x2:1
# text = The judge told him to desist from shouting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the judge |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **desist** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the judge *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Please desist from running in the corridors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x3:1
# text = (formal) Please desist from running in the corridors.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
5	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	corridors	corridor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **desist** | infinitive | formal |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **run** | gerund | formal *not said here* |  |  | the corridors |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company received a letter telling it to cease and desist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x4:1
# text = The company received a letter telling it to cease and desist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cease	cease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | the company | a letter |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | a letter *not said here* |  | letter |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cease** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a letter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **desist** | infinitive | a letter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guard ordered the boys to desist at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x5:1
# text = The guard ordered the boys to desist at once.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | the guard |  | the boys |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **desist** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the guard *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Pupils must desist from talking once the exam begins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x6:1
# text = (formal) Pupils must desist from talking once the exam begins.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **desist** | must | formal Pupils |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | formal Pupils *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **begin** | present | the exam |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rain finally desisted in the evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x7:1
# text = The rain finally desisted in the evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	desisted	deceased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Grasshopper refused to desist, and chirped louder and louder the more the Owl entreated.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:desist:x8:1
# text = The Grasshopper refused to desist, and chirped louder and louder the more the Owl entreated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Grasshopper	Grasshopper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	desist	desist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	chirped	chirp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Owl	Owl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	entreated	entreat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the Grasshopper |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **desist** | to-infinitive | the Grasshopper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **chirp** | past | the Grasshopper *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **entreat** | past | the Owl |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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