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title: engage — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «engage» in the Judaism dictionary: To take part or get involved in something: «engage in a discussion». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# engage

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** story, someone, gears, thou, God, teacher · **What happens:** take, get, engage, catch, keep, interest · **To what, where:** part, discussion, interest, class, someone, job · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«engage» in the Judaism dictionary: its 6 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: [engage in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/engage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take part or get involved in something: «engage in a discussion».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:m1:1
# text = To take part or get involved in something: «engage in a discussion».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	engage	engage	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | part |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent part=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | involved *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **engage** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in a discussion *goal* | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent in discussion=Goal |

<!-- .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 catch and keep someone's interest or attention: «The story engaged the class.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:m2:1
# text = To catch and keep someone's interest or attention: «The story engaged the class.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	engaged	engage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | to-infinitive | the story *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | the story *not said here* | someone's interest or attention |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Theme |
| 3 | **engage** *in a quote* | past | the story | the class |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Patient |
| 4 | **interest** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom interest «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To employ someone to do a job: «engage a builder».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:m3:1
# text = To employ someone to do a job: «engage a builder».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	employ	employ	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	engage	engage	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	appos	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	builder	builder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | a job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 3 | **engage** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a builder |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent builder=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fit together and start working: «The gears engage.».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:m4:1
# text = To fit together and start working: «The gears engage.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gears	gear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	engage	engage	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit together** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **start** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **engage** *in a quote* | present | the gears |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To start fighting with an enemy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:m5:1
# text = To start fighting with an enemy.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	start	start	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with a enemy | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with enemy=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To promise or agree to do something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:m6:1
# text = To promise or agree to do something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	promise	promise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But if thou wilt go, and do engage never so valiantly in battle, God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.' (Writings 2CH.25.8, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* But if thou wilt go, and do engage never so valiantly in battle, God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.'

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x1:1
# text = But if thou wilt go, and do engage never so valiantly in battle, God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.'
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
4	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	engage	engage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	valiantly	valiantly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	cast	cast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
19	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	obj	_	_
20	down	down	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
21	before	before	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
27	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
28	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	to	to	PART	TO	_	34	mark	_	_
34	cast	cast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	conj	_	_
35	down	down	ADP	RP	_	34	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | future | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **engage** | infinitive · do-support | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **cast down** | future | God | thee |  | battle | before the enemy | valiantly *property* | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent thou=Theme in battle=Destination |
| 4 | **have** | present | thou *not said here* | power |  |  |  | for God | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 5 | **help** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **cast down** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.25.8, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x1:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.25.8, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.25.8	2CH.25.8	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 -->
The teacher used puppets to engage the younger children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x2:1
# text = The teacher used puppets to engage the younger children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	puppets	puppet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	engage	engage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the teacher | puppets |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppet=Patient |
| 2 | **engage** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | the younger children |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pupils engaged in a lively debate about school uniform.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x3:1
# text = Pupils engaged in a lively debate about school uniform.
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	engaged	engage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **engage** | participle · passive |  | Pupils |  |  |  | in a lively debate about school uniform *goal* | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme in debate=Goal |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) We engaged a plumber to fix the pipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x4:1
# text = (formal) We engaged a plumber to fix the pipe.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	engaged	engage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plumber	plumber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **engage** | past | We | a plumber |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plumber=Patient |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the pipe |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent pipe=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you press the pedal, the gears engage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x5:1
# text = When you press the pedal, the gears engage.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	press	press	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pedal	pedal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gears	gear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	engage	engage	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present | you | the pedal |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pedal=Theme |
| 2 | **engage** | present | the gears |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to engage with the story by asking questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x6:1
# text = Try to engage with the story by asking questions.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	engage	engage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **engage** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the story | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient with story=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* | questions |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The army engaged the enemy at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x7:1
# text = The army engaged the enemy at dawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	engaged	engage	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	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **engage** | past | the army | the enemy |  |  | dawn |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enemy=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game is so engaging I forgot the time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x8:1
# text = The game is so engaging I forgot the time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	engaging	engage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **engage** | present · progressive | the game |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **forget** | past | I |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But I must tell you I engage my labourers without wages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:engage:x9:1
# text = But I must tell you I engage my labourers without wages.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	engage	engage	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	labourers	labourer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	wages	wage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **engage** | present | I | my labourers |  |  |  | without wages | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent labourer=Patient |

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