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title: faintness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «faintness» in the Judaism dictionary: Faintness is a weak, dizzy feeling as if you might faint (pass out). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# faintness

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**Who acts:** Faintness, you, she, star, we, He · **What happens:** be, faint, pass out, see, hear, smell · **To what, where:** weak dizzy feeling, quality, heat, wave, faintness, adult · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«faintness» 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: [faintness in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/faintness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Faintness is a weak, dizzy feeling as if you might faint (pass out).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:m1:1
# text = Faintness is a weak, dizzy feeling as if you might faint (pass out).
1	Faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	dizzy	dizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	faint	faint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Faintness | a weak dizzy feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **faint** *a condition, not said to happen* | might | you | a weak dizzy feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pass out** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Faintness is also the quality of being faint: hard to see, hear or smell because it is very weak, like the faintness of a star or a sound.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:m2:1
# text = Faintness is also the quality of being faint: hard to see, hear or smell because it is very weak, like the faintness of a star or a sound.
1	Faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
17	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	very	very	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Faintness | the quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | faint *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Faintness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | Faintness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **hear** | infinitive | Faintness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **smell** | infinitive | Faintness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **is** | present | Faintness |  |  |  |  | like the faintness of a star or a sound; weak *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After running in the heat, she felt a wave of faintness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x1:1
# text = After running in the heat, she felt a wave of faintness.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | the heat |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in heat=Trajectory |
| 2 | **feel** | past | she | a wave of faintness |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme |
| 3 | **wave** |  |  | faintness |  |  |  |  | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell an adult if you have faintness or dizziness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x2:1
# text = Tell an adult if you have faintness or dizziness.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dizziness	dizziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | faintness or dizziness |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faintness=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The faintness of the star made it hard to see.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x3:1
# text = The faintness of the star made it hard to see.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the faintness of the star | star |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | star *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Because of the faintness of the writing, we could barely read the letter.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x4:1
# text = Because of the faintness of the writing, we could barely read the letter.
1	Because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | could | we | the letter |  |  |  | because the faintness of the writing; barely *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Faintness can come from skipping breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x5:1
# text = Faintness can come from skipping breakfast.
1	Faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	skipping	skip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | can | Faintness |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **skip** | gerund | Faintness *not said here* | breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sat down when faintness came over him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x6:1
# text = He sat down when faintness came over him.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | past | faintness |  |  |  |  | over him *= he* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over he=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But as soon as she stepped into the cold water, a sudden faintness seized her; she clutched at the air convulsively with her hand, took one step forward, and fell.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:faintness:x7:1
# text = But as soon as she stepped into the cold water, a sudden faintness seized her; she clutched at the air convulsively with her hand, took one step forward, and fell.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	as	as	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	faintness	faintness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	clutched	clutch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	convulsively	convulsively	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	parataxis	_	_
29	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	30	nummod	_	_
30	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
31	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | past | she |  |  | the cold water |  | soon *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into water=Destination |
| 2 | **seize** | past | a sudden faintness | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **clutch** | past | faintness |  |  | the air |  | with faintness's hand; convulsively *property* | vn hold-15.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **take** | past |  | one step |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Theme |
| 5 | **fall** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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