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title: frequent — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frequent» in the Judaism dictionary: Frequent means happening often. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frequent

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**Who acts:** Frequent, word, frequent vision, Buses, Frequent hand washing, She · **What happens:** mean, happen, frequent, be, word, help · **To what, where:** place, LORD, city, colds, frequent visitor, frequent breaks

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frequent means happening often.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:m1:1
# text = Frequent means happening often.
1	Frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Frequent |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund | Frequent *not said here* |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
To frequent a place is to go there often (formal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:m2:1
# text = To frequent a place is to go there often (formal).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	frequent	frequent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frequent** | to-infinitive |  | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | there |  | go, often *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x1:1
# text = And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
16	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the word of the LORD |  |  |  | day | precious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | past | no frequent vision |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **word** |  |  | the LORD |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x1:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.3.1	1SA.3.1	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buses are frequent in the city, every ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x2:1
# text = Buses are frequent in the city, every ten minutes.
1	Buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Buses |  |  | the city |  | frequent *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frequent hand washing helps stop colds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x3:1
# text = Frequent hand washing helps stop colds.
1	Frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
6	colds	cold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Frequent hand washing |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | Frequent hand washing *not said here* | colds |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality cold=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a frequent visitor to the library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x4:1
# text = She is a frequent visitor to the library.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a frequent visitor |  |  |  | to the library | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take frequent breaks when you use a screen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x5:1
# text = Take frequent breaks when you use a screen.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breaks	break	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | frequent breaks |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent break=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present | you | a screen |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent screen=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Storms are frequent here in autumn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x6:1
# text = Storms are frequent here in autumn.
1	Storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	autumn	autumn	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 | **is** | present | Storms |  |  | here | autumn | frequent *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The most frequent number in the list is 4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x7:1
# text = The most frequent number in the list is 4.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	_
3	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the frequent number in the list | 4 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pirates frequented this harbour long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x8:1
# text = Pirates frequented this harbour long ago.
1	Pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	frequented	frequent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frequent** | past | Pirates | this harbour |  |  |  | ago *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Friends and neighbours paid us frequent visits, and we kept open house for all.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:frequent:x9:1
# text = Friends and neighbours paid us frequent visits, and we kept open house for all.
1	Friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Friends and neighbours |  | us |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient visit=Asset |
| 2 | **keep** | past | we | open house |  |  |  | for all | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

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