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title: mew — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mew» in the Judaism dictionary: The soft, high crying sound a cat or kitten makes; to make this sound. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mew

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**Who acts:** soft high crying sound, gull, row, We, aunt, cat · **What happens:** cry, make, turn, mew, hear, live · **To what, where:** sound, small street, houses, kitten, tiny mew, shed

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«mew» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [mew in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mew.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soft, high crying sound a cat or kitten makes; to make this sound.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:m1:1
# text = The soft, high crying sound a cat or kitten makes; to make this sound.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | the soft high crying sound |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | the soft high crying sound *not said here* | this sound |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

<!-- .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 -->
The cry of a gull or other bird, especially the mew gull (a kind of seagull).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:m2:1
# text = The cry of a gull or other bird, especially the mew gull (a kind of seagull).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gull	gull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	mew	mew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	gull	gull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	seagull	seagull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** |  | a gull or other bird |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A row of old stables in a city, now turned into houses, or a small street with such houses.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:m3:1
# text = A row of old stables in a city, now turned into houses, or a small street with such houses.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | participle | a row of old stables in a city | a small street with such houses |  | houses | now |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into house=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds; (Torah LEV.11.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x1:1
# text = and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds; (Torah LEV.11.16, JPS 1917)
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ostrich	ostrich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hawk	hawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	mew	mew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hawk	hawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
20	after	after	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	LEV.11.16	LEV.11.16	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	_
29	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	28	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	28	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitten mewed for its mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x2:1
# text = The kitten mewed for its mother.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	mewed	mew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mother	mother	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 | **mew** | participle |  | the kitten *not said here* |  |  |  | for kitten's mother | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard a tiny mew from under the shed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x3:1
# text = We heard a tiny mew from under the shed.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mew	mew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | a tiny mew |  | the shed |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent mew=Topic from shed=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gulls mewed over the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x4:1
# text = Gulls mewed over the harbour.
1	Gulls	gull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	mewed	mew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mew** | participle |  | Gulls *not said here* |  | the harbour |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt lives in a mews in London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x5:1
# text = My aunt lives in a mews in London.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mews	mew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My aunt |  |  | a mews in London |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mew=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat gave a sad little mew at the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x6:1
# text = The cat gave a sad little mew at the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mew	mew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the cat | a sad little mew |  | the door |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent mew=Theme at door=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mew gull is smaller than a herring gull.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x7:1
# text = A mew gull is smaller than a herring gull.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mew	mew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gull	gull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	herring	herring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	gull	gull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a mew gull |  |  |  |  | than a herring gull; small *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And then it mewed more than ever.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mew:x8:1
# text = And then it mewed more than ever.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mewed	mew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mew** | past | it | more |  |  | then |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

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