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title: oversee — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oversee» in the Judaism dictionary: To watch over and direct work or workers; to supervise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oversee

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**Who acts:** twenty thousand, house, Solomon, fourscore thousand men · **What happens:** watch over, supervise, oversee, be, work, count out · **To what, where:** direct work, work, thousand officers, threescore, burdens, hewers

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«oversee» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: [oversee in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/oversee.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To watch over and direct work or workers; to supervise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:oversee:m1:1
# text = To watch over and direct work or workers; to supervise.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	supervise	supervise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch over** | to-infinitive |  | direct work or workers |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |
| 2 | **supervise** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges; (Writings 1CH.23.4, JPS 1917)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:oversee:x1:1
# text = Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges; (Writings 1CH.23.4, JPS 1917)
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	oversee	oversee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
23	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
28	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
30	1CH.23.4	1CH.23.4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	appos	_	_
33	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	32	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	32	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oversee** | past | twenty thousand | the work of the house of the LORD |  |  |  | Writings *obl* | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | thousand officers and judges |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **work** |  | the house of the LORD |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. (Writings 2CH.2.1, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:oversee:x2:1
# text = And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	threescore	threescore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	burdens	burden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	fourscore	fourscore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	hewers	hewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	compound	_	_
27	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	30	compound	_	_
30	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	conj	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	oversee	oversee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
33	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count out** | past | Solomon | threescore and thousand men |  |  |  | three thousand *obl* | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent threescore=Theme |
| 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive | Solomon *not said here* | burdens |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent burden=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | fourscore thousand men | hewers |  | the mountains |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **oversee** | to-infinitive | Solomon *not said here* | men *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.2.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:oversee:x2:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.2.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.2.1	2CH.2.1	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.

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