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title: tumble — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tumble» in the Judaism dictionary: To tumble is to fall down suddenly, often rolling over. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tumble

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**Who acts:** prices, tumble, Jack, Jill, little boy, rocks · **What happens:** tumble, be, roll over, turn, mean, drop · **To what, where:** fall, tumble, stairs, hill, clothes, play · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tumble» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 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: [tumble in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tumble.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To tumble is to fall down suddenly, often rolling over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:m1:1
# text = To tumble is to fall down suddenly, often rolling over.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tumble	tumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fall, suddenly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **roll over** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «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 tumble is to roll or turn over and over, like in gymnastics or in a washing machine.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:m2:1
# text = To tumble is to roll or turn over and over, like in gymnastics or in a washing machine.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tumble	tumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	roll	roll	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	gymnastics	gymnastic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | roll *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like gymnastics or a washing machine; over *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To tumble can mean to drop quickly, like prices tumbling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:m3:1
# text = To tumble can mean to drop quickly, like prices tumbling.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tumble	tumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	tumbling	tumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like prices; quickly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **tumble** | gerund | prices *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tumble is a fall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:m4:1
# text = A tumble is a fall.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tumble	tumble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tumble | a fall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jack fell down and Jill came tumbling after.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x1:1
# text = Jack fell down and Jill came tumbling after.
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	Jill	Jill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	tumbling	tumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	after	after	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | past | Jack |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | Jill |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tumble** | gerund | Jill *not said here* |  |  |  |  | after *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little boy took a tumble on the stairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x2:1
# text = The little boy took a tumble on the stairs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tumble	tumble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the little boy | a tumble |  | the stairs |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tumble=Theme on stair=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rocks tumbled down the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x3:1
# text = The rocks tumbled down the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tumbled	tumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hill	hill	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 | **tumble down** | past | the rocks | the hill |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hill=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We practised tumbling in gymnastics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x4:1
# text = We practised tumbling in gymnastics.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tumbling	tumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gymnastics	gymnastic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tumble** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in gymnastics | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in gymnastic=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clothes tumbled round in the dryer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x5:1
# text = The clothes tumbled round in the dryer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	0	root	_	_
3	tumbled	tumble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	round	round	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dryer	dryer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble** | participle |  | the clothes *not said here* |  |  |  | in the dryer; round *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in dryer=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puppies love rough and tumble play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x6:1
# text = Puppies love rough and tumble play.
1	Puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	tumble	tumble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Puppies |  |  |  |  | rough *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **tumble** | present | Puppies *not said here* | play |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location play=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stack of books tumbled onto the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x7:1
# text = The stack of books tumbled onto the floor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stack	stack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	tumbled	tumble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble** | participle |  | books *not said here* |  | the floor |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme onto floor=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prices tumbled after the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x8:1
# text = Prices tumbled after the holidays.
1	Prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	tumbled	tumble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble** | participle |  | Prices *not said here* |  |  | after the holidays |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My foot slipped and I tumbled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tumble:x9:1
# text = My foot slipped and I tumbled.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	tumbled	tumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | past | My foot |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **tumble** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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