--- title: afeard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «afeard» in the school dictionary: Afraid; frightened. Afeard is an old word for afraid, used in folk tales. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [afeard in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/afeard.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Afraid; frightened. Afeard is an old word for afraid, used in folk tales. *Sentence 1:* Afraid; frightened. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afeard:m1:1 # text = Afraid; frightened. 1 Afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 frightened frighten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **frighten** | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | 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. *Sentence 2:* Afeard is an old word for afraid, used in folk tales. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afeard:m1:2 # text = Afeard is an old word for afraid, used in folk tales. 1 Afeard Afeard PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 folk folk NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 tales tale NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Afeard | a old word | | | | for afraid | tree rules | | 2 | **use** | participle | | a old word *not said here* | | folk tales | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 1 {#x1} She pretended to be afeard. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afeard:x1:1 # text = She pretended to be afeard. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pretended pretend VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 afeard afeard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pretend** | past | She | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | | | | | afeard *property* | tree rules | ## Example 2 {#x2} Be not afeard, little one. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afeard:x2:1 # text = Be not afeard, little one. 1 Be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 3 cop _ _ 2 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 afeard afeard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | afeard *property* | tree rules | ## Example 3 {#x3} The boy was afeard of the dark wood. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afeard:x3:1 # text = The boy was afeard of the dark wood. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 afeard afeard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 dark dark ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the boy | | | | | of the dark wood; afeard *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [afar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afar/) - next →: [affair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/) - ↑ back to [A in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/)