--- title: cower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «cower» in the school dictionary: To crouch down or shrink back in fear, making yourself small. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cower.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} To crouch down or shrink back in fear, making yourself small. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cower:m1:1 # text = To crouch down or shrink back in fear, making yourself small. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 crouch crouch VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 down down ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 shrink shrink VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 making make VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 11 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 10 obj _ _ 12 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **crouch down** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **shrink back** | infinitive | | | | fear | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **make** | gerund | | yourself | | | | small *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yourself=Product | 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} The puppy cowered under the table during the storm. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cower:x1:1 # text = The puppy cowered under the table during the storm. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 puppy puppy NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 cowered cower VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 under under ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 during during ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cower** | participle | | the puppy *not said here* | | the table | during the storm | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ## Example 2 {#x2} He cowered before the angry giant. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cower:x2:1 # text = He cowered before the angry giant. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cowered cower VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 before before ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cower** | past | He | | | | before the angry giant | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ## Example 3 {#x3} The mice cowered in the corner. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cower:x3:1 # text = The mice cowered in the corner. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 cowered cower VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cower** | past | the mice | | | the corner | | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | **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: [cowboy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowboy/) - next →: [cowherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowherd/) - ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)