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title: feigned — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feigned» in the school dictionary: Pretended; shown on the outside but not truly felt. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# feigned

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**Who acts:** She, He, dog, spy, feigned smile, Her · **What happens:** pretend, show, not feel, feel, be, form · **To what, where:** outside, Past form, something, feign, present, illness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«feigned» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [feigned in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feigned.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pretended; shown on the outside but not truly felt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:m1:1
# text = Pretended; shown on the outside but not truly felt.
1	Pretended	pretend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | participle |  |  |  | the outside |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **feel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | truly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Past form of feign: having pretended to feel or be something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:m2:1
# text = Past form of feign: having pretended to feel or be something.
1	Past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	feign	feign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux	_	_
7	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | gerund · perfect |  | Past form of feign *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **form** |  |  | feign |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gasped with feigned surprise when she opened the present she had already seen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x1:1
# text = She gasped with feigned surprise when she opened the present she had already seen.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gasped	gasp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	already	already	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gasp** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with feigned surprise | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **open** | past | she | the present |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location present=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | past · perfect | she | the present *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer present=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He feigned illness to miss the spelling test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x2:1
# text = He feigned illness to miss the spelling test.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feigned	feign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	miss	miss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | past | He | illness |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Patient |
| 2 | **miss** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the spelling test |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer test=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With feigned innocence, the dog sat next to the chewed shoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x3:1
# text = With feigned innocence, the dog sat next to the chewed shoe.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	innocence	innocence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	next	next	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	chewed	chew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | with feigned innocence; to the chewed shoe; next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **chew** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spy spoke with feigned calm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x4:1
# text = The spy spoke with feigned calm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spy	spy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
6	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the spy |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her feigned smile did not fool her best friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x5:1
# text = Her feigned smile did not fool her best friend.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **fool** | past · do-support | Her feigned smile | smile's best friend |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |
| 3 | **smile** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fox feigned sleep until the hens came close.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x6:1
# text = The fox feigned sleep until the hens came close.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feigned	feign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hens	hen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | past | the fox | sleep |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | past | the hens |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"W'ich ark's dat?" asked the old man, in a tone of well-feigned curiosity.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feigned:x7:1
# text = "W'ich ark's dat?" asked the old man, in a tone of well-feigned curiosity.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	W'ich	W'ich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ark	ark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	dat	dat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | ark dat |  | the old man | a tone of feigned curiosity |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient |
| 2 | **feign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **intonate** |  |  | feigned curiosity |  |  |  |  | nom tone «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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