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title: misinterpret — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misinterpret» in the school dictionary: To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misinterpret

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**Who acts:** someone, you, I, my, cat, He · **What happens:** misinterpret, be, word, not misinterpret, think, silence · **To what, where:** wrong way, silence, wag, instructions, tent upside, question

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«misinterpret» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [misinterpret in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misinterpret.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misinterpret:m1:1
# text = To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	misinterpret	misinterpret	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
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	understand	understand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misinterpret** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the wrong way |  | understand *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **word** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not misinterpret my silence; I was only thinking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misinterpret:x1:1
# text = Do not misinterpret my silence; I was only thinking.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	misinterpret	misinterpret	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **misinterpret** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | my silence |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer silence=Stimulus |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **silence** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat misinterpreted the dog's wag as a threat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misinterpret:x2:1
# text = The cat misinterpreted the dog's wag as a threat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	misinterpreted	misinterpret	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	wag	wag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misinterpret** | past | the cat | the dog's wag |  |  |  | as a threat | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer wag=Stimulus as threat=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He misinterpreted the instructions and built the tent upside down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misinterpret:x3:1
# text = He misinterpreted the instructions and built the tent upside down.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misinterpreted	misinterpret	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	upside	upside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misinterpret** | past | He | the instructions |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer instruction=Stimulus |
| 2 | **build** | past | He *not said here* | the tent upside |  |  |  | down *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset upside=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She misinterpreted the question and added instead of subtracting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misinterpret:x4:1
# text = She misinterpreted the question and added instead of subtracting.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misinterpreted	misinterpret	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	subtracting	subtract	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misinterpret** | past | She | the question |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer question=Stimulus |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **subtract** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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