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title: misjudge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misjudge» in the school dictionary: To misjudge something is to guess wrongly about it, like an amount, a distance or a time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misjudge

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**Who acts:** I, Drivers, bike, you, water, she · **What happens:** misjudge, be, land, go, not misjudge, check · **To what, where:** something, person, jump, puddle, her, bus · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«misjudge» 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: [misjudge in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misjudge.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To misjudge something is to guess wrongly about it, like an amount, a distance or a time.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:m1:1
# text = To misjudge something is to guess wrongly about it, like an amount, a distance or a time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	misjudge	misjudge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	guess	guess	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misjudge** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about it; guess, wrongly *property* | tree rules |

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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 misjudge a person is to form a wrong or unfair opinion about them.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:m2:1
# text = To misjudge a person is to form a wrong or unfair opinion about them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	misjudge	misjudge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	form	form	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misjudge** | to-infinitive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | form *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I misjudged the jump and landed in the puddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x1:1
# text = I misjudged the jump and landed in the puddle.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misjudged	misjudge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	puddle	puddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misjudge** | past | I | the jump |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **land** | past | I *not said here* |  |  | the puddle |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in puddle=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drivers can misjudge how fast a bike is going.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x2:1
# text = Drivers can misjudge how fast a bike is going.
1	Drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	misjudge	misjudge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misjudge** | can | Drivers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present · progressive | a bike |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never misjudge how deep the water is; check first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x3:1
# text = Never misjudge how deep the water is; check first.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	misjudge	misjudge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	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 | **not** **misjudge** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | the water |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **check** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I misjudged her; she is actually very kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x4:1
# text = I misjudged her; she is actually very kind.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misjudged	misjudge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misjudge** | past | I | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | actually, kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He misjudged the time and missed the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x5:1
# text = He misjudged the time and missed the bus.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misjudged	misjudge	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	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **misjudge** | past | He |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **miss** | past | He *not said here* | the bus |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper misjudged the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x6:1
# text = The goalkeeper misjudged the ball.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	misjudged	misjudge	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	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misjudge** | past | the goalkeeper | the ball |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As long as I live I shall never forget the wrong I have done you in so misjudging you, and in causing your father to suspect you.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misjudge:x7:1
# text = As long as I live I shall never forget the wrong I have done you in so misjudging you, and in causing your father to suspect you.
1	As	as	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
7	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	forget	forget	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	misjudging	misjudge	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
24	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	suspect	suspect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	advcl	_	_
28	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **forget** | shall |  | the wrong |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Eventuality |
| 4 | **misjudge** | gerund | I *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **cause** | gerund |  | your father |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition father=Patient |
| 6 | **suspect** | to-infinitive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent you=Attribute |

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