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title: misremember — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misremember» in the school dictionary: To misremember something is to remember it wrongly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misremember

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**Who acts:** I, Witnesses, He, name, her, Grandpa misremembers · **What happens:** misremember, be, go, name, put, use · **To what, where:** something, date, small details, phone number, name, Ella

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«misremember» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [misremember in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misremember.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To misremember something is to remember it wrongly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:m1:1
# text = To misremember something is to remember it wrongly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	misremember	misremember	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	remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | remember, 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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I misremembered the date of the party and went on the wrong day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x1:1
# text = I misremembered the date of the party and went on the wrong day.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misremembered	misremember	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	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | past | I | the date of the party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | I *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Witnesses often misremember small details.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x2:1
# text = Witnesses often misremember small details.
1	Witnesses	witness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	misremember	misremember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | present | Witnesses | small details |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He misremembered the phone number by one digit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x3:1
# text = He misremembered the phone number by one digit.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misremembered	misremember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	digit	digit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | past | He | the phone number |  |  |  | by one digit | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I may have misremembered her name; was it Ella or Emma?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x4:1
# text = I may have misremembered her name; was it Ella or Emma?
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	misremembered	misremember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Emma	Emma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | may · perfect | I | her name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | name | Ella or Emma |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Grandpa misremembers where he puts his glasses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x5:1
# text = Grandpa misremembers where he puts his glasses.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	misremembers	misremember	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Grandpa misremembers | his glasses |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent glass=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She misremembered the recipe and used salt instead of sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x6:1
# text = She misremembered the recipe and used salt instead of sugar.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misremembered	misremember	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	recipe	recipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | past | She | the recipe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | past | She *not said here* | salt |  |  |  | instead sugar | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ben misremembered 7 times 8 as 54; it is 56.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x7:1
# text = Ben misremembered 7 times 8 as 54; it is 56.
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misremembered	misremember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	54	54	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	56	56	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misremember** | past | Ben |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | 56 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Memories can change, so we sometimes misremember things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misremember:x8:1
# text = Memories can change, so we sometimes misremember things.
1	Memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	misremember	misremember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | can | Memories |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **misremember** | present | we | things |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | tree rules |

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