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title: prostrate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prostrate» in the school dictionary: Lying flat on the ground with your face down: «He lay prostrate on the floor.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prostrate

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**Who acts:** He, tired runner, brothers, Muslims, She, dog · **What happens:** lie down, lie, prostrate, face down, worship, pray · **To what, where:** ground, yourself, great respect, grass, brothers, Bible story

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«prostrate» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [prostrate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prostrate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lying flat on the ground with your face down: «He lay prostrate on the floor.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:m1:1
# text = Lying flat on the ground with your face down: «He lay prostrate on the floor.».
1	Lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
2	flat	flat	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	prostrate	prostrate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie down** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the ground |  | with your face; flat *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ground=Location |
| 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | past | He |  |  |  |  | prostrate *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To prostrate yourself: to lie face down, especially to worship, pray or show great respect or obedience.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:m2:1
# text = To prostrate yourself: to lie face down, especially to worship, pray or show great respect or obedience.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	prostrate	prostrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lie	lie	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	worship	worship	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	pray	pray	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	obedience	obedience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prostrate** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **face down** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **worship** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **pray** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 6 | **show** | infinitive |  | great respect or obedience |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Completely exhausted, weak or overcome: «prostrate with grief», «prostrate with heat».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:m3:1
# text = Completely exhausted, weak or overcome: «prostrate with grief», «prostrate with heat».
1	Completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	overcome	overcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	prostrate	prostrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	prostrate	prostrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhaust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **prostrate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with grief | tree rules |
| 3 | **prostrate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with heat | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tired runner lay prostrate on the grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x1:1
# text = The tired runner lay prostrate on the grass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	prostrate	prostrate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | the tired runner |  |  | the grass |  | prostrate *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on grass=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible story, the brothers prostrated themselves before Joseph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x2:1
# text = In the Bible story, the brothers prostrated themselves before Joseph.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	prostrated	prostrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prostrate** | past | the brothers | brothers *= brother* |  | the Bible story | before Joseph |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslims prostrate themselves during their prayers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x3:1
# text = Muslims prostrate themselves during their prayers.
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prostrate	prostrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prostrate** | present | Muslims | Muslims *= muslim* |  |  | during Muslims's prayers |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pray** |  | Muslims *= muslim* |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was prostrate with grief after her dog died.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x4:1
# text = She was prostrate with grief after her dog died.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	prostrate	prostrate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with grief; prostrate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | past | her dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heat left us almost prostrate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x5:1
# text = The heat left us almost prostrate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	prostrate	prostrate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the heat | us |  |  |  | prostrate *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldier fell prostrate before the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x6:1
# text = The soldier fell prostrate before the king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	prostrate	prostrate	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the soldier |  |  |  | before the king | prostrate *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme before king=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These words troubled the heart of Baba-Abdalla, who prostrated himself at the feet of the Caliph.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostrate:x7:1
# text = These words troubled the heart of Baba-Abdalla, who prostrated himself at the feet of the Caliph.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	troubled	trouble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Baba	Baba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Abdalla	Abdalla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	prostrated	prostrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Caliph	Caliph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trouble** | past | this words |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prostrate** | past | the heart of Baba and Abdalla | heart |  | the feet of the Caliph |  |  | tree rules |

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