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title: psyche — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «psyche» in the school dictionary: Your psyche is your mind and soul — your thoughts, feelings and the deep part of who you are. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# psyche

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** psyche, you, your, beautiful young woman, scary film, Bullying · **What happens:** be, think, fall, become, psych out, get · **To what, where:** mind, beautiful young woman, love, goddess, someone, psyche

<!-- .vabout -->
«psyche» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [psyche in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psyche.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your psyche is your mind and soul — your thoughts, feelings and the deep part of who you are.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:m1:1
# text = Your psyche is your mind and soul — your thoughts, feelings and the deep part of who you are.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nmod	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your psyche | your mind and soul |  |  |  | your thoughts and feelings and the deep part *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | of your thoughts and feelings and the deep part | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: myths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek myths Psyche was a beautiful young woman who fell in love with Cupid (Eros) and became a goddess of the soul.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:m2:1
# text = In Greek myths Psyche was a beautiful young woman who fell in love with Cupid (Eros) and became a goddess of the soul.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	Psyche	Psyche	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Cupid	Cupid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Eros	Eros	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	xcomp	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Psyche | a beautiful young woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | past | a beautiful young woman |  |  | love |  | with Cupid | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in love=Location |
| 3 | **become** | past | a beautiful young woman *not said here* | a goddess of the soul |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang, "psych" — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Different word: to psych someone out or get psyched up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:m3:1
# text = Different word: to psych someone out or get psyched up.
1	Different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	psych	psych	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	psyched	psych	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **psych out** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **psych up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scary film stayed in my psyche for days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x1:1
# text = The scary film stayed in my psyche for days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the scary film |  |  | my psyche | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in psyche=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bullying can hurt a person's psyche, not just their body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x2:1
# text = Bullying can hurt a person's psyche, not just their body.
1	Bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can | Bullying | a person's psyche |  |  |  | their body *obl* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer psyche=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Writers try to show the psyche of their characters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x3:1
# text = Writers try to show the psyche of their characters.
1	Writers	writer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | Writers |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **show** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Writers *not said here* | the psyche of Writers's characters |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent psyche=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the myth, Psyche had to complete hard tasks to win back Cupid.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x4:1
# text = In the myth, Psyche had to complete hard tasks to win back Cupid.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Psyche	Psyche	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	complete	complete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	Cupid	Cupid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Psyche |  |  | the myth |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **complete** | to-infinitive | Psyche *not said here* | hard tasks |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Eventuality |
| 3 | **win back** | to-infinitive | Psyche *not said here* | Cupid |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cupid=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Psychology is the study of the human psyche.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x5:1
# text = Psychology is the study of the human psyche.
1	Psychology	psychology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Psychology | the study |  |  |  | of the human psyche | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
NASA sent a spacecraft to the asteroid Psyche.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x6:1
# text = NASA sent a spacecraft to the asteroid Psyche.
1	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	spacecraft	spacecraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	Psyche	Psyche	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | NASA | a spacecraft |  | the asteroid |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spacecraft=Theme to asteroid=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winning the game was good for the team's psyche.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x7:1
# text = Winning the game was good for the team's psyche.
1	Winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	psyche	psyche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | the game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | past | Winning |  |  |  |  | for the team's psyche; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The Psyche within can never die.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psyche:x8:1
# text = "The Psyche within can never die.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Psyche	Psyche	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **die** *in a quote* | can | the Psyche *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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