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title: unlikely — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unlikely» in the Judaism dictionary: Unlikely means probably not going to happen or probably not true. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unlikely

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**Who acts:** Unlikely, you, Joseph ben, careless copyist, rain, Rolling · **What happens:** mean, not go, happen, not expect, not be, ascribe · **To what, where:** Sefer Yetzirah, same volume, works, Yetzirah, row, unlikely friends · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«unlikely» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 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: [unlikely in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/unlikely.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unlikely means probably not going to happen or probably not true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:m1:1
# text = Unlikely means probably not going to happen or probably not true.
1	Unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unlikely |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unlikely means surprising or not what you would expect: «an unlikely friendship», «an unlikely hero».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:m2:1
# text = Unlikely means surprising or not what you would expect: «an unlikely friendship», «an unlikely hero».
1	Unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	expect	expect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unlikely |  |  |  |  | surprising *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **expect** | would | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is not unlikely that originally only the Sefer Yetzirah had been ascribed to Joseph ben Uziel, but as there were several other works in the same volume, some careless copyist attributed them all to him. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* It is not unlikely that originally only the Sefer Yetzirah had been ascribed to Joseph ben Uziel, but as there were several other works in the same volume, some careless copyist attributed them all to him.

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x1:1
# text = It is not unlikely that originally only the Sefer Yetzirah had been ascribed to Joseph ben Uziel, but as there were several other works in the same volume, some careless copyist attributed them all to him.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
6	originally	originally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	ascribed	ascribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	csubj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl:agent	_	_
17	Uziel	Uziel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
20	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	22	expl	_	_
22	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
23	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	33	det	_	_
32	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	copyist	copyist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
34	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	_
35	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	obj	_	_
36	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	35	nmod:unmarked	_	_
37	to	to	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | unlikely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ascribe** | past · perfect · passive | Joseph ben | the Sefer Yetzirah |  |  |  | originally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  | the same volume |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **attribute** | past | some careless copyist | works *= work* | Yetzirah |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x1:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's unlikely to rain today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x2:1
# text = It's unlikely to rain today.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | rain  today |  |  |  |  | unlikely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rolling a six three times in a row is unlikely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x3:1
# text = Rolling a six three times in a row is unlikely.
1	Rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  | a row | time |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in row=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | Rolling |  |  |  |  | unlikely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They became unlikely friends — a dog and a duck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x4:1
# text = They became unlikely friends — a dog and a duck.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	xcomp	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | They | unlikely friends |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is unlikely that he forgot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x5:1
# text = It is unlikely that he forgot.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | unlikely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the unlikely event of a fire, use the stairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x6:1
# text = In the unlikely event of a fire, use the stairs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the stairs |  | the unlikely event of a fire |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stair=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put «unlikely» on the probability line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x7:1
# text = Put «unlikely» on the probability line.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	probability	probability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | unlikely |  | the probability line |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent unlikely=Theme on line=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mouse was an unlikely hero.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unlikely:x8:1
# text = The mouse was an unlikely hero.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the mouse | a unlikely hero |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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