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title: arrogant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «arrogant» in the school dictionary: Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# arrogant

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**Who acts:** you, arrogant king, She, His, Waldemar · **What happens:** behave, be, stop, do, not be, win · **To what, where:** arrogant hare, good advice, you, learned man, great deal

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:m1:1
# text = Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people.
1	Behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	ccomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | good *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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The arrogant hare stopped for a nap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x1:1
# text = The arrogant hare stopped for a nap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nap	nap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | participle |  | the arrogant hare *not said here* |  |  |  | for a nap | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Don't be arrogant about winning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x2:1
# text = Don't be arrogant about winning.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | arrogant *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The arrogant king ignored good advice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x3:1
# text = The arrogant king ignored good advice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | participle | the arrogant king *not said here* | good advice |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She's confident, not arrogant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x4:1
# text = She's confident, not arrogant.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	confident	confident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | confident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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His arrogant smile annoyed the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x5:1
# text = His arrogant smile annoyed the team.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Being arrogant can lose you friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x6:1
# text = Being arrogant can lose you friends.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | arrogant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | can |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Waldemar Daa was arrogant and proud, but he was also a learned man, and knew a great deal.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrogant:x7:1
# text = Waldemar Daa was arrogant and proud, but he was also a learned man, and knew a great deal.
1	Waldemar	Waldemar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Daa	Daa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Waldemar |  |  |  |  | arrogant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Waldemar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | past | Waldemar | a learned man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **know** | past |  | a great deal |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer deal=Stimulus |

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