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title: comfortable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comfortable» in the school dictionary: Pleasant to use, sit in, wear or be in, without pain or being too hot, cold or tight. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# comfortable

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**Who acts:** sofa, you, I, secret, team, cat · **What happens:** use, sit in, wear, be, feel, have · **To what, where:** enough money, comfortable shoes, yourself, drinks, front, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«comfortable» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [comfortable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/comfortable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pleasant to use, sit in, wear or be in, without pain or being too hot, cold or tight.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:m1:1
# text = Pleasant to use, sit in, wear or be in, without pain or being too hot, cold or tight.
1	Pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	cop	_	_
17	too	too	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sit in** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wear** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without pain | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Feeling relaxed, calm and at ease, not worried or shy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:m2:1
# text = Feeling relaxed, calm and at ease, not worried or shy.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | relaxed *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having enough money to live well without worry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:m3:1
# text = Having enough money to live well without worry.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | enough money |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without worry; well *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of a win or lead: big enough to be safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:m4:1
# text = Of a win or lead: big enough to be safe.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This sofa is really comfortable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x1:1
# text = This sofa is really comfortable.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear comfortable shoes for the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x2:1
# text = Wear comfortable shoes for the school trip.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | comfortable shoes |  |  |  | for the school trip | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Make yourself comfortable while I get some drinks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x3:1
# text = Make yourself comfortable while I get some drinks.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | comfortable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yourself=Product |
| 2 | **get** | present | I | some drinks |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer drink=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I don't feel comfortable talking in front of the whole class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x4:1
# text = I don't feel comfortable talking in front of the whole class.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feel** | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  | comfortable *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  | front of the whole class |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If a secret makes you feel uncomfortable, tell a trusted adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x5:1
# text = If a secret makes you feel uncomfortable, tell a trusted adult.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	uncomfortable	uncomfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a secret | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | uncomfortable *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 4 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team had a comfortable lead of ten points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x6:1
# text = Our team had a comfortable lead of ten points.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our team | a comfortable lead of ten points |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lead=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat looked comfortable curled up by the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x7:1
# text = The cat looked comfortable curled up by the fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | comfortable *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **curl up** | participle | the cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the fire | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hospital said Grandpa was comfortable after the operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x8:1
# text = The hospital said Grandpa was comfortable after the operation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the hospital |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Grandpa |  |  |  | after the operation | comfortable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inside of the house was comfortable and roomy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comfortable:x9:1
# text = The inside of the house was comfortable and roomy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	roomy	roomy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the inside of the house |  |  |  |  | comfortable *property* | tree rules |

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