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title: disregard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disregard» in the school dictionary: To disregard something is to pay no attention to it or to ignore it on purpose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disregard

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**Who acts:** Disregard, you, email, my, He, She · **What happens:** disregard, be, ignore, have, email, drive · **To what, where:** something, attention, purpose, lack, last email, mistake

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To disregard something is to pay no attention to it or to ignore it on purpose.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:m1:1
# text = To disregard something is to pay no attention to it or to ignore it on purpose.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  | attention |  |  | pay *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ignore** | to-infinitive |  | attention |  | purpose |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disregard is a lack of care or attention, especially for rules, safety or other people's feelings.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:m2:1
# text = Disregard is a lack of care or attention, especially for rules, safety or other people's feelings.
1	Disregard	disregard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Disregard | a lack and rules |  |  |  | of care or attention | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please disregard my last email; it had a mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x1:1
# text = Please disregard my last email; it had a mistake.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	email	email	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | imperative | you *not said here* | my last email |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent email=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | email | a mistake |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient |
| 3 | **email** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom email «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He drove with total disregard for the speed limit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x2:1
# text = He drove with total disregard for the speed limit.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	disregard	disregard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with total disregard; for the speed limit | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disregard the remainder and write only the whole number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x3:1
# text = Disregard the remainder and write only the whole number.
1	Disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | imperative | you *not said here* | the remainder |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remainder=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | present | you *not said here* | the whole number |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She disregarded the warning sign and swam in the deep water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x4:1
# text = She disregarded the warning sign and swam in the deep water.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | past | She | the warning sign |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |
| 2 | **swim** | past | She *not said here* |  |  | the deep water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The players showed a disregard for the referee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x5:1
# text = The players showed a disregard for the referee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	disregard	disregard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the players | a disregard |  |  |  | for the referee | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent disregard=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can disregard question 5; it is not in the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x6:1
# text = You can disregard question 5; it is not in the test.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	test	test	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 | **disregard** | can | You | question |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | question |  |  | the test |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never disregard a fire alarm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x7:1
# text = Never disregard a fire alarm.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **disregard** | imperative | you *not said here* | a fire alarm |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This time, however, AEolus did not welcome them as before, but dismissed them with bitter reproaches and upbraidings for their disregard of his injunctions.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disregard:x8:1
# text = This time, however, AEolus did not welcome them as before, but dismissed them with bitter reproaches and upbraidings for their disregard of his injunctions.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	however	however	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	AEolus	AEolus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	welcome	welcome	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	before	before	ADV	RB	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	reproaches	reproach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	upbraidings	upbraiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	disregard	disregard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	injunctions	injunction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **welcome** | past · do-support | AEolus | them *= they* |  |  | time | however *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme as before=Attribute |
| 2 | **dismiss** | past | AEolus *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | with bitter reproaches and upbraidings; for upbraidings's disregard of AEolus's injunctions | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **disregard** |  | upbraidings *= upbraiding* | AEolus's injunctions |  |  |  |  | nom disregard «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 4 | **enjoin** |  | AEolus |  |  |  |  |  | nom injunction «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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