---
title: distinguished — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «distinguished» in the school dictionary: Distinguished means famous and respected because of important work: «a distinguished scientist». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinguished/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) / distinguished

# distinguished

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Distinguished, you, distinguished writer, Grandpa, She · **What happens:** mean, look, distinguish, see, show, visit · **To what, where:** older person, one thing, difference, school, distinguished guests, frog

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Distinguished means famous and respected because of important work: «a distinguished scientist».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:m1:1
# text = Distinguished means famous and respected because of important work: «a distinguished scientist».
1	Distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	respected	respected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Distinguished |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

<!-- .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 -->
Distinguished means looking important and dignified, often an older person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:m2:1
# text = Distinguished means looking important and dignified, often an older person.
1	Distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	dignified	dignified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Distinguished |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | gerund | Distinguished *not said here* | a older person |  |  |  | important *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you distinguished one thing from another, you saw or showed the difference between them.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:m3:1
# text = If you distinguished one thing from another, you saw or showed the difference between them.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	distinguished	distinguish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	between	between	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distinguish** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | you | one thing |  |  |  | from another | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent thing=Theme from another=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **show** | past | you *not said here* | the difference |  |  |  | between them *= they* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent difference=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A distinguished writer visited our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x1:1
# text = A distinguished writer visited our school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	visited	visit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | participle | a distinguished writer | our school |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please welcome our distinguished guests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x2:1
# text = Please welcome our distinguished guests.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	welcome	welcome	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | imperative | you *not said here* | our distinguished guests |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guest=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa looks distinguished in his grey suit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x3:1
# text = Grandpa looks distinguished in his grey suit.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Grandpa |  |  |  |  | in Grandpa's grey suit; distinguished *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in suit=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you distinguish a frog from a toad?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x4:1
# text = Can you distinguish a frog from a toad?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	distinguish	distinguish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distinguish** | can | you | a frog |  |  |  | from a toad | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent frog=Theme from toad=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The twins could hardly be distinguished from each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x5:1
# text = The twins could hardly be distinguished from each other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	distinguished	distinguish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	6	obl	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distinguish** | could · passive |  | the twins |  |  |  | from each; hardly *property* | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: subject=Theme from each=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a distinguished career as a doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x6:1
# text = She had a distinguished career as a doctor.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	career	career	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a distinguished career |  |  |  | as a doctor | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent career=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And who were these distinguished guests?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinguished:x7:1
# text = And who were these distinguished guests?
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 |  | this distinguished guests |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [distinguish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinguish/)
- next →: [distort](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distort/)
- ↑ back to [D in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/)