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title: drunken — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drunken» in the school dictionary: Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# drunken

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**Who acts:** people, Drunken, they, Drunken shouting, police, Sailors · **What happens:** affect, cause, happen, be, sway, drunken · **To what, where:** fashioned past form, fill, they, us, drunken driver, drunken pirate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«drunken» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [drunken in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drunken.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:m1:1
# text = Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol.
1	Drunk	Drunk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by much alcohol | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
Caused by or happening when people are drunk, like drunken shouting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:m2:1
# text = Caused by or happening when people are drunk, like drunken shouting.
1	Caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	1	obl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | like drunken shouting; drunk *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: in names of things — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Swaying or crooked as if drunk, as in «a drunken sailor».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:m3:1
# text = Swaying or crooked as if drunk, as in «a drunken sailor».
1	Swaying	sway	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sway** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drunken is an old-fashioned past form of «drink», as in «they had drunken their fill», meaning they had drunk all they wanted.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:m4:1
# text = Drunken is an old-fashioned past form of «drink», as in «they had drunken their fill», meaning they had drunk all they wanted.
1	Drunken	Drunken	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	drunken	drunken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	fill	fill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	_	_
25	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	ccomp	_	_
28	all	all	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
29	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Drunken | a fashioned past form |  |  |  | of drink | tree rules |
| 2 | **drunken** *in a quote* | past · perfect | they | their fill |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **drink** | past · perfect · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **want** | past | they |  |  |  |  | all *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drunken shouting woke us up in the night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x1:1
# text = Drunken shouting woke us up in the night.
1	Drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	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 | **wake up** | past | Drunken shouting | us |  |  | night |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent we=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police stopped the drunken driver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x2:1
# text = The police stopped the drunken driver.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the police | the drunken driver |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality driver=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailors sang about a drunken sailor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x3:1
# text = Sailors sang about a drunken sailor.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Sailors |  |  |  |  | about a drunken sailor | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about sailor=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story had a drunken pirate who fell asleep on the deck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x4:1
# text = The story had a drunken pirate who fell asleep on the deck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	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	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the story | a drunken pirate |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pirate=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | a drunken pirate |  |  | the deck |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on deck=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drunken behaviour at football matches is not allowed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x5:1
# text = Drunken behaviour at football matches is not allowed.
1	Drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Drunken behaviour at football matches |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old fence leaned at a drunken angle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x6:1
# text = The old fence leaned at a drunken angle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	leaned	lean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lean** | participle |  | the old fence *not said here* |  | a drunken angle |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at angle=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But at last one day Isidore drank so much brandy that he fell into a drunken sleep.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunken:x7:1
# text = But at last one day Isidore drank so much brandy that he fell into a drunken sleep.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	Isidore	Isidore	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	brandy	brandy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | Isidore | much brandy |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brandy=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | Isidore |  |  |  |  | into a drunken sleep *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into sleep=Result |

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