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title: hunch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hunch» in the school dictionary: A feeling that something is true, even though you have no proof. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hunch

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**Who acts:** feeling, you, I, it, detective, He · **What happens:** be, have, bend, rain, take, follow · **To what, where:** proof, back, hunch, umbrella, thief, book · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hunch» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [hunch in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hunch.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling that something is true, even though you have no proof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:m1:1
# text = A feeling that something is true, even though you have no proof.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a feeling |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you | no proof |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proof=Patient |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bend your back and shoulders forward and up, often from cold, tiredness or worry.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:m2:1
# text = To bend your back and shoulders forward and up, often from cold, tiredness or worry.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bend	bend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | to-infinitive |  | your back and shoulders |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent back=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hump or lump.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:m3:1
# text = A hump or lump.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lump	lump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a hunch it would rain, so I took an umbrella.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x1:1
# text = I had a hunch it would rain, so I took an umbrella.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hunch	hunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	umbrella	umbrella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a hunch |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunch=Patient |
| 2 | **rain** | would | it | a hunch *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | past | I | a umbrella |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective followed his hunch and found the thief.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x2:1
# text = The detective followed his hunch and found the thief.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hunch	hunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | the detective | detective's hunch |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunch=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past | the detective *not said here* | the thief |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Topic |
| 3 | **hunch** |  | detective |  |  |  |  |  | nom hunch «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hunched over his book, reading.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x3:1
# text = He hunched over his book, reading.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunched	hunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunch** | past | He |  |  | his book and reading |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over book=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man hunched his shoulders against the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x4:1
# text = The old man hunched his shoulders against the wind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hunched	hunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunch** | past | the old man | man's shoulders |  |  |  | against the wind | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoulder=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole hunched himself up in the hollow of a tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x5:1
# text = Mole hunched himself up in the hollow of a tree.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunched	hunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hollow	hollow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunch up** | past | Mole | Mole |  | the hollow of a tree |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists test their hunches with careful experiments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x6:1
# text = Scientists test their hunches with careful experiments.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	test	test	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hunches	hunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	experiments	experiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | present | Scientists | Scientists's hunches |  |  |  | with careful experiments | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunch=Theme |
| 2 | **hunch** |  | Scientists *= scientist* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hunch «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't hunch over your desk; sit up straight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x7:1
# text = Don't hunch over your desk; sit up straight.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	hunch	hunch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hunch** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | your desk |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over desk=Location |
| 2 | **sit up** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | straight *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"It looks very near," said Jane, hunching up her shoulders to keep her neck warm.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hunch:x8:1
# text = "It looks very near," said Jane, hunching up her shoulders to keep her neck warm.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	near	near	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Jane	Jane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	hunching	hunch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** *in a quote* | present | It |  |  |  |  | near *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jane |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hunch up** | gerund | Jane *not said here* | Jane's shoulders |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | Jane *not said here* | Jane's neck |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme |

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