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title: ignorant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ignorant» in the school dictionary: Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# ignorant

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**Who acts:** Rude example, I, settlers, It, you, That · **What happens:** not know, not say, not be, be, not run, mean · **To what, where:** hello, hall, ignorant, crime, more, ignorant comment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:m1:1
# text = Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules».
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	ignorant	ignorant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about something | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about something=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 -->
Without much education or knowledge in general.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:m2:1
# text = Without much education or knowledge in general.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	education	education	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal, UK and Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rude or bad-mannered, for example not saying hello: «Don't be so ignorant!».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:m3:1
# text = Rude or bad-mannered, for example not saying hello: «Don't be so ignorant!».
1	Rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	mannered	mannered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
11	hello	hello	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: express* | gerund | Rude example | hello |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | ignorant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was ignorant of the rule, so I didn't know I couldn't run in the hall.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x1:1
# text = I was ignorant of the rule, so I didn't know I couldn't run in the hall.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | of the rule; ignorant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **run** | could | I |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hall=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The settlers were ignorant of the dangers of the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x2:1
# text = The settlers were ignorant of the dangers of the desert.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	settlers	settler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ignorant	ignorant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dangers	danger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the settlers | ignorant |  |  |  | of the dangers of the desert | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is not a crime to be ignorant; it just means you have more to learn.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x3:1
# text = It is not a crime to be ignorant; it just means you have more to learn.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
15	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | a crime |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ignorant *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **have** | present | you | more |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient |
| 5 | **learn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That was an ignorant comment about other countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x4:1
# text = That was an ignorant comment about other countries.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | a ignorant comment |  |  |  | about other countries | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be ignorant — say thank you to the driver! (UK)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Don't be ignorant — say thank you to the driver!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x5:1
# text = Don't be ignorant — say thank you to the driver!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ignorant *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | to the driver | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (UK)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x5:2
# text = (UK)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People long ago were ignorant of germs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x6:1
# text = People long ago were ignorant of germs.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | People |  |  |  |  | of germs; ignorant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vizier's son pretended to be utterly ignorant of the place and people.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignorant:x7:1
# text = The vizier's son pretended to be utterly ignorant of the place and people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vizier	vizier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	utterly	utterly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	ignorant	ignorant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | past | the vizier's son |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the vizier's son *not said here* | ignorant |  |  |  | of the place and people; utterly *property* | tree rules |

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