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title: importunate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «importunate» in the school dictionary: Importunate means asking again and again, pushing for something so hard that other people grow tired of it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# importunate

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**Who acts:** other people, importunate person, importunate suitor, princess, little dog · **What happens:** importunate, mean, ask, push, grow, not take · **To what, where:** palace, table · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«importunate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [importunate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/importunate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Importunate means asking again and again, pushing for something so hard that other people grow tired of it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:importunate:m1:1
# text = Importunate means asking again and again, pushing for something so hard that other people grow tired of it.
1	Importunate	importunate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	csubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
17	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **importunate** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **push** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for something; hard *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **grow** | present | other people |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An importunate person will not take «no» for an answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:importunate:m2:1
# text = An importunate person will not take «no» for an answer.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	importunate	importunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | future | a importunate person |  |  |  |  | for a answer | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for answer=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The importunate suitor would not leave the palace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:importunate:x1:1
# text = The importunate suitor would not leave the palace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	importunate	importunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **leave** | would | the importunate suitor | the palace |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess was tired of one more importunate suitor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:importunate:x2:1
# text = The princess was tired of one more importunate suitor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
8	importunate	importunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the princess |  |  |  |  | of one more importunate suitor; tired *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little dog was importunate, begging at every table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:importunate:x3:1
# text = The little dog was importunate, begging at every table.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	importunate	importunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	begging	beg	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the little dog |  |  |  |  | importunate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | gerund | the little dog *not said here* |  |  | every table |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent |

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