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title: inclement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inclement» in the school dictionary: Of weather: cold, wet, stormy or unpleasant: inclement weather. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inclement

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**Who acts:** Inclement weather, ferry, you · **What happens:** cancel, keep, not sail, bring, delay, postpone · **To what, where:** match, event, us, break, raincoat, case

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«inclement» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [inclement in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inclement.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of weather: cold, wet, stormy or unpleasant: inclement weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:m1:1
# text = Of weather: cold, wet, stormy or unpleasant: inclement weather.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	stormy	stormy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	inclement	inclement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harsh; without mercy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:m2:1
# text = Harsh; without mercy.
1	Harsh	harsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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In the event of inclement weather, the match will be cancelled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:x1:1
# text = In the event of inclement weather, the match will be cancelled.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	inclement	inclement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | future · passive |  | the match |  | the event of inclement weather |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Inclement weather kept us inside at break.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:x2:1
# text = Inclement weather kept us inside at break.
1	Inclement	Inclement	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	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	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Inclement weather | us |  | break |  | inside *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent we=Theme at break=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The ferry did not sail due to inclement weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:x3:1
# text = The ferry did not sail due to inclement weather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ferry	ferry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	inclement	inclement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sail** | past · do-support | the ferry |  |  |  |  | due inclement weather | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Bring a raincoat in case of inclement weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:x4:1
# text = Bring a raincoat in case of inclement weather.
1	Bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	raincoat	raincoat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	inclement	inclement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | a raincoat |  | case of inclement weather |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent raincoat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Inclement weather delayed the flight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:x5:1
# text = Inclement weather delayed the flight.
1	Inclement	Inclement	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	delayed	delay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delay** | past | Inclement weather | the flight |  |  |  |  | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent flight=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The trip was postponed because of inclement weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclement:x6:1
# text = The trip was postponed because of inclement weather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	postponed	postpone	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	inclement	inclement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **postpone** | past · passive |  | the trip |  |  |  | because inclement weather | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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