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title: insensible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insensible» in the school dictionary: Unconscious; not awake or aware: knocked insensible. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insensible

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** insensible, its, fall, She, He, doctor · **What happens:** knock, not care, feel, notice, mean, be · **To what, where:** something, effect, him, floor, potion, old story · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«insensible» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [insensible in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insensible.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unconscious; not awake or aware: knocked insensible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:m1:1
# text = Unconscious; not awake or aware: knocked insensible.
1	Unconscious	unconscious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
9	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | insensible *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not aware of something or not caring about it: insensible to the danger.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:m2:1
# text = Not aware of something or not caring about it: insensible to the danger.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	caring	care	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **care** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about it | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about it=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not able to feel something: insensible to cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:m3:1
# text = Not able to feel something: insensible to cold.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too small or slow to notice: by insensible degrees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:m4:1
# text = Too small or slow to notice: by insensible degrees.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by insensible degrees | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not insensible to something means being aware of it and feeling its effect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:m5:1
# text = Not insensible to something means being aware of it and feeling its effect.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | insensible |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of it; aware *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | gerund |  | its effect |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Theme |
| 4 | **effect** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fall knocked him insensible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x1:1
# text = The fall knocked him insensible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | the fall | him *= he* |  |  |  | insensible *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She seemed insensible to the cold wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x2:1
# text = She seemed insensible to the cold wind.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | She |  |  |  |  | insensible *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lay insensible on the floor until the doctor came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x3:1
# text = He lay insensible on the floor until the doctor came.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | He |  |  | the floor |  | insensible *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on floor=Location |
| 2 | **come** | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king was insensible to the suffering of the poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x4:1
# text = The king was insensible to the suffering of the poor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	suffering	suffering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | to the suffering of the poor; insensible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frozen fingers become insensible to pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x5:1
# text = Frozen fingers become insensible to pain.
1	Frozen	frozen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | Frozen fingers |  |  |  |  | insensible *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story, the hero drank the potion and fell insensible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x6:1
# text = In the old story, the hero drank the potion and fell insensible.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the hero | the potion |  | the old story |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potion=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | the hero *not said here* |  |  |  |  | insensible *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensible:x7:1
# text = I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	insensible	insensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	advantages	advantage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	proposal	proposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	gladly	gladly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	assured	assure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	acceptance	acceptance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | to the advantages of his proposal; insensible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **assure** | past | I *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | of my acceptance; gladly *property* | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient of acceptance=Topic |
| 3 | **propose** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **accept** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom acceptance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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