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title: intolerant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intolerant» in the school dictionary: Intolerant means not willing to accept people whose ideas, beliefs or ways are different from yours. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intolerant

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**Who acts:** Intolerant, willing, you, body, brother, he · **What happens:** mean, accept, be, not digest, make, feel · **To what, where:** people, intolerant, food, you, lactose intolerant, oat milk · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intolerant means not willing to accept people whose ideas, beliefs or ways are different from yours.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:m1:1
# text = Intolerant means not willing to accept people whose ideas, beliefs or ways are different from yours.
1	Intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	nsubj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Intolerant |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **accept** | to-infinitive | willing *not said here* | people and people and people's ideas and beliefs or ways's ideas and beliefs or ways |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | willing |  |  |  |  | from yours; different *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you are intolerant of a food, your body cannot digest it well and it makes you feel ill.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:m2:1
# text = If you are intolerant of a food, your body cannot digest it well and it makes you feel ill.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	advcl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | intolerant |  |  |  | of a food | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **digest** | can | your body | food |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | body | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intolerant of something means unable to put up with it, like noise or cold.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:m3:1
# text = Intolerant of something means unable to put up with it, like noise or cold.
1	Intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	nmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Intolerant of something |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put up** | to-infinitive | Intolerant of something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Intolerant; like noise or cold | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is lactose intolerant, so he drinks oat milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x1:1
# text = My brother is lactose intolerant, so he drinks oat milk.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	lactose	lactose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	oat	oat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My brother | lactose intolerant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | present | he | oat milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is wrong to be intolerant of people from other religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x2:1
# text = It is wrong to be intolerant of people from other religions.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | intolerant |  |  |  | of people from other religions | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some plants are intolerant of frost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x3:1
# text = Some plants are intolerant of frost.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | some plants | intolerant |  |  |  | of frost | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man was intolerant of noise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x4:1
# text = The old man was intolerant of noise.
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	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the old man | intolerant |  |  |  | of noise | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An intolerant person may refuse to listen to other views.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x5:1
# text = An intolerant person may refuse to listen to other views.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | may | a intolerant person |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **listen** | to-infinitive | a intolerant person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to other views | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to view=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She found out she was gluten intolerant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x6:1
# text = She found out she was gluten intolerant.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	gluten	gluten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | she | gluten intolerant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class talked about how to stand up to intolerant comments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intolerant:x7:1
# text = Our class talked about how to stand up to intolerant comments.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	comments	comment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand up** | to-infinitive | Our class *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to intolerant comments | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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