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title: neighbourly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «neighbourly» in the school dictionary: Friendly and helpful in the way a good neighbour is. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# neighbourly

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**Who acts:** good neighbour, It, We, Sharing, street, They · **What happens:** be, do, feed, have, share, not be · **To what, where:** way, cat, neighbourly chat, fence, tomatoes, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«neighbourly» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [neighbourly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neighbourly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Friendly and helpful in the way a good neighbour is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:m1:1
# text = Friendly and helpful in the way a good neighbour is.
1	Friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a good neighbour | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot way=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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with neighbours: neighbourly relations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:m2:1
# text = To do with neighbours: neighbourly relations.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with neighbours and neighbourly relations | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was very neighbourly of you to feed our cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x1:1
# text = It was very neighbourly of you to feed our cat.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of you; neighbourly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive |  |  | our cat |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a neighbourly chat over the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x2:1
# text = We had a neighbourly chat over the fence.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a neighbourly chat |  | the fence |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chat=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Sharing tomatoes from the garden is a neighbourly thing to do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x3:1
# text = Sharing tomatoes from the garden is a neighbourly thing to do.
1	Sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | gerund |  | tomatoes |  | the garden |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Sharing | a neighbourly thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Our street has a neighbourly feeling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x4:1
# text = Our street has a neighbourly feeling.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our street | a neighbourly feeling |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They weren't very neighbourly; they never said hello.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x5:1
# text = They weren't very neighbourly; they never said hello.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | neighbourly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being neighbourly means looking out for each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x6:1
# text = Being neighbourly means looking out for each other.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obl	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | neighbourly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **look out** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for each | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for each=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You always were a neighbourly lad, Donald.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbourly:x7:1
# text = You always were a neighbourly lad, Donald.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	neighbourly	neighbourly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | You | a neighbourly lad |  |  |  | Donald *vocative*; always *property* | tree rules |

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