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title: nosy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nosy» in the school dictionary: Nosy means too interested in other people's private business. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nosy

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**Who acts:** Nosy, nosy person, nosy neighbour, you, that, little sister · **What happens:** mean, ask, watch, do, not be, be · **To what, where:** interested, many personal questions, everyone, window, private letter, head

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Nosy means too interested in other people's private business.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:m1:1
# text = Nosy means too interested in other people's private business.
1	Nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Nosy | interested |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interested=Topic |

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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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A nosy person asks too many personal questions or snoops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:m2:1
# text = A nosy person asks too many personal questions or snoops.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	snoops	snoop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a nosy person | many personal questions or snoops |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Our nosy neighbour watches everyone from her window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:x1:1
# text = Our nosy neighbour watches everyone from her window.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	window	window	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 | **watch** | present | Our nosy neighbour | everyone |  | neighbour's window |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Don't be nosy; that's her private letter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:x2:1
# text = Don't be nosy; that's her private letter.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | nosy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | her private letter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My little sister is so nosy!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:x3:1
# text = My little sister is so nosy!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My little sister |  |  |  |  | nosy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The nosy cat poked its head into my bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:x4:1
# text = The nosy cat poked its head into my bag.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	poked	poke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bag	bag	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 | **poke** | past | the nosy cat | cat's head |  |  |  | into my bag | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent head=Instrument into bag=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He asked lots of nosy questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:x5:1
# text = He asked lots of nosy questions.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He | lots of nosy questions |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Stop being a nosy parker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nosy:x6:1
# text = Stop being a nosy parker.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	parker	parker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | you *not said here* | a nosy parker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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