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title: overconfident — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overconfident» in the school dictionary: Overconfident means too sure of yourself, so you take risks or don't prepare enough. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# overconfident

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**Who acts:** Overconfident, you, hare, your, team, He · **What happens:** mean, take, not prepare, be, lose, do · **To what, where:** risks, enough, race, answers, ice

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Overconfident means too sure of yourself, so you take risks or don't prepare enough.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:m1:1
# text = Overconfident means too sure of yourself, so you take risks or don't prepare enough.
1	Overconfident	Overconfident	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	risks	risk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	prepare	prepare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
16	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Overconfident |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | present | you | risks |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent risk=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **prepare** | infinitive · do-support | you *not said here* | enough |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enough=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hare was overconfident and lost the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:x1:1
# text = The hare was overconfident and lost the race.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	overconfident	overconfident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the hare |  |  |  |  | overconfident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past | the hare *not said here* | the race |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be overconfident; check your answers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:x2:1
# text = Don't be overconfident; check your answers.
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	overconfident	overconfident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | overconfident *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **check** | infinitive |  | your answers |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |
| 4 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team was overconfident and didn't train.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:x3:1
# text = The team was overconfident and didn't train.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	overconfident	overconfident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	train	train	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the team |  |  |  |  | overconfident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **train** | past · do-support | the team *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He felt overconfident and skipped revision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:x4:1
# text = He felt overconfident and skipped revision.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	overconfident	overconfident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	skipped	skip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He |  |  |  |  | overconfident *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **skip** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Being overconfident on ice can be dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:x5:1
# text = Being overconfident on ice can be dangerous.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	overconfident	overconfident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	csubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | ice |  | overconfident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | can |  |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She was a little overconfident about the spelling test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overconfident:x6:1
# text = She was a little overconfident about the spelling test.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	overconfident	overconfident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	test	test	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 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | about the spelling test; a little *obl:unmarked*; overconfident *property* | tree rules |

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