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title: posh — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «posh» in the school dictionary: Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# posh

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**Who acts:** Posh, posh person, rich class family, We, new kid, That · **What happens:** mean, be, speak, act, talk, go · **To what, where:** rich class family, proper class accent, posh restaurant, posh car, posh part, posh voice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:m1:1
# text = Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car.
1	Posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	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 | Posh |  |  |  |  | smart *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A posh person is from a rich, upper-class family, or speaks and acts like one.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:m2:1
# text = A posh person is from a rich, upper-class family, or speaks and acts like one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a posh person |  |  | a rich class family |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | a rich class family *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **act** | present | a rich class family *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like one | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like one=Attribute |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Talk posh" means to speak in a very proper, upper-class accent.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:m3:1
# text = "Talk posh" means to speak in a very proper, upper-class accent.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | posh *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a proper class accent |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to a posh restaurant for Grandma's birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x1:1
# text = We went to a posh restaurant for Grandma's birthday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **go** | past | We |  |  | a posh restaurant |  | for Grandma's birthday | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to restaurant=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new kid talks a bit posh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x2:1
# text = The new kid talks a bit posh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | the new kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's a posh car!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x3:1
# text = That's a posh car!
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a posh car |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They live in a posh part of town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x4:1
# text = They live in a posh part of town.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | They |  |  | a posh part of town |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in part=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum put on her posh voice on the phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x5:1
# text = Mum put on her posh voice on the phone.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Mum |  |  | Mum's posh voice |  | on the phone | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on voice=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had sandwiches, nothing posh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x6:1
# text = We had sandwiches, nothing posh.
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	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	conj	_	_
6	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't tease him for being posh; it isn't his fault.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:posh:x7:1
# text = Don't tease him for being posh; it isn't his fault.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tease** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | posh *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | it | his fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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