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title: respectable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «respectable» in the school dictionary: Thought by people to be good, honest and proper in the way you live and behave. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# respectable

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**Who acts:** you, They, respectable family, team, Badger, respectable animal · **What happens:** think, be, live, behave, see, put · **To what, where:** way, something, money, hair, respectable family, church · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«respectable» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [respectable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/respectable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thought by people to be good, honest and proper in the way you live and behave.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:m1:1
# text = Thought by people to be good, honest and proper in the way you live and behave.
1	Thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:agent	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	behave	behave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  | the way |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **live** | present | you | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme way=Location |
| 6 | **behave** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Decent and good enough to be seen: «Put on something respectable for the wedding.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:m2:1
# text = Decent and good enough to be seen: «Put on something respectable for the wedding.».
1	Decent	decent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	mark	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	_
13	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V that S»: clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | something |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on something=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fairly good or fairly large, though not excellent: «a respectable score», «a respectable sum of money».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:m3:1
# text = Fairly good or fairly large, though not excellent: «a respectable score», «a respectable sum of money».
1	Fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	csubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sum** *in a quote* |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Comb your hair and look respectable for the photo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x1:1
# text = Comb your hair and look respectable for the photo.
1	Comb	comb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **comb** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hair |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | respectable *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were a respectable family who never missed church on Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x2:1
# text = They were a respectable family who never missed church on Sunday.
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	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | a respectable family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **miss** | past | a respectable family | church |  |  | sunday |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer church=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team scored a respectable 45 points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x3:1
# text = Our team scored a respectable 45 points.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	45	45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | Our team | a respectable 45 points |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Badger said that a respectable animal does not drive cars into ponds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x4:1
# text = The Badger said that a respectable animal does not drive cars into ponds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
11	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Badger |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **drive** | present · do-support | a respectable animal | cars |  | ponds |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent car=Theme into pond=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She saved a respectable amount of money for her holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x5:1
# text = She saved a respectable amount of money for her holiday.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | She | a respectable amount of money |  |  |  | for her holiday | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent amount=Theme for holiday=Source |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | money |  |  |  | for her holiday | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient for=obl |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep a respectable distance from the edge of the cliff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x6:1
# text = Keep a respectable distance from the edge of the cliff.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | a respectable distance |  | the edge of the cliff |  |  | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer distance=Beneficiary from edge=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His old coat was patched but still respectable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x7:1
# text = His old coat was patched but still respectable.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	patched	patch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **patch** | past · passive |  | His old coat |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Here's a nice end for a respectable blacksmith!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:respectable:x8:1
# text = "Here's a nice end for a respectable blacksmith!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | a nice end for a respectable blacksmith |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |

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