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title: sensitive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sensitive» in the school dictionary: Sensitive means easily hurt or upset by what others say or do. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sensitive

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**Who acts:** Sensitive, others, Secret information, He, She, sensitive friend · **What happens:** mean, hurt, upset, say, do, understand · **To what, where:** feelings, small changes, care, him, sensitive friend, sensitive skin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«sensitive» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [sensitive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sensitive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sensitive means easily hurt or upset by what others say or do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:m1:1
# text = Sensitive means easily hurt or upset by what others say or do.
1	Sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	upset	upset	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sensitive |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **upset** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 5 | **do** | present | others *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sensitive also means understanding other people's feelings and being careful not to hurt them.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:m2:1
# text = Sensitive also means understanding other people's feelings and being careful not to hurt them.
1	Sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	understanding	understand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sensitive |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **understand** *not said to happen* | gerund | Sensitive *not said here* | other people's feelings |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | Sensitive *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **hurt** | to-infinitive | Sensitive *not said here* | feelings *= feeling* |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easily affected or harmed by something, like sensitive skin or sensitive teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:m3:1
# text = Easily affected or harmed by something, like sensitive skin or sensitive teeth.
1	Easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	harmed	harm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **harm** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by something | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to notice very small changes: a sensitive instrument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:m4:1
# text = Able to notice very small changes: a sensitive instrument.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | to-infinitive |  | small changes |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer change=Stimulus |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Secret or private information that needs care.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:m5:1
# text = Secret or private information that needs care.
1	Secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Secret information | care |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot care=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is sensitive about his height, so don't tease him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x1:1
# text = He is sensitive about his height, so don't tease him.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | about his height; sensitive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **tease** | infinitive · do-support |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a sensitive friend who notices when you are sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x2:1
# text = She is a sensitive friend who notices when you are sad.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a sensitive friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **notice** | present | a sensitive friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have sensitive skin, so I use special sun cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x3:1
# text = I have sensitive skin, so I use special sun cream.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | sensitive skin |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | present | I | special sun cream |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cold ice cream hurts my sensitive teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x4:1
# text = Cold ice cream hurts my sensitive teeth.
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | Cold ice cream | my sensitive teeth |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tooth=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs have very sensitive noses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x5:1
# text = Dogs have very sensitive noses.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	noses	nose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dogs | sensitive noses |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This scale is sensitive enough to weigh a feather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x6:1
# text = This scale is sensitive enough to weigh a feather.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	weigh	weigh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this scale |  |  |  |  | enough, sensitive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **weigh** | to-infinitive | this scale *not said here* | a feather |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme feather=Value |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never share sensitive information like passwords online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x7:1
# text = Never share sensitive information like passwords online.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	passwords	password	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | sensitive information |  |  |  | like passwords; online *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No one but a true Princess could be so sensitive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitive:x8:1
# text = No one but a true Princess could be so sensitive.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | could | no one but a true Princess |  |  |  |  | sensitive *property* | tree rules |

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