---
title: snob — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «snob» in the school dictionary: A snob is a person who thinks they are better than others because of money, family, school or class, and looks down on people they think are lower. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) / snob

# snob

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** snob, person, they, people, taste, their · **What happens:** be, think, look down, taste, not talk, do · **To what, where:** person, people, someone, snob, coffee snob, special beans · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«snob» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [snob in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snob.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A snob is a person who thinks they are better than others because of money, family, school or class, and looks down on people they think are lower.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:m1:1
# text = A snob is a person who thinks they are better than others because of money, family, school or class, and looks down on people they think are lower.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	ccomp	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
25	down	down	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	acl:relcl	_	_
30	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	29	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a snob | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | because money and family and school or class | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | than others; good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **look down** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on people; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on people=Theme |
| 5 | **think** *speech: other* | present | people | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot people=Theme |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
A snob is also someone who thinks their taste is better and looks down on other people's choices: a food snob, a music snob, a book snob.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:m2:1
# text = A snob is also someone who thinks their taste is better and looks down on other people's choices: a food snob, a music snob, a book snob.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	ccomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	down	down	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	choices	choice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a snob | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | their taste |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **look down** | present |  |  |  |  |  | on other people's choices; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on choice=Theme |
| 5 | **taste** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom taste «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snob at the party would not talk to anyone without a big house.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x1:1
# text = The snob at the party would not talk to anyone without a big house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | would | the snob at the party |  |  |  |  | to anyone; without a big house | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a snob about cheap trainers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x2:1
# text = Don't be a snob about cheap trainers.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 a** | infinitive |  | a snob |  |  |  | about cheap trainers | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a coffee snob and only drinks special beans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x3:1
# text = My uncle is a coffee snob and only drinks special beans.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a coffee snob |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | present | My uncle *not said here* | special beans |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bean=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a book snob who thinks comics are silly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x4:1
# text = She is a book snob who thinks comics are silly.
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	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	comics	comic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a book snob |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a book snob |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | comics |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new girl seemed like a snob, but she was just shy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x5:1
# text = The new girl seemed like a snob, but she was just shy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the new girl |  |  |  |  | like a snob | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | girl |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the snobby duchess learns that kindness matters more than money.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x6:1
# text = In the story, the snobby duchess learns that kindness matters more than money.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	snobby	snobby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	duchess	duchess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | the snobby duchess |  |  | the story |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **matter** | present | kindness |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling someone a snob is not a compliment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snob:x7:1
# text = Calling someone a snob is not a compliment.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	snob	snob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	compliment	compliment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme snob=Result |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | Calling | a compliment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [snitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snitch/)
- next →: [snobbish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snobbish/)
- ↑ back to [S in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/)