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title: snobbish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «snobbish» in the school dictionary: Thinking you are better than other people because you are richer, posher or more educated, and looking down on them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# snobbish

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**Who acts:** you, She, snobbish lady, tea shop, Toad, He · **What happens:** think, be, look down, play, do, not be · **To what, where:** snobbish remark · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Thinking you are better than other people because you are richer, posher or more educated, and looking down on them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:m1:1
# text = Thinking you are better than other people because you are richer, posher or more educated, and looking down on them.
1	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	nsubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	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	richer	rich	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	posher	posh	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
16	educated	educated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
20	down	down	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | than other people; good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **look down** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on people; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on they=Theme |

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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 -->
She was too snobbish to play with the village children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:x1:1
# text = She was too snobbish to play with the village children.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | snobbish *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the village children | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with child=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be snobbish about other people's clothes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:x2:1
# text = Don't be snobbish about other people's clothes.
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	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  |  | about other people's clothes; snobbish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snobbish lady said the tea-shop was not good enough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:x3:1
# text = The snobbish lady said the tea-shop was not good enough.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
12	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the snobbish lady |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | the tea shop |  |  |  |  | enough, good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Toad was a little snobbish about his motor-car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:x4:1
# text = Toad was a little snobbish about his motor-car.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | about Toad's motor car; a little *obl:unmarked*; snobbish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He made a snobbish remark about her accent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:x5:1
# text = He made a snobbish remark about her accent.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	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	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **make** | past | He | a snobbish remark |  |  |  | about her accent | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remark=Product |
| 2 | **accent** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new kid thought we were snobbish, but we were just shy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snobbish:x6:1
# text = The new kid thought we were snobbish, but we were just shy.
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	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the new kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | we |  |  |  |  | snobbish *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | we |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | tree rules |

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