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title: unaccustomed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unaccustomed» in the school dictionary: Unaccustomed to something means not used to it, because you have not done it or felt it often: «unaccustomed to the cold». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unaccustomed

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**Who acts:** Unaccustomed, you, children, Leo, eyes, She · **What happens:** mean, not use, not do, feel, speak, be · **To what, where:** it, button, shade, unaccustomed way, back ache · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unaccustomed to something means not used to it, because you have not done it or felt it often: «unaccustomed to the cold».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:m1:1
# text = Unaccustomed to something means not used to it, because you have not done it or felt it often: «unaccustomed to the cold».
1	Unaccustomed	Unaccustomed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	nmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unaccustomed to something |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **use** | participle | Unaccustomed to something *not said here* |  | it |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **do** | present · perfect | you | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **feel** | past | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | often *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unaccustomed also means unusual or not normal for someone: «He spoke with unaccustomed anger.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:m2:1
# text = Unaccustomed also means unusual or not normal for someone: «He spoke with unaccustomed anger.».
1	Unaccustomed	Unaccustomed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unaccustomed |  |  |  |  | unusual *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | Unaccustomed |  |  |  |  | with unaccustomed anger | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with anger=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children from Florida were unaccustomed to snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x1:1
# text = The children from Florida were unaccustomed to snow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the children from Florida |  |  |  |  | unaccustomed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unaccustomed to waking so early, Leo yawned all morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x2:1
# text = Unaccustomed to waking so early, Leo yawned all morning.
1	Unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	3	mark	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	yawned	yawn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | gerund | Leo *not said here* |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **yawn** | past | Leo |  |  |  | morning |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My eyes were unaccustomed to the dark cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x3:1
# text = My eyes were unaccustomed to the dark cave.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My eyes |  |  |  |  | to the dark cave; unaccustomed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran, unaccustomed to phones, pressed every button.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x4:1
# text = Gran, unaccustomed to phones, pressed every button.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | participle |  | every button |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She spoke with unaccustomed sharpness, so we knew she was upset.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x5:1
# text = She spoke with unaccustomed sharpness, so we knew she was upset.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sharpness	sharpness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  | with unaccustomed sharpness | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with sharpness=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **know** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being unaccustomed to the heat, the visitors stayed in the shade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x6:1
# text = Being unaccustomed to the heat, the visitors stayed in the shade.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shade	shade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | the visitors *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the heat; unaccustomed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | past | the visitors |  |  | the shade |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shade=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a while, however, he got tired of walking in this unaccustomed way—it made his back ache and his front paws felt sore.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unaccustomed:x7:1
# text = After a while, however, he got tired of walking in this unaccustomed way—it made his back ache and his front paws felt sore.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	however	however	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
14	unaccustomed	unaccustomed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	back	back	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	compound	_	_
21	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
24	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
26	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
27	sore	sore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he |  |  |  | while | however, tired *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | this unaccustomed way |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory |
| 3 | **make** | past | way | his back ache |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material ache=Product |
| 4 | **feel** | past | his front paws |  |  |  |  | sore *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **ache** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom ache «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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