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title: unacquainted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unacquainted» in the school dictionary: Unacquainted with something means not knowing about it or not having met it: «unacquainted with the rules». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unacquainted

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**Who acts:** Unacquainted, Unacquainted people, new boy, school, Many people, two families · **What happens:** mean, not know, not have, meet, not meet, be · **To what, where:** it, other, word

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«unacquainted» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [unacquainted in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unacquainted.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unacquainted with something means not knowing about it or not having met it: «unacquainted with the rules».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:m1:1
# text = Unacquainted with something means not knowing about it or not having met it: «unacquainted with the rules».
1	Unacquainted	Unacquainted	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	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	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
12	met	meet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unacquainted with something |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **know** *not said to happen* | gerund | Unacquainted with something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about it | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **have** | gerund | Unacquainted with something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **meet** | participle | Unacquainted with something *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-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 -->
Unacquainted people have not met each other before.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:m2:1
# text = Unacquainted people have not met each other before.
1	Unacquainted	Unacquainted	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	met	meet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	_
8	before	before	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **meet** | present · perfect | Unacquainted people | each other |  |  |  | before *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new boy was unacquainted with the school's rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:x1:1
# text = The new boy was unacquainted with the school's rules.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | the new boy |  |  |  |  | with the school's rules; unacquainted *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** |  | the school |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people are unacquainted with this old card game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:x2:1
# text = Many people are unacquainted with this old card game.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Many people |  |  |  |  | with old card game; unacquainted *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two families were unacquainted until the street party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:x3:1
# text = The two families were unacquainted until the street party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the two families |  |  |  | until the street party | unacquainted *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being unacquainted with the forest, we kept to the path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:x4:1
# text = Being unacquainted with the forest, we kept to the path.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the forest; unacquainted *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | past | we |  |  |  |  | to the path | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The visitor seemed unacquainted with British money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:x5:1
# text = The visitor seemed unacquainted with British money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the visitor |  |  |  |  | unacquainted *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was unacquainted with the word, so I looked it up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unacquainted:x6:1
# text = I was unacquainted with the word, so I looked it up.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | with the word; unacquainted *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look up** | past | I | word |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Attribute |

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