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title: unbalance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unbalance» in the school dictionary: To unbalance something is to make it lose its balance, so it tips or wobbles. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unbalance

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** balance, its, they, Unbalance, imbalance, big wave · **What happens:** unbalance, be, lose, tip, wobble, balance · **To what, where:** something, balance, situation, one team, person, lack

<!-- .vabout -->
«unbalance» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [unbalance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unbalance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To unbalance something is to make it lose its balance, so it tips or wobbles.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:m1:1
# text = To unbalance something is to make it lose its balance, so it tips or wobbles.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unbalance	unbalance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	tips	tip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	wobbles	wobble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** | infinitive |  | its balance |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Eventuality |
| 4 | **tip** | present | balance |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **wobble** | present | balance *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **balance** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom balance «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To unbalance a situation is to make it unfair or uneven, such as giving one team many more good players.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:m2:1
# text = To unbalance a situation is to make it unfair or uneven, such as giving one team many more good players.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unbalance	unbalance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	mark	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
19	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	amod	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | to-infinitive |  | a situation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | gerund |  | one team |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent team=Recipient player=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: older use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To unbalance a person is to upset them so much that they cannot think clearly.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:m3:1
# text = To unbalance a person is to upset them so much that they cannot think clearly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unbalance	unbalance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	upset	upset	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
16	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | to-infinitive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | can | they |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unbalance is a lack of balance; «imbalance» is the usual word.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:m4:1
# text = Unbalance is a lack of balance; «imbalance» is the usual word.
1	Unbalance	unbalance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	imbalance	imbalance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Unbalance | a lack and the usual word |  |  |  | of balance | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | imbalance | the usual word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A big wave unbalanced the boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:x1:1
# text = A big wave unbalanced the boat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	unbalanced	unbalance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | past | a big wave | the boat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't lean too far or you'll unbalance the ladder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:x2:1
# text = Don't lean too far or you'll unbalance the ladder.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	lean	lean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	unbalance	unbalance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **lean** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **unbalance** | future | you | the ladder |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Putting all the tall children on one team would unbalance the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:x3:1
# text = Putting all the tall children on one team would unbalance the game.
1	Putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	unbalance	unbalance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | gerund |  | all tall children |  | one team |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme on team=Destination |
| 2 | **unbalance** | would | Putting | the game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you add 3 to only one side, you unbalance the equation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:x4:1
# text = If you add 3 to only one side, you unbalance the equation.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	unbalance	unbalance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | 3 |  |  |  | to one side | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent 3=Patient to side=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **unbalance** | present | you | the equation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heavy bag unbalanced my bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:x5:1
# text = The heavy bag unbalanced my bike.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	unbalanced	unbalance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | past | the heavy bag | my bike |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating only sweets gives you an unbalanced diet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalance:x6:1
# text = Eating only sweets gives you an unbalanced diet.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | sweets |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | Eating | a unbalanced diet | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient diet=Theme |

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