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title: unbalanced — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unbalanced» in the school dictionary: Unbalanced means not steady, likely to tip or fall because the weight is not spread evenly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# unbalanced

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**Who acts:** Unbalanced, unbalanced diet, report, person, unbalanced equation, tower · **What happens:** mean, tip, fall, not spread, have, not be · **To what, where:** weight, much, person, use, sides, chips

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unbalanced means not steady, likely to tip or fall because the weight is not spread evenly.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:m1:1
# text = Unbalanced means not steady, likely to tip or fall because the weight is not spread evenly.
1	Unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
17	evenly	evenly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unbalanced |  |  |  |  | steady *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tip** | to-infinitive | Unbalanced *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fall** | infinitive | Unbalanced *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **spread** | present · passive |  | the weight |  |  |  | evenly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
An unbalanced diet or report has too much of some things and not enough of others; it is not fair or even.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:m2:1
# text = An unbalanced diet or report has too much of some things and not enough of others; it is not fair or even.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	even	even	ADV	RB	_	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a unbalanced diet or report | much |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | report |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old, unkind — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unbalanced can describe a person who is mentally unwell — avoid this use.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:m3:1
# text = Unbalanced can describe a person who is mentally unwell — avoid this use.
1	Unbalanced	unbalance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	mentally	mentally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	unwell	unwell	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | can |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | mentally, unwell *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **avoid** | infinitive |  | this use |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent use=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An unbalanced equation or set of forces is not equal on both sides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:m4:1
# text = An unbalanced equation or set of forces is not equal on both sides.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a unbalanced equation or set of forces |  |  | both sides |  | equal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tower was unbalanced and fell over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:x1:1
# text = The tower was unbalanced and fell over.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the tower |  |  |  |  | unbalanced *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall over** | past | the tower *not said here* |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating only chips is an unbalanced diet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:x2:1
# text = Eating only chips is an unbalanced diet.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | chips |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chip=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Eating | a unbalanced diet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teams are unbalanced: one has 8 players and the other 5.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:x3:1
# text = The teams are unbalanced: one has 8 players and the other 5.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the teams |  |  |  |  | unbalanced *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | one | 8 players |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unbalanced forces make the ball move.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:x4:1
# text = Unbalanced forces make the ball move.
1	Unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Unbalanced forces | the ball move |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset move=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scale is unbalanced because one side is heavier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:x5:1
# text = The scale is unbalanced because one side is heavier.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	unbalanced	unbalance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | present · passive |  | the scale |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | one side |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If one side of an equation is 10 and the other is 12, it is unbalanced.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbalanced:x6:1
# text = If one side of an equation is 10 and the other is 12, it is unbalanced.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	unbalanced	unbalanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | one side of a equation | 10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the other | 12 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | 10 |  |  |  |  | unbalanced *property* | tree rules |

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