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title: unbend — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unbend» in the school dictionary: To unbend a bent thing is to straighten it, as a bow is straightened after use. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unbend

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**Who acts:** you, strict teacher · **What happens:** unbend, be, straighten, relax, laugh, play · **To what, where:** bent thing, bow, joke, game

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«unbend» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [unbend in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unbend.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To unbend a bent thing is to straighten it, as a bow is straightened after use.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbend:m1:1
# text = To unbend a bent thing is to straighten it, as a bow is straightened after use.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unbend	unbend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bent	bent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	straighten	straighten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	straightened	straighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbend** | to-infinitive |  | a bent thing |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | straighten *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **straighten** | present · passive |  | a bow |  |  | after use |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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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 -->
To unbend is to stop being stiff or serious and relax.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbend:m2:1
# text = To unbend is to stop being stiff or serious and relax.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unbend	unbend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	relax	relax	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbend** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | stop *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | stiff *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **relax** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unbend your bow and rest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbend:x1:1
# text = Unbend your bow and rest.
1	Unbend	unbend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbend** | imperative | you *not said here* | your bow and rest |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bow=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The strict teacher unbent and laughed at the joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbend:x2:1
# text = The strict teacher unbent and laughed at the joke.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	unbent	unbent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | the strict teacher |  |  | the joke |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the long test we unbent by playing a game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unbend:x3:1
# text = After the long test we unbent by playing a game.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	unbent	unbent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund |  | a game |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |

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