--- title: unbending — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «unbending» in the school dictionary: Unbending means stiff and firm, not willing to give in or change one's mind. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [unbending in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unbending.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Unbending means stiff and firm, not willing to give in or change one's mind. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unbending:m1:1 # text = Unbending means stiff and firm, not willing to give in or change one's mind. 1 Unbending unbend VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 stiff stiff ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 firm firm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 willing willing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 in in ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 12 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 14 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's 's PART POS _ 14 case _ _ 16 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **unbend** | gerund | | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | stiff *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **give in** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **change** | infinitive | | one's mind | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | | 5 | **mind** | | one | | | | | | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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} Unbending means not able to bend, very rigid. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unbending:m2:1 # text = Unbending means not able to bend, very rigid. 1 Unbending unbend VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 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 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 bend bend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 very very ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 rigid rigid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **unbend** | gerund | | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | able *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **bend** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 1 {#x1} The judge was unbending and showed no mercy. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unbending:x1:1 # text = The judge was unbending and showed no mercy. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 judge judge NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 unbending unbend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 showed show VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 mercy mercy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **unbend** | past · progressive | the judge | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **show** | past | the judge *not said here* | no mercy | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mercy=Recipient | ## Example 2 {#x2} Her rule was unbending: be on time. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unbending:x2:1 # text = Her rule was unbending: be on time. 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 unbending unbend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 cop _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **unbend** | past · progressive | Her rule | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **is** | infinitive | | | | | on time | | tree rules | | 3 | **rule** | | Her *= she* | | | | | | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} He stood unbending in the wind. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unbending:x3:1 # text = He stood unbending in the wind. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 unbending unbend VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | past | He | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **unbend** | gerund | He *not said here* | | | the wind | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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