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title: undecided — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «undecided» in the school dictionary: Undecided means not yet having made up your mind: «I'm undecided about which club to join.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# undecided

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**Who acts:** Undecided, I, your, date, 12, 4 · **What happens:** not mean, make up, be, join, mind, settle · **To what, where:** mind, undecided game, class vote, 9, election, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«undecided» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [undecided in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/undecided.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Undecided means not yet having made up your mind: «I'm undecided about which club to join.».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:m1:1
# text = Undecided means not yet having made up your mind: «I'm undecided about which club to join.».
1	Undecided	undecided	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	2	advmod	_	_
4	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	17	det	_	_
17	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | present | Undecided |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make up** | gerund · perfect |  | your mind |  |  | yet |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mind=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | about which club; undecided *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **join** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: 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 -->
Undecided also means not yet settled or fixed: «The date of the trip is still undecided.».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:m2:1
# text = Undecided also means not yet settled or fixed: «The date of the trip is still undecided.».
1	Undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	settled	settle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | present | Undecided |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **settle** | participle |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the date of the trip |  |  |  | still | undecided *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An undecided game or match has not been won yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:m3:1
# text = An undecided game or match has not been won yet.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **win** | present · perfect · passive |  | a undecided game or match |  |  | yet |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm still undecided about what to wear to the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x1:1
# text = I'm still undecided about what to wear to the party.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  | still | undecided *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the party | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In our class vote, 12 said yes, 9 said no and 4 were undecided.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x2:1
# text = In our class vote, 12 said yes, 9 said no and 4 were undecided.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nsubj	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | 12 |  |  | our class vote |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | 4 |  |  |  |  | undecided *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **vote** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom vote «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The winner of the baking contest is still undecided.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x3:1
# text = The winner of the baking contest is still undecided.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the winner of the baking contest |  |  |  | still | undecided *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum was undecided between the blue and the green car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x4:1
# text = Mum was undecided between the blue and the green car.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | between the blue; undecided *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Undecided voters can change who wins an election.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x5:1
# text = Undecided voters can change who wins an election.
1	Undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	voters	voter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | can | Undecided voters |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | present |  | a election |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The match was undecided until the last minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x6:1
# text = The match was undecided until the last minute.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the match |  |  |  | minute | undecided *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was undecided, and knew not if he were worthy of this, but the doves counselled him to do it, and at length he said yes.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undecided:x7:1
# text = He was undecided, and knew not if he were worthy of this, but the doves counselled him to do it, and at length he said yes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	undecided	undecided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	worthy	worthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	doves	dove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	counselled	counsell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
29	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | undecided *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **know** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | he |  |  |  |  | of this; worthy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **counsell** | past | the doves | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | to-infinitive | the doves *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  | length |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yes=Topic |

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