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title: uneven — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «uneven» in the school dictionary: Not flat, smooth or level: an uneven path. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# uneven

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**Who acts:** Odd uneven number, you, pavement, teams, score, table · **What happens:** be, change, watch out, wobble, have, sit out · **To what, where:** right word, 10, uneven number, 9 sweets, uneven share, bundle

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«uneven» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [uneven in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uneven.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not flat, smooth or level: an uneven path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:m1:1
# text = Not flat, smooth or level: an uneven path.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not the same in size, amount or quality; not equal: uneven teams.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:m2:1
# text = Not the same in size, amount or quality; not equal: uneven teams.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Odd, as in an uneven number (1, 3, 5…) — usually «odd» is the right word.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:m3:1
# text = Odd, as in an uneven number (1, 3, 5…) — usually «odd» is the right word.
1	Odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	…	…	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
16	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Odd uneven number | the right word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Changing and not regular: uneven breathing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:m4:1
# text = Changing and not regular: uneven breathing.
1	Changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	breathing	breathing	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 | **change** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Watch out — the pavement is uneven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x1:1
# text = Watch out — the pavement is uneven.
1	Watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch out** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the pavement |  |  |  |  | uneven *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teams were uneven, so the score was 10–0.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x2:1
# text = The teams were uneven, so the score was 10–0.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the teams |  |  |  |  | uneven *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the score | 10 |  |  |  | – 0 | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The table wobbles because the floor is uneven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x3:1
# text = The table wobbles because the floor is uneven.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wobbles	wobble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wobble** | present | the table |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the floor |  |  |  |  | uneven *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had an uneven number of players, so one sat out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x4:1
# text = We had an uneven number of players, so one sat out.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a uneven number of players |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |
| 2 | **sit out** | past | one |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Splitting 9 sweets between 2 gives an uneven share: 5 and 4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x5:1
# text = Splitting 9 sweets between 2 gives an uneven share: 5 and 4.
1	Splitting	split	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	appos	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | gerund |  | 9 sweets |  |  |  | between 2 | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | Splitting | a uneven share |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent share=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His uneven handwriting was hard to read.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x6:1
# text = His uneven handwriting was hard to read.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His uneven handwriting |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | His uneven handwriting *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **handwrite** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her breathing was uneven after the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x7:1
# text = Her breathing was uneven after the race.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her breathing |  |  |  | after the race | uneven *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **breathe** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From side to side bounced the bundle on his back, as he ran light-footed over the uneven ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uneven:x8:1
# text = From side to side bounced the bundle on his back, as he ran light-footed over the uneven ground.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	footed	foot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	ccomp	_	_
18	over	over	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce** | past |  | the bundle |  | side to side |  | on his back | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.source PP.destination PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme from side=Initial\_Location on back=Trajectory |
| 2 | **run** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **foot** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  | the uneven ground |  |  | tree rules |

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