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title: unfavourable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unfavourable» in the school dictionary: Not good or helpful; making success less likely: unfavourable weather. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unfavourable

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**Who acts:** you, unfavourable light, way, them, they, boat · **What happens:** make, show, not like, approve, be, look · **To what, where:** success, way, someone, them, harbour, unfavourable reviews · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not good or helpful; making success less likely: unfavourable weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:m1:1
# text = Not good or helpful; making success less likely: unfavourable weather.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
7	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | success |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset success=Product |

<!-- .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 -->
Showing that you do not like or approve of something: an unfavourable review.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:m2:1
# text = Showing that you do not like or approve of something: an unfavourable review.
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	approve	approve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **approve** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of something | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An unfavourable light is a way of showing someone that makes them look worse than they are.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:m3:1
# text = An unfavourable light is a way of showing someone that makes them look worse than they are.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	xcomp	_	_
15	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a unfavourable light | a way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  | someone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **make** | present | a way | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **does** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat stayed in harbour because of unfavourable winds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x1:1
# text = The boat stayed in harbour because of unfavourable winds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the boat |  |  | harbour |  | because unfavourable winds | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harbour=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film got unfavourable reviews from critics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x2:1
# text = The film got unfavourable reviews from critics.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reviews	review	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the film | unfavourable reviews |  |  |  | from critics | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent review=Theme from critic=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seeds won't grow in unfavourable conditions, such as no water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x3:1
# text = Seeds won't grow in unfavourable conditions, such as no water.
1	Seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow** | future | Seeds |  |  | unfavourable conditions and no water |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in condition=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The exchange rate was unfavourable, so we got fewer euros.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x4:1
# text = The exchange rate was unfavourable, so we got fewer euros.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	euros	euro	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the exchange rate |  |  |  |  | unfavourable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | we | fewer euros |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer euro=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rolling a 1 is an unfavourable outcome in this game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x5:1
# text = Rolling a 1 is an unfavourable outcome in this game.
1	Rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	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	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  | a 1 |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 1=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Rolling | a unfavourable outcome |  | this game |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her first impression of the town was unfavourable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x6:1
# text = Her first impression of the town was unfavourable.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	impression	impression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her first impression of the town |  |  |  |  | unfavourable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **impress** |  | Her *= she* | the town |  |  |  |  | nom impression «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“George!” Mrs. Darling exclaimed, pained to see her dear one showing himself in such an unfavourable light.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* “George!”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x7:1
# text = “George!”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Mrs. Darling exclaimed, pained to see her dear one showing himself in such an unfavourable light.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfavourable:x7:2
# text = Mrs. Darling exclaimed, pained to see her dear one showing himself in such an unfavourable light.
1	Mrs.	Mrs.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Darling	Darling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	exclaimed	exclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	pained	pain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	17	det:predet	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	unfavourable	unfavourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclaim** *speech: express* | past | Mrs. |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pain** | participle | Mrs. *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | Mrs. *not said here* | Mrs.'s dear one |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |
| 4 | **show** | gerund | Mrs.'s dear one *not said here* | George |  |  |  | in such unfavourable light | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Patient in light=Topic |

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