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title: unfounded — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unfounded» in the school dictionary: Unfounded means not based on facts or evidence; not true. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unfounded

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**Who acts:** rumour, fears, My, claims, teacher, complaint · **What happens:** unfound, mean, not base, be, fear, say · **To what, where:** based facts, unfounded stories · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«unfounded» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [unfounded in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unfounded.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unfounded means not based on facts or evidence; not true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:m1:1
# text = Unfounded means not based on facts or evidence; not true.
1	Unfounded	unfound	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unfound** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | based facts or evidence |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **base** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rumour was completely unfounded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:x1:1
# text = The rumour was completely unfounded.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	unfounded	unfounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the rumour |  |  |  |  | completely, unfounded *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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My fears about the new school were unfounded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:x2:1
# text = My fears about the new school were unfounded.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fears	fear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unfounded	unfounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My fears about the new school |  |  |  |  | unfounded *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fear** |  | My |  |  |  |  | about the new school | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent about=obl |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The claims were unfounded and untrue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:x3:1
# text = The claims were unfounded and untrue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unfounded	unfounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	untrue	untrue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the claims |  |  |  |  | unfounded *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the claims *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The teacher said the complaint was unfounded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:x4:1
# text = The teacher said the complaint was unfounded.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unfounded	unfounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the complaint |  |  |  |  | unfounded *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Scientists showed the worry was unfounded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:x5:1
# text = Scientists showed the worry was unfounded.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unfounded	unfounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the worry |  |  |  |  | unfounded *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Don't spread unfounded stories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfounded:x6:1
# text = Don't spread unfounded stories.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unfounded	unfounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **spread** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | unfounded stories |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location story=Theme |

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