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title: unfriendly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unfriendly» in the school dictionary: Unfriendly means not kind or welcoming, not wanting to be nice to other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unfriendly

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**Who acts:** Unfriendly, thing, new boy, dog, we, It · **What happens:** mean, not want, be, describe, not be, look · **To what, where:** place, dog, unfriendly place, unfriendly look, me, people

<!-- .vabout -->
«unfriendly» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [unfriendly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unfriendly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unfriendly means not kind or welcoming, not wanting to be nice to other people.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:m1:1
# text = Unfriendly means not kind or welcoming, not wanting to be nice to other people.
1	Unfriendly	unfriendly	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	4	advmod	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	welcoming	welcoming	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unfriendly |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **want** | gerund | Unfriendly *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Unfriendly *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to other people; nice *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Unfriendly can describe a place or thing that is hard or not safe, like an unfriendly climate.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:m2:1
# text = Unfriendly can describe a place or thing that is hard or not safe, like an unfriendly climate.
1	Unfriendly	unfriendly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can |  | a place or thing |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | thing |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** |  | thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In compounds, «-unfriendly» means bad for something, like «environment-unfriendly» or «user-unfriendly».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:m3:1
# text = In compounds, «-unfriendly» means bad for something, like «environment-unfriendly» or «user-unfriendly».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	compounds	compound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	environment	environment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	user	user	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | unfriendly |  |  |  |  | in compounds; bad *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in compound=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new boy wasn't unfriendly, just shy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x1:1
# text = The new boy wasn't unfriendly, just shy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the new boy |  |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the new boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog looked unfriendly, so we didn't pat it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x2:1
# text = The dog looked unfriendly, so we didn't pat it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	pat	pat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **pat** | past · do-support | we | dog |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was an unfriendly place with no shade or water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x3:1
# text = It was an unfriendly place with no shade or water.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	shade	shade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a unfriendly place |  |  |  | with no shade or water | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave me an unfriendly look.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x4:1
# text = She gave me an unfriendly look.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a unfriendly look | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient look=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ignoring people is unfriendly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x5:1
# text = Ignoring people is unfriendly.
1	Ignoring	ignore	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | gerund |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Ignoring |  |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The desert is an unfriendly place for most plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x6:1
# text = The desert is an unfriendly place for most plants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the desert | a unfriendly place |  |  |  | for most plants | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to welcome new pupils so no one feels the class is unfriendly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x7:1
# text = Try to welcome new pupils so no one feels the class is unfriendly.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	welcome	welcome	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **welcome** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | new pupils |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Theme |
| 3 | **feel** | present | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | present | the class |  |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shopkeeper was unfriendly and grumpy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfriendly:x8:1
# text = The shopkeeper was unfriendly and grumpy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the shopkeeper |  |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the shopkeeper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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