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title: unoccupied — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unoccupied» in the school dictionary: Unoccupied means empty, with nobody using it or living in it: an unoccupied house. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unoccupied

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Unoccupied, nobody, unoccupied seat, one, many, 12 rooms · **What happens:** mean, use, live, have, sit, do · **To what, where:** it, one, seat, cave, food

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unoccupied means empty, with nobody using it or living in it: an unoccupied house.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:m1:1
# text = Unoccupied means empty, with nobody using it or living in it: an unoccupied house.
1	Unoccupied	Unoccupied	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unoccupied |  |  |  |  | empty *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | nobody | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | gerund | nobody *not said here* |  |  | it |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in it=Location |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An unoccupied seat has no one sitting in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:m2:1
# text = An unoccupied seat has no one sitting in it.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a unoccupied seat | no one |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
| 2 | **sit** | gerund | no one *not said here* |  |  | seat |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in it=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unoccupied can also mean not busy, with nothing to do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:m3:1
# text = Unoccupied can also mean not busy, with nothing to do.
1	Unoccupied	Unoccupied	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Unoccupied |  |  |  |  | busy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Unoccupied *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of the 50 seats, 38 are occupied. How many are unoccupied?

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Of the 50 seats, 38 are occupied.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x1:1
# text = Of the 50 seats, 38 are occupied.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	38	38	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	occupied	occupied	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** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the 50 seats; occupied *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* How many are unoccupied?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x1:2
# text = How many are unoccupied?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unoccupied	unoccupied	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 | **is** | present | many |  |  |  |  | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12 rooms in the hotel are unoccupied.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x2:1
# text = 12 rooms in the hotel are unoccupied.
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 12 rooms in the hotel |  |  |  |  | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Half the tables were unoccupied.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x3:1
# text = Half the tables were unoccupied.
1	Half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many seats are unoccupied?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x4:1
# text = How many seats are unoccupied?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many seats |  |  |  |  | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old house has been unoccupied for years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x5:1
# text = The old house has been unoccupied for years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | the old house |  |  |  | year | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this seat unoccupied?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x6:1
# text = Is this seat unoccupied?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	unoccupied	unoccupied	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | this seat *obl:unmarked*; unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toilet sign shows green when it is unoccupied.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x7:1
# text = The toilet sign shows green when it is unoccupied.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the toilet sign |  |  |  |  | green *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | sign |  |  |  |  | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As he wandered about in search of food and shelter, he came to a cave, which he entered and found to be unoccupied.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unoccupied:x8:1
# text = As he wandered about in search of food and shelter, he came to a cave, which he entered and found to be unoccupied.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obj	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander** | past | he |  |  |  |  | about search of food and shelter | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about search=Trajectory |
| 2 | **come** | past | he |  |  | a cave |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cave=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **enter** | past | he | a cave |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme which=Destination |
| 4 | **find** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **search** |  |  | food and shelter |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient |

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