--- title: unsought — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «unsought» in the school dictionary: Not asked for or looked for; came without being wanted or searched for. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [unsought in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unsought.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Not asked for or looked for; came without being wanted or searched for. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unsought:m1:1 # text = Not asked for or looked for; came without being wanted or searched for. 1 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 2 obl _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 looked look VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 9 without without SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 wanted want VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ _ 12 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 searched search VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 conj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **look** | participle | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **come** | past | | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **want** | gerund · passive | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF» | | 5 | **search** | participle | | | | | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent | 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} The prize came to her unsought. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unsought:x1:1 # text = The prize came to her unsought. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prize prize NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 unsought unsought ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | the prize | | | prize's unsought | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to unsought=Initial\_Location | ## Example 2 {#x2} He gave unsought advice. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unsought:x2:1 # text = He gave unsought advice. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 unsought unsought ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | He | unsought advice | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} Happiness came unsought. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unsought:x3:1 # text = Happiness came unsought. 1 Happiness happiness NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 unsought unsought ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | Happiness | | | | | unsought *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [unsolved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/) - next →: [unsound](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsound/) - ↑ back to [U in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/)