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title: uppish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «uppish» in the school dictionary: Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are better than others; uppity. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# uppish

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**Who acts:** you, shot, Toad, new girl, batsman, Success · **What happens:** act, be, go up, catch, become, escape · **To what, where:** uppish young man, uppish drive, him

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«uppish» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [uppish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uppish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, mainly UK, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are better than others; uppity.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:m1:1
# text = Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are better than others; uppity.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	uppity	uppity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | than others; good *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: cricket — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shot that goes up in the air and might be caught.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:m2:1
# text = A shot that goes up in the air and might be caught.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shot	shot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | present | a shot |  |  |  |  | in the air | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in air=Attribute |
| 2 | **catch** | might · passive | a shot *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad became uppish after his escape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:x1:1
# text = Toad became uppish after his escape.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	uppish	uppish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Toad |  |  |  | after Toad's escape | uppish *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **escape** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«Don't you get uppish with me, young man!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:x2:1
# text = «Don't you get uppish with me, young man!»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	uppish	uppish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | you | uppish young man |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The new girl seemed a bit uppish at first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:x3:1
# text = The new girl seemed a bit uppish at first.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	uppish	uppish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the new girl |  |  |  |  | uppish *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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His uppish manner annoyed the others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:x4:1
# text = His uppish manner annoyed the others.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uppish	uppish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The batsman played an uppish drive and was nearly caught.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:x5:1
# text = The batsman played an uppish drive and was nearly caught.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	batsman	batsman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	uppish	uppish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	drive	drive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the batsman | a uppish drive |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drive=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | past · passive | the batsman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Success made him uppish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uppish:x6:1
# text = Success made him uppish.
1	Success	Success	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	uppish	uppish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Success | him *= he* |  |  |  | uppish *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Product |

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