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title: weird — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weird» in the school dictionary: Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weird

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**Who acts:** Weird, way, someone, their, That, pencil · **What happens:** mean, be, explain, decide, fate, lay · **To what, where:** fate, weird animal, eggs, beak, weird dream, adult · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:m1:1
# text = Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain.
1	Weird	weird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Weird |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | surprising *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weird can mean strange in a slightly scary or magical way: «a weird light in the sky».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:m2:1
# text = Weird can mean strange in a slightly scary or magical way: «a weird light in the sky».
1	Weird	weird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Weird |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: Old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To weird someone means to decide their fate or gift them something by magic.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:m3:1
# text = To weird someone means to decide their fate or gift them something by magic.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **decide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* | their fate  fate or gift |  |  |  | by magic | tree rules |
| 3 | **fate** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's weird — my pencil was here a minute ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x1:1
# text = That's weird — my pencil was here a minute ago.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | my pencil |  |  |  |  | ago, here *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The platypus is a weird animal: it lays eggs and has a beak.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x2:1
# text = The platypus is a weird animal: it lays eggs and has a beak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	platypus	platypus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the platypus | a weird animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lay** | present | platypus | eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |
| 3 | **have** | present | platypus *not said here* | a beak |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a weird noise in the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x3:1
# text = There was a weird noise in the attic.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a weird noise in the attic |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a weird dream last night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x4:1
# text = I had a weird dream last night.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a weird dream |  |  | night |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If something online feels weird, tell an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x5:1
# text = If something online feels weird, tell an adult.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
3	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
5	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | something |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's weird how fast the year went.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x6:1
# text = It's weird how fast the year went.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past |  |  |  |  | year | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soup tasted weird.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x7:1
# text = The soup tasted weird.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | past | the soup |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The second said: “I weird her such a sweet voice as shall far exceed the nightingale.”

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weird:x8:1
# text = The second said: “I weird her such a sweet voice as shall far exceed the nightingale.”
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
9	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	12	det:predet	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	exceed	exceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the second | such sweet voice |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **exceed** *in a quote* | shall |  | the nightingale |  |  |  | far *property* | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nightingale=Theme |

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