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unsuccessful

Who acts: Unsuccessful, first try, My, search, 5, experiment · What happens: mean, not achieve, want, plan, fail, be · To what, where: high jump, 12 shots, method, unsuccessful rivals, despair, mystery

«unsuccessful» in the English dictionary: its meaning 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: unsuccessful in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Unsuccessful means not achieving what was wanted or planned; failing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 achieving	advmod
4	achieving	achieve	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
5	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	7 wanted	nsubj:pass
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 wanted	aux:pass
7	wanted	want	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 achieving	ccomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 planned	cc
9	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 wanted	conj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 failing	punct
11	failing	fail	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Unsuccessful						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not achieve not said to happen	gerund	Unsuccessful not said here						vn complete-55.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	want	past · passive						what nsubj:pass	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme
4	plan	participle							vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
5	fail	gerund	Unsuccessful not said here						vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: 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

My first try at the high jump was unsuccessful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 try	nmod:poss
2	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 try	amod
3	try	try	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 unsuccessful	nsubj
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 jump	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 jump	det
6	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 jump	amod
7	jump	jump	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 try	nmod
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 unsuccessful	cop
9	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 unsuccessful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	My first try at the high jump					unsuccessful property	tree rules
2	try		My			the high jump			nom try «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place

Example 2

The search for the lost cat was unsuccessful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 search	det
2	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 unsuccessful	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 cat	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cat	det
5	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 cat	amod
6	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 search	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 unsuccessful	cop
8	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 unsuccessful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	the search for the lost cat					unsuccessful property	tree rules

Example 3

Out of 12 shots, 5 were unsuccessful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Out	out	ADP	_	4 shots	case
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 shots	case
3	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 shots	nummod
4	shots	shot	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 unsuccessful	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 shots	punct
6	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 unsuccessful	nsubj
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 unsuccessful	cop
8	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 unsuccessful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	5			12 shots		unsuccessful property	tree rules

Example 4

The experiment was unsuccessful, so we changed the method.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 experiment	det
2	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 unsuccessful	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 unsuccessful	cop
4	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 changed	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 changed	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 changed	nsubj
8	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 unsuccessful	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 method	det
10	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 changed	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 unsuccessful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the experiment					unsuccessful property	tree rules
2	change	past	we	the method					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient

Example 5

Her application for the job was unsuccessful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 application	nmod:poss
2	application	application	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 unsuccessful	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 job	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 job	det
5	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 application	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 unsuccessful	cop
7	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 unsuccessful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her application for the job					unsuccessful property	tree rules
2	apply		Her = she					for the job	nom application «act intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl

Example 6

After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally whistled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 attempts	case
2	several	several	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 attempts	amod
3	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 attempts	amod
4	attempts	attempt	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 whistled	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 attempts	punct
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 whistled	nsubj
7	finally	finally	ADV	_	8 whistled	advmod
8	whistled	whistle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 whistled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whistle	past	he				after several unsuccessful attempts	finally property	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

All the King’s unsuccessful rivals had gone home in despair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 rivals	det:predet
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 King	det
3	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 rivals	nsubj
4	’s	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 rivals	cop
5	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rivals	amod
6	rivals	rival	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 gone	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 gone	aux
8	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	home	home	ADV	_	8 gone	advmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 despair	case
11	despair	despair	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gone	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 gone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the King	all unsuccessful rivals					tree rules
2	go	past · perfect	all unsuccessful rivals			despair		home property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in despair=Location

Example 8

But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful". (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	11 unsuccessful	cc
2	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	3 attempt	det
3	attempt	attempt	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 unsuccessful	nsubj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 unfold	mark
5	unfold	unfold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 attempt	acl
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 mystery	det
7	mystery	mystery	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 unfold	obj
8	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 unsuccessful	aux
9	hitherto	hitherto	ADV	_	11 unsuccessful	advmod
10	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	11 unsuccessful	cop
11	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 unsuccessful	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 unsuccessful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unfold	to-infinitive	every attempt not said here	this mystery					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mystery=Patient
2	is	present · perfect	every attempt					hitherto, unsuccessful property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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