disapprove

Who acts: something, dad, Many people, She, head teacher, you · What happens: think, be, refuse, not agree, disapprove, eat · To what, where: reject, front, disapproving look, me, plans, festivities · Speech: someone speaks here

«disapprove» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: disapprove in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To think that something or someone is bad or wrong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 think	mark
2	think	think	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 bad	mark
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 bad	nsubj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 something	cc
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 something	conj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 bad	cop
8	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 think	ccomp
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 wrong	cc
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bad	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	to-infinitive			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	something	bad property	tree rules
3	be		something not said here		tree rules

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

To refuse to agree to a plan or request officially (less common; usually «reject»).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 refuse	mark
2	refuse	refuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 agree	mark
4	agree	agree	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 refuse	xcomp
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 plan	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plan	det
7	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 agree	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 request	cc
9	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plan	conj
10	officially	officially	ADV	_	9 request	advmod
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 common	punct
12	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	13 common	advmod
13	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 plan	conj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 reject	punct
15	usually	usually	ADV	_	17 reject	advmod
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 reject	punct
17	reject	reject	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 refuse	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 reject	punct
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 reject	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 refuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	refuse	to-infinitive		reject					vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not agree speech: agree	to-infinitive						to a plan or request	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

My dad disapproves of eating in front of the telly.

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	2 dad	nmod:poss
2	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disapproves	nsubj
3	disapproves	disapprove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 eating	mark
5	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 disapproves	advcl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 front	case
7	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eating	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 telly	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 telly	det
10	telly	telly	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 front	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 disapproves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disapprove	present	My dad						vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	eat	gerund	My dad not said here			front of the telly			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Many people disapprove of littering.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 people	amod
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 disapprove	nsubj
3	disapprove	disapprove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 littering	mark
5	littering	litter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 disapprove	advcl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 disapprove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disapprove	present	Many people						vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	litter	gerund	Many people not said here						vn calve-28.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She gave me a disapproving look.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 look	det
5	disapproving	disapprove	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 look	amod
6	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a disapproving look	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient look=Theme
2	disapprove	gerund							vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

The head teacher disapproved of the new haircut rule.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 disapproved	nsubj
4	disapproved	disapprove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 rule	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rule	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rule	amod
8	haircut	haircut	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rule	compound
9	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 disapproved	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 disapproved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disapprove	past	the head teacher					of the new haircut rule	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

Do you approve or disapprove of school uniform?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 approve	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 approve	nsubj
3	approve	approve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 disapprove	cc
5	disapprove	disapprove	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 approve	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 uniform	case
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 uniform	compound
8	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 disapprove	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 approve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	approve	present · do-support	you						vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	disapprove	infinitive	you not said here					of school uniform	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

The council disapproved the plans for the car park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disapproved	nsubj
3	disapproved	disapprove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plans	det
5	plans	plan	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 disapproved	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 park	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 park	det
8	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 park	compound
9	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disapproved	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 disapproved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disapprove	past	the council	the plans				for the car park	tree rules

Example 7

Our dog disapproves of baths.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 dog	nmod:poss
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disapproves	nsubj
3	disapproves	disapprove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 baths	case
5	baths	bath	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 disapproves	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 disapproves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disapprove	present	Our dog					of baths	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 8

Sometimes the fair Persian consented to appear at these festivities, but she disapproved of this lavish expenditure, and did not scruple to warn Noureddin of the probable consequences.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	5 consented	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Persian	det
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Persian	amod
4	Persian	Persian	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 consented	nsubj
5	consented	consent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 appear	mark
7	appear	appear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 consented	xcomp
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 festivities	case
9	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	10 festivities	det
10	festivities	festivity	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 appear	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 disapproved	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 disapproved	cc
13	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 disapproved	nsubj
14	disapproved	disapprove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 consented	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 expenditure	case
16	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	18 expenditure	det
17	lavish	lavish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 expenditure	amod
18	expenditure	expenditure	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 disapproved	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 scruple	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 scruple	cc
21	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 scruple	aux
22	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	23 scruple	advmod
23	scruple	scruple	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 disapproved	conj
24	to	to	PART	_	25 warn	mark
25	warn	warn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 scruple	advcl
26	Noureddin	Noureddin	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 warn	obj
27	of	of	ADP	_	30 consequences	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 consequences	det
29	probable	probable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 consequences	amod
30	consequences	consequence	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 Noureddin	nmod
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 consented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	consent	past	the fair Persian			sometimes property	vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	appear	to-infinitive	the fair Persian not said here		this festivities		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at festivity=Location
3	disapprove	past	Persian			of this lavish expenditure	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	not scruple	past · do-support	Persian not said here				tree rules
5	warn speech: warn	to-infinitive	Persian not said here	Noureddin of the probable consequences			vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent noureddin=Recipient

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