discouraged Who acts: Feeling, you, Phones, Tom, practice, mum · What happens: feel, mean, lose, not want, keep, try · To what, where: hope, Discouraged past, someone, something, class, spelling test · Speech: someone speaks here
«discouraged» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: discouraged in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Feeling discouraged means losing hope or confidence, so you do not want to keep trying.
The tree, 15 words csubj xcomp xcomp obj cc conj punct advmod nsubj aux advmod conj mark xcomp xcomp punct root Feeling VERB discouraged ADJ means VERB losing VERB hope NOUN or CCONJ confidence NOUN , PUNCT so ADV you PRON do AUX not PART want VERB to PART keep VERB trying VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means csubj 2 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Feeling xcomp 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 hope hope NOUN Number=Sing 4 losing obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 confidence cc 7 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 5 hope conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 want punct 9 so so ADV _ 13 want advmod 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 want nsubj 11 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 want aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 want advmod 13 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means conj 14 to to PART _ 15 keep mark 15 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 want xcomp 16 trying try VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 keep xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 feel gerund discouraged property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 mean present Feeling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 lose not said to happen gerund Feeling not said here hope or confidence vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Eventuality 4 not want present · do-support you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 5 keep not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here tree rules 6 try gerund you not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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 Discouraged is the past of discourage: tried to stop someone from doing something.
The tree, 13 words amod cop det case nmod punct acl mark xcomp obj mark advcl obj punct root Discouraged ADJ is AUX the DET past NOUN of ADP discourage NOUN : PUNCT tried VERB to PART stop VERB someone PRON from SCONJ doing VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos 4 past amod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 past cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 past det 4 past past NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 discourage case 6 discourage discourage NOUN Number=Sing 4 past nmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 tried punct 8 tried try VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 past acl 9 to to PART _ 10 stop mark 10 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 tried xcomp 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 stop obj 12 from from SCONJ _ 13 doing mark 13 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 stop advcl 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 doing obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 past punct
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1 is a present the Discouraged past of discourage tree rules 2 try participle the Discouraged past not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 stop not said to happen to-infinitive someone vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality someone=Eventuality 4 do gerund something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Not approved of: «Phones are discouraged in class».
advmod obl punct punct nsubj cop parataxis case obl punct punct root Not PART approved VERB of ADP : PUNCT « PUNCT Phones NOUN are AUX discouraged ADJ in ADP class NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 approved advmod 2 approved approve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 3 of of ADP _ 2 approved obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 discouraged punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 8 discouraged punct 6 Phones phone NOUN Number=Plur 8 discouraged nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 discouraged cop 8 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos 2 approved parataxis 9 in in ADP _ 10 class case 10 class class NOUN Number=Sing 8 discouraged obl 11 » » PUNCT _ 8 discouraged punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 approved punct
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1 not approve participle vn allow-64.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality 2 is in a quote present Phones class discouraged property tree rules
Example 1 Tom felt discouraged after failing the spelling test.
nsubj xcomp mark advcl det compound obj punct root Tom PROPN felt VERB discouraged ADJ after SCONJ failing VERB the DET spelling NOUN test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos 2 felt xcomp 4 after after SCONJ _ 5 failing mark 5 failing fail VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 felt advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 test det 7 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 8 test compound 8 test test NOUN Number=Sing 5 failing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past Tom discouraged property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 fail gerund Tom not said here the spelling test vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Eventuality
Example 2 Don't get discouraged — practice makes progress.
aux advmod xcomp punct nsubj advcl obj punct root Do AUX n't PART get VERB discouraged ADJ — PUNCT practice NOUN makes VERB progress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 get aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 get advmod 3 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos 3 get xcomp 5 — - PUNCT _ 7 makes punct 6 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 get advcl 8 progress progress NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 get punct
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1 not get imperative · do-support you not said here discouraged property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 make present practice progress vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset progress=Product
Example 3 Her mum discouraged her from climbing the tall tree.
nmod:poss nsubj obj mark advcl det amod obj punct root Her PRON mum NOUN discouraged VERB her PRON from SCONJ climbing VERB the DET tall ADJ tree NOUN . PUNCT 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 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 discouraged nsubj 3 discouraged discourage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 discouraged obj 5 from from SCONJ _ 6 climbing mark 6 climbing climb VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 discouraged advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 tree det 8 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tree amod 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 6 climbing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 discouraged punct
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1 discourage past Her mum her = she vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer 2 climb gerund Her mum not said here the tall tree vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location tree=Theme
Example 4 Running in the corridor is strongly discouraged.
csubj case det obl cop advmod punct root Running VERB in ADP the DET corridor NOUN is AUX strongly ADV discouraged ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Running run VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 discouraged csubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 corridor case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 corridor det 4 corridor corridor NOUN Number=Sing 1 Running obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 discouraged cop 6 strongly strongly ADV _ 7 discouraged advmod 7 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 discouraged punct
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1 run gerund the corridor vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory 2 is present Running discouraged, strongly property tree rules
Example 5 The rain discouraged people from coming to the fair.
det nsubj amod mark acl case det obl punct root The DET rain NOUN discouraged ADJ people NOUN from SCONJ coming VERB to ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 people nsubj 3 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos 4 people amod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 from from SCONJ _ 6 coming mark 6 coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 people acl 7 to to ADP _ 9 fair case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fair det 9 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 6 coming obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 people punct
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1 come gerund discouraged people not said here the fair vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to fair=Initial_Location
Example 6 He was discouraged but tried again the next day.
nsubj cop cc conj advmod det amod obl:unmarked punct root He PRON was AUX discouraged ADJ but CCONJ tried VERB again ADV the DET next ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 discouraged nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 discouraged cop 3 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 but but CCONJ _ 5 tried cc 5 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 discouraged conj 6 again again ADV _ 5 tried advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 day det 8 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 9 day amod 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 5 tried obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 discouraged punct
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1 is past He discouraged property tree rules 2 try past He not said here again; day vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 But the prince was not discouraged.
cc det nsubj cop advmod punct root But CCONJ the DET prince NOUN was AUX not PART discouraged ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 6 discouraged cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 prince det 3 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 6 discouraged nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 discouraged cop 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 discouraged advmod 6 discouraged discouraged ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 discouraged punct
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1 not is past the prince discouraged property tree rules
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