meddling

Who acts: act, ing form, meddling neighbour, meddling, Her, you · What happens: get, not want, interfere, meddle, stop, tell · To what, where: you, meddling neighbour, affairs, news, everyone, problem · Speech: someone speaks here

«meddling» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: meddling in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 getting	mark
4	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	involved	involved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 getting	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	10 business	case
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 people	amod
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 business	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 people	case
10	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 involved	obl
11	when	when	SCONJ	_	15 wanted	mark
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 wanted	nsubj
13	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 wanted	aux:pass
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 wanted	advmod
15	wanted	want	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 getting	advcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund	the act not said here					involved property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	not want	present · passive		you					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme

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

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Often interfering in other people's affairs: «a meddling neighbour».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Often	often	ADV	_	2 interfering	advmod
2	interfering	interfere	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	7 affairs	case
4	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 people	amod
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 affairs	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 people	case
7	affairs	affair	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 interfering	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 interfering	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 neighbour	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 neighbour	det
11	meddling	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 neighbour	amod
12	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 interfering	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 neighbour	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 interfering	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	interfere	gerund		a meddling neighbour		other people's affairs		often property	tree rules
2	meddle in a quote	gerund							tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: verb form — kept apart, not parsed.

«-ing» form of «meddle»: «Stop meddling!».

The tree, 6 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 ing	punct
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 ing	punct
3	ing	ing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 form	compound
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 ing	punct
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 meddle	nsubj
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 meddle	mark
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 meddle	punct
8	meddle	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 meddle	punct
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 Stop	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 Stop	punct
12	Stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 meddle	conj
13	meddling	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 Stop	xcomp
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	12 Stop	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 Stop	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 meddle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	meddle in a quote	infinitive	ing form	tree rules
2	stop in a quote	infinitive	ing form not said here	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	meddle in a quote	gerund	ing form not said here	tree rules

Example 1

The meddling neighbour told everyone our news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 neighbour	det
2	meddling	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 neighbour	amod
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 told	nsubj
4	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 told	obj
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 news	nmod:poss
7	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 told	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meddle	gerund							tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	past	the meddling neighbour	our news	everyone				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient news=Topic

Example 2

Her meddling made the problem worse.

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 meddling	nmod:poss
2	meddling	meddling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 problem	det
5	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 made	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Her meddling	the problem				bad property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset problem=Product
2	meddle		Her = she						nom meddling «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

Stop meddling with the thermostat!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	meddling	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 thermostat	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 thermostat	det
5	thermostat	thermostat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 meddling	obl
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	meddle	gerund	you not said here					with the thermostat	tree rules

Example 4

The villain shouted about «meddling kids».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 villain	det
2	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	nsubj
3	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	about	about	SCONJ	_	6 meddling	mark
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 meddling	punct
6	meddling	meddle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 shouted	advcl
7	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 meddling	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 meddling	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	the villain						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	meddle in a quote	gerund	the villain not said here	kids					tree rules

Example 5

There were claims of foreign meddling in the election.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 were	expl
2	were	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	claims	claim	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 were	nsubj
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 meddling	mark
5	foreign	foreign	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 meddling	amod
6	meddling	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 claims	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 election	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 election	det
9	election	election	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meddling	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 were	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	claims			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	meddle	gerund	claims not said here			the election			tree rules

Example 6

The meddling cat knocked the jigsaw off the table.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cat	det
2	meddling	meddling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cat	compound
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knocked	nsubj
4	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 jigsaw	det
6	jigsaw	jigsaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knocked	obj
7	off	off	ADP	_	9 table	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 table	det
9	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knocked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock	past	the meddling cat	the jigsaw				off the table	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent jigsaw=Patient off table=Co-Patient

Example 7

Thanks to his meddling, the surprise party was ruined.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ruined	obl:unmarked
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 meddling	case
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 meddling	nmod:poss
4	meddling	meddling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thanks	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Thanks	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 party	det
7	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 party	compound
8	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ruined	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 ruined	aux:pass
10	ruined	ruin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 ruined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ruin	past · passive		the surprise party				Thanks to his meddling obl:unmarked	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	meddle		his = he						nom meddling «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

Grandad hates meddling, so he lets us solve our own problems.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 hates	nsubj
2	hates	hate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	meddling	meddle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 hates	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 lets	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	7 lets	advmod
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 lets	nsubj
7	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 hates	conj
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 lets	obj
9	solve	solve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 lets	xcomp
10	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 problems	nmod:poss
11	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 problems	amod
12	problems	problem	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 solve	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	hate	present	Grandad		vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	meddle not said to happen	gerund	Grandad not said here		tree rules
3	let	present	Grandad	us	tree rules
4	solve	infinitive	us not said here	our own problems	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic

Example 9

Running to her father, she told him of her Brother's conceit, and accused him of meddling with his mother's things.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 told	advcl
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 father	case
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 father	nmod:poss
4	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Running	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Running	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 told	nsubj
7	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 told	iobj
9	of	of	ADP	_	13 conceit	case
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 conceit	nmod:poss
11	Brother	Brother	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 conceit	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 Brother	case
13	conceit	conceit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 told	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 accused	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 accused	cc
16	accused	accuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 told	conj
17	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 accused	obj
18	of	of	SCONJ	_	19 meddling	mark
19	meddling	meddle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 accused	advcl
20	with	with	ADP	_	24 things	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 mother	nmod:poss
22	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 things	nmod:poss
23	's	's	PART	_	22 mother	case
24	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 meddling	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	run	gerund	she not said here			to her father result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to father=Result
2	tell speech: assert	past	she		him = he	of her conceit	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
3	accuse	past	she not said here	Brother			vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme
4	meddle	gerund	she not said here			with Brother's mother's things	tree rules

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