uninterested Who acts: She, you, friend · What happens: uninterest, mean, not want, know about, pay, love · To what, where: attention, cat, new toy, He, football, chess · Speech: someone speaks here
«uninterested» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: uninterested in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Uninterested means not interested; not wanting to know about or pay attention to something.
The tree, 14 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod ccomp mark xcomp obl cc conj obj case obl punct root Uninterested VERB means VERB not PART interested ADJ ; PUNCT not PART wanting VERB to PART know VERB about ADP or CCONJ pay VERB attention NOUN to ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 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 interested advmod 4 interested interested ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 wanting punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 wanting advmod 7 wanting want VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 8 to to PART _ 9 know mark 9 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 wanting xcomp 10 about about ADP _ 9 know obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 pay cc 12 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 know conj 13 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 12 pay obj 14 to to ADP _ 15 something case 15 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 pay obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 uninterest participle tree rules 2 mean present interested property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 4 know about not said to happen to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 5 pay infinitive attention to something vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset
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 The cat seemed uninterested in its new toy.
det nsubj aux:pass case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET cat NOUN seemed VERB uninterested VERB in ADP its PRON new ADJ toy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 uninterested nsubj 3 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 uninterested aux:pass 4 uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 toy case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 toy nmod:poss 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 toy amod 8 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 4 uninterested obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 uninterested punct
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1 uninterest past · passive the cat cat's new toy tree rules
Example 2 He was uninterested in football but loved chess.
nsubj aux:pass case obl cc conj obj punct root He PRON was AUX uninterested VERB in ADP football NOUN but CCONJ loved VERB chess 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 uninterested nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 uninterested aux:pass 3 uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 football case 5 football football NOUN Number=Sing 3 uninterested obl 6 but but CCONJ _ 7 loved cc 7 loved love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 uninterested conj 8 chess chess NOUN Number=Sing 7 loved obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 uninterested punct
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1 uninterest past · passive He football tree rules 2 love past chess vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chess=Stimulus
Example 3 The baby looked uninterested in the carrots.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET baby NOUN looked VERB uninterested VERB in ADP the DET carrots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 uninterested nsubj:pass 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 uninterested aux:pass 4 uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 carrots case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 carrots det 7 carrots carrot NOUN Number=Plur 4 uninterested obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 uninterested punct
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1 uninterest past · passive the baby the carrots tree rules
Example 4 She gave an uninterested shrug.
nsubj det amod obj punct root She PRON gave VERB an DET uninterested VERB shrug NOUN . PUNCT 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 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 shrug det 4 uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 shrug amod 5 shrug shrug NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a uninterested shrug vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shrug=Theme 2 uninterest participle tree rules
Example 5 Don't look uninterested when a friend is talking.
aux advmod xcomp advmod det nsubj aux advcl punct root Do AUX n't PART look VERB uninterested VERB when ADV a DET friend NOUN is AUX talking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 look aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 look advmod 3 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 look xcomp 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 talking advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 friend det 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 9 talking nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 talking aux 9 talking talk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 uninterested advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 not look imperative · do-support you not said here tree rules 2 uninterest participle you not said here tree rules 3 talk present · progressive a friend vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The audience grew uninterested in the long speech.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET audience NOUN grew VERB uninterested VERB in ADP the DET long ADJ speech NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 audience det 2 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 4 uninterested nsubj:pass 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 uninterested aux:pass 4 uninterested uninterest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 speech case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 speech det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 speech amod 8 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 4 uninterested obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 uninterested punct
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1 uninterest past · passive the audience the long speech tree rules
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