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title: blimey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blimey» in the school dictionary: a cry of surprise, shock or amazement, like «wow!» or «goodness!». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# blimey

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**Who acts:** surprise, Blimey, It, you, answer, I · **What happens:** cry, soften, form, look, be, cost · **To what, where:** old oath, time, much, blimey, 1,000

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«blimey» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [blimey in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blimey.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a cry of surprise, shock or amazement, like «wow!» or «goodness!».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:m1:1
# text = a cry of surprise, shock or amazement, like «wow!» or «goodness!».
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	amazement	amazement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	wow	wow	INTJ	UH	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	goodness	goodness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** |  | surprise |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: euphemism, origin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a softened form of the old oath «God blind me».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:m2:1
# text = a softened form of the old oath «God blind me».
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	softened	soften	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	appos	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soften** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | the old oath |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blimey, look at the size of that dog!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x1:1
# text = Blimey, look at the size of that dog!
1	Blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | infinitive | Blimey |  |  |  |  | at the size of that dog | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at size=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blimey, is that the time already?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x2:1
# text = Blimey, is that the time already?
1	Blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	already	already	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Blimey | the time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«It costs how much? Blimey!»

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*Sentence 1:* «It costs how much?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x3:1
# text = «It costs how much?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** *in a quote* | present | It | much |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value |

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*Sentence 2:* Blimey!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x3:2
# text = Blimey!»
1	Blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Cor blimey, it's freezing out there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x4:1
# text = Cor blimey, it's freezing out there.
1	Cor	cor	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	freezing	freeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cor** | imperative | you *not said here* | blimey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **freeze out** | present · progressive | blimey |  |  | there |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blimey, Charlie, you've grown!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x5:1
# text = Blimey, Charlie, you've grown!
1	Blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Charlie	Charlie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · perfect · passive |  | Blimey |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The answer was 1,000? Blimey, I wrote 100.

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*Sentence 1:* The answer was 1,000?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x6:1
# text = The answer was 1,000?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the answer | 1,000 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* Blimey, I wrote 100.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x6:2
# text = Blimey, I wrote 100.
1	Blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | I | Blimey |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 100=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blimey O'Reilly, what a mess!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blimey:x7:1
# text = Blimey O'Reilly, what a mess!
1	Blimey	blimey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	O'Reilly	O'Reilly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mess** |  | Blimey and a mess |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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