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title: blindfolded — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blindfolded» in the school dictionary: Blindfolded means with a cloth or band over your eyes so you cannot see. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# blindfolded

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**Who acts:** you, she, We, crisps, He, I · **What happens:** blindfold, mean, not see, be, cover, try · **To what, where:** Blindfolded past form, eyes, tail, flavour, blindfolded friend, obstacles

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blindfolded means with a cloth or band over your eyes so you cannot see.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:m1:1
# text = Blindfolded means with a cloth or band over your eyes so you cannot see.
1	Blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blindfold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a cloth over your eyes or band | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **see** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blindfolded is the past form of «blindfold»: to cover someone's eyes like this.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:m2:1
# text = Blindfolded is the past form of «blindfold»: to cover someone's eyes like this.
1	Blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	blindfold	blindfold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blindfold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Blindfolded past form |  |  |  | of blindfold | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  | someone's eyes |  |  |  | like this | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme eye=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blindfolded, she tried to pin the tail on the donkey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x1:1
# text = Blindfolded, she tried to pin the tail on the donkey.
1	Blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pin	pin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blindfold** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **try** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **pin** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the tail |  |  |  | on the donkey | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent tail=Patient on donkey=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tasted the crisps blindfolded to guess the flavour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x2:1
# text = We tasted the crisps blindfolded to guess the flavour.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crisps	crisp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **blindfold** | past | the crisps |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **guess** | to-infinitive | the crisps *not said here* | the flavour |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He guided his blindfolded friend through the obstacles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x3:1
# text = He guided his blindfolded friend through the obstacles.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	guided	guide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guide** | past | He | his blindfolded friend |  | the obstacles |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent friend=Theme through obstacle=Destination |
| 2 | **blindfold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I know this path so well I could walk it blindfolded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x4:1
# text = I know this path so well I could walk it blindfolded.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | I | this path |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer path=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** | could | I | path |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **blindfold** | participle | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The players were blindfolded and spun around.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x5:1
# text = The players were blindfolded and spun around.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	spun	spin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	around	around	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blindfold** | past · passive |  | the players |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **spin around** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only play blindfolded games where it is safe and someone is watching.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x6:1
# text = Only play blindfolded games where it is safe and someone is watching.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | imperative | you *not said here* | blindfolded games |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 2 | **blindfold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **watch** | present · progressive | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the Piazza dell Trinita stands a slender pillar, and upon it is the goddess of Justice, blindfolded, with her scales in her hand.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blindfolded:x7:1
# text = On the Piazza dell Trinita stands a slender pillar, and upon it is the goddess of Justice, blindfolded, with her scales in her hand.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	Piazza	Piazza	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	dell	DELL	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Trinita	Trinita	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	slender	slender	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pillar	pillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Justice	Justice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	blindfolded	blindfold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	scales	scale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present |  | a slender pillar |  | the Piazza dell Trinita |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pillar=Theme on trinita=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | pillar |  |  |  |  | upon the goddess; of Justice | tree rules |
| 3 | **blindfold** | participle |  | the goddess *not said here* |  |  |  | with Justice's scales in Justice's hand | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with scale=Theme |

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