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title: blurred — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blurred» in the school dictionary: Blurred means not clear or sharp, so the edges or details are hard to see. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# blurred

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**Who acts:** edges, I, you, Tears, she, fast car · **What happens:** blur, mean, be, see, become, make · **To what, where:** Blurred past form, something, Blurred lines, photo, camera, board · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«blurred» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [blurred in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blurred.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blurred means not clear or sharp, so the edges or details are hard to see.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:m1:1
# text = Blurred means not clear or sharp, so the edges or details are hard to see.
1	Blurred	blur	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	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the edges or details |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | the edges or details *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Blurred is the past form of blur: to become unclear or to make something unclear.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:m2:1
# text = Blurred is the past form of blur: to become unclear or to make something unclear.
1	Blurred	blur	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	_	7	case	_	_
7	blur	blur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	unclear	unclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	unclear	unclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Blurred past form |  |  |  | of blur | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | unclear *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blurred lines or memories are not clearly separated or remembered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:m3:1
# text = Blurred lines or memories are not clearly separated or remembered.
1	Blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	remembered	remember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **separate** | present · passive |  | Blurred lines or memories |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **remember** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The photo was blurred because I moved the camera.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x1:1
# text = The photo was blurred because I moved the camera.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | past · passive |  | the photo |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | past | I | the camera |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent camera=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without his glasses, the board looked blurred.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x2:1
# text = Without his glasses, the board looked blurred.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | past · passive |  | the board |  |  |  | without his glasses | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blurred vision after a bump on the head means you must see a doctor.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x3:1
# text = Blurred vision after a bump on the head means you must see a doctor.
1	Blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	nsubj	_	_
2	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bump	bump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | participle |  | vision |  |  | after a bump on the head |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** | must | you | a doctor |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer doctor=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tears blurred her eyes as she waved goodbye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x4:1
# text = Tears blurred her eyes as she waved goodbye.
1	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blurred	blur	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | past | Tears | her eyes |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 2 | **wave** | past | she | goodbye |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goodbye=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fast car was just a blurred streak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x5:1
# text = The fast car was just a blurred streak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the fast car | a blurred streak |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's memories of the war are blurred now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x6:1
# text = Grandma's memories of the war are blurred now.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | present · passive |  | Grandma's memories of the war |  |  | now |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The line between work and play blurred during the holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x7:1
# text = The line between work and play blurred during the holiday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **blur** | participle |  | the line between work *not said here* |  |  | during the holiday |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On certain pages the writing often appears so pale or so blurred that the page becomes a blank.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blurred:x8:1
# text = On certain pages the writing often appears so pale or so blurred that the page becomes a blank.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	blank	blank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | the writing |  |  | certain pages |  | often, pale *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on page=Location |
| 2 | **blur** | participle | the writing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **become** | present | the page | a blank |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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