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title: dazed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dazed» in the school dictionary: Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dazed

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**Who acts:** bright light, he, Tom, She, We, player · **What happens:** think, make, stun, daze, fall off, look · **To what, where:** him, bike, daze, amazing news, bird, window · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:m1:1
# text = Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise.
1	Unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | clearly *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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: past form of the verb «daze» — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made confused or stunned, as in «the bright light dazed him».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:m2:1
# text = Made confused or stunned, as in «the bright light dazed him».
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	stunned	stun	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	dazed	daze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | confused *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stun** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **daze** *in a quote* | past | the bright light | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After he fell off his bike, Tom looked dazed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x1:1
# text = After he fell off his bike, Tom looked dazed.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past | he | his bike |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **look** | past | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **daze** | participle | Tom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She walked around in a daze after hearing the amazing news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x2:1
# text = She walked around in a daze after hearing the amazing news.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	daze	daze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk around** | past | She |  |  | a daze |  | around *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in daze=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hear** | gerund | She *not said here* | the amazing news |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bird was dazed after flying into the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x3:1
# text = The bird was dazed after flying into the window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	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	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **daze** | past · passive |  | the bird |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | into the window *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into window=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boxer was dazed by the punch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x4:1
# text = The boxer was dazed by the punch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boxer	boxer	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	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **daze** | past · passive |  | the boxer |  |  |  | by the punch | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We came out of the cinema dazed by the bright sunshine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x5:1
# text = We came out of the cinema dazed by the bright sunshine.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | We | the cinema |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient cinema=Result |
| 2 | **daze** | participle |  | the cinema *not said here* |  |  |  | by the bright sunshine | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If a player seems dazed after a knock, they must stop playing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x6:1
# text = If a player seems dazed after a knock, they must stop playing.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
5	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	knock	knock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a player |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **daze** | participle | a player *not said here* |  |  |  | after a knock |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stop** | must | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **play** | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The action was so quick that Hako stood dazed, not knowing what to do.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dazed:x7:1
# text = The action was so quick that Hako stood dazed, not knowing what to do.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	Hako	Hako	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the action |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **daze** | past · passive |  | Hako |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **know** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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