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title: hallucinate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hallucinate» in the school dictionary: To see, hear or feel things that are not really there, for example because of high fever, illness, lack of sleep or drugs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hallucinate

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**Who acts:** you, things, facts, people, lost explorer, he · **What happens:** see, hear, feel, not be, lack, make up · **To what, where:** things, sleep, facts, lake, book, kangaroo

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To see, hear or feel things that are not really there, for example because of high fever, illness, lack of sleep or drugs.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:m1:1
# text = To see, hear or feel things that are not really there, for example because of high fever, illness, lack of sleep or drugs.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	hear	hear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	really	really	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hear** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  | for example; because high fever and lack of sleep or drugs | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent thing=Location for example=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **is** | present | things |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **lack** |  |  | sleep or drugs |  |  |  |  | nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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: computing, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of an AI chatbot: to make up facts that sound true but are false.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:m2:1
# text = Of an AI chatbot: to make up facts that sound true but are false.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	AI	ai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | to-infinitive |  | facts |  |  |  | of a AI chatbot | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fact=Pivot |
| 2 | **sound** | present | facts |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | facts *not said here* |  |  |  |  | false *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With a very high fever, some people hallucinate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:x1:1
# text = With a very high fever, some people hallucinate.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hallucinate	hallucinate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hallucinate** | present | some people |  |  |  |  | with a high fever | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lost explorer was so thirsty he hallucinated a lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:x2:1
# text = The lost explorer was so thirsty he hallucinated a lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	explorer	explorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hallucinated	hallucinate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the lost explorer |  |  |  |  | thirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hallucinate** | past | he | a lake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After three nights without sleep, he began to hallucinate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:x3:1
# text = After three nights without sleep, he began to hallucinate.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	hallucinate	hallucinate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | he |  |  |  | night |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hallucinate** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chatbot hallucinated a book that doesn't exist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:x4:1
# text = The chatbot hallucinated a book that doesn't exist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hallucinated	hallucinate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hallucinate** | past | the chatbot | a book |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **exist** | present · do-support | a book |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Am I hallucinating, or is that a kangaroo in the garden?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:x5:1
# text = Am I hallucinating, or is that a kangaroo in the garden?
1	Am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hallucinating	hallucinate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hallucinate** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a kangaroo |  | the garden |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drugs can make people hallucinate and are dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hallucinate:x6:1
# text = Drugs can make people hallucinate and are dangerous.
1	Drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	hallucinate	hallucinate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Drugs | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hallucinate** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

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