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title: haze — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «haze» in the school dictionary: A haze is a thin mist, smoke or dust in the air that makes it hard to see far. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# haze

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**Who acts:** haze, that, new members, this, smoke, I · **What happens:** be, make, see, haze, mean, do · **To what, where:** thin mist, haze, confused state, someone, silly things, kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«haze» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [haze in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haze.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A haze is a thin mist, smoke or dust in the air that makes it hard to see far.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:m1:1
# text = A haze is a thin mist, smoke or dust in the air that makes it hard to see far.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a haze | a thin mist and smoke in the air or dust |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | that | haze |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | haze *not said here* |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A haze is a confused or dreamy state of mind, as in «in a haze».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:m2:1
# text = A haze is a confused or dreamy state of mind, as in «in a haze».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dreamy	dreamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a haze | a confused state |  |  |  | of mind | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To haze someone means to make new members of a group do silly, embarrassing or dangerous things as a test; this is a kind of bullying.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:m3:1
# text = To haze someone means to make new members of a group do silly, embarrassing or dangerous things as a test; this is a kind of bullying.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	haze	haze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
18	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
23	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haze** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **do** | present | new members of a group | silly things |  |  |  | as a test | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 5 | **is a** | present | this | a kind |  |  |  | of bullying | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A heat haze shimmered over the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:x1:1
# text = A heat haze shimmered over the road.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	shimmered	shimmer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shimmer** | participle |  | a heat haze *not said here* |  | the road |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over road=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city was hidden in a haze of smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:x2:1
# text = The city was hidden in a haze of smoke.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	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	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past · passive |  | the city |  | a haze of smoke |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient in haze=Location |
| 2 | **haze** |  | smoke |  |  |  |  |  | nom haze «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was in a haze after waking up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:x3:1
# text = I was in a haze after waking up.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  | a haze |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wake up** | gerund | a haze *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bushfire smoke left a brown haze over Sydney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:x4:1
# text = Bushfire smoke left a brown haze over Sydney.
1	Bushfire	bushfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Bushfire smoke | a brown haze |  | Sydney |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent haze=Theme over sydney=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hazing new team members is dangerous and banned.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:x5:1
# text = Hazing new team members is dangerous and banned.
1	Hazing	haze	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haze** | gerund |  | new team members |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Hazing |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ban** | participle | Hazing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather was fine and the sea and sky were both blue and soft in the tender haze of the summer morning.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haze:x6:1
# text = The weather was fine and the sea and sky were both blue and soft in the tender haze of the summer morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc:preconj	_	_
12	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	tender	tender	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	haze	haze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the weather |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the sea and sky |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the weather *not said here* |  |  | the tender haze of the summer morning |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **haze** |  | the summer morning |  |  |  |  |  | nom haze «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

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