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title: idolise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «idolise» in the school dictionary: To admire or love someone very much, often too much, as if they were perfect — a star, a sports player or an older brother or sister. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# idolise

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**Who acts:** they, Jews, worshipping idols, little brother, She, Millions · **What happens:** admire, love, be, treat, worship, teach · **To what, where:** star, someone, something, favourite footballer, haircut, big sister · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To admire or love someone very much, often too much, as if they were perfect — a star, a sports player or an older brother or sister.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:m1:1
# text = To admire or love someone very much, often too much, as if they were perfect — a star, a sports player or an older brother or sister.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	admire	admire	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	love	love	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
18	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	compound	_	_
24	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	28	amod	_	_
28	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admire** | to-infinitive |  | a star |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **love** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | they |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |

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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: religion — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Literally, to treat something as an idol to worship; Jews, Christians and Muslims teach that worshipping idols is wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:m2:1
# text = Literally, to treat something as an idol to worship; Jews, Christians and Muslims teach that worshipping idols is wrong.
1	Literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	treat	treat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	idol	idol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	worship	worship	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
12	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
17	teach	teach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	worshipping	worshipping	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	idols	idol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | as a idol; literally *property* | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme as idol=Attribute |
| 2 | **worship** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | Jews and Christians and Muslims |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | worshipping idols |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother idolises his favourite footballer and copies his haircut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:x1:1
# text = My little brother idolises his favourite footballer and copies his haircut.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	idolises	idolis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	copies	copy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **idolis** | present | My little brother | brother's favourite footballer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** | present | My little brother *not said here* | brother's haircut |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haircut=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She idolised her big sister and followed her everywhere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:x2:1
# text = She idolised her big sister and followed her everywhere.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	idolised	idolis	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **idolis** | past | She | her big sister |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | past | She *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Millions of fans idolise the singer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:x3:1
# text = Millions of fans idolise the singer.
1	Millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	idolise	idolise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **idolise** | present | Millions of fans | the singer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's fine to admire people, but don't idolise them; everyone makes mistakes.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:x4:1
# text = It's fine to admire people, but don't idolise them; everyone makes mistakes.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	admire	admire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	idolise	idolise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	nsubj	_	_
15	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **admire** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **idolise** | infinitive · do-support |  | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | present | everyone | mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a boy he idolised the astronauts on the Moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:x5:1
# text = As a boy he idolised the astronauts on the Moon.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	idolised	idolis	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **idolis** | past | boy | the astronauts |  | the Moon |  | as a boy | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Bible warns against idolising things like money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:idolise:x6:1
# text = The Bible warns against idolising things like money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	idolising	idolis	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **idolis** | gerund | the Bible *not said here* | things |  |  |  | like money | tree rules |

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