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title: mad — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mad» in the school dictionary: Angry. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mad

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**Who acts:** mad about/on, you, Mum, She, noise, We · **What happens:** like, avoid, be, go, swim, drive · **To what, where:** something, use, cold, me, bus, slang

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«mad» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [mad in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mad.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, especially USA — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Angry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:m1:1
# text = Angry.
1	Angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: UK and elsewhere, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very silly or foolish; crazy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:m2:1
# text = Very silly or foolish; crazy.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
mad about/on: liking something very much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:m3:1
# text = mad about/on: liking something very much.
1	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	about/on	about/on	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	liking	like	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	something	something	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	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | gerund | mad about/on *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: old or offensive — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mentally ill; avoid this use about real people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:m4:1
# text = Mentally ill; avoid this use about real people.
1	Mentally	mentally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | imperative | you *not said here* | this use |  |  |  | about real people | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent use=Location |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very, or very great.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:m5:1
# text = Very, or very great.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"mad skills".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:m5e:1
# text = "mad skills".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum was mad at me for being late.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x1:1
# text = Mum was mad at me for being late.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | at me; mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You're mad to go swimming in this cold!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x2:1
# text = You're mad to go swimming in this cold!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | You |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **swim** | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  | this cold |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cold=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She's mad about horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x3:1
# text = She's mad about horses.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | about horses; mad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The noise is driving me mad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x4:1
# text = The noise is driving me mad.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | present · progressive | the noise | me |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ran like mad to catch the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x5:1
# text = We ran like mad to catch the bus.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | We |  |  |  |  | like mad | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the bus |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowd went mad when we scored.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x6:1
# text = The crowd went mad when we scored.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **score** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) He's got mad skills on the skateboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x7:1
# text = (slang) He's got mad skills on the skateboard.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · passive | He | slang |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent skill=Theme on skateboard=Source |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Den Brer Possum git mighty mad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mad:x8:1
# text = "Den Brer Possum git mighty mad.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Den	Den	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	Possum	Possum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
5	git	git	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	list	_	_
6	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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