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defend-72.3

Member Verb Lemmas:-topfile

Verb Features:

WordNet:
defend%2:32:00
defend%2:41:00
defend%2:32:01
Groupings:
defend.01
defend.02
defend.03
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Protect Activity
All Classes :
defend

Verb Features:

WordNet:
insure%2:32:00
Groupings:
insure.01
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Guarantee Activity
All Classes :
insure

Verb Features:

WordNet:
protect%2:33:00
Groupings:
protect.01
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Protect Activity
All Classes :
protect

Verb Features:

WordNet:
shade%2:35:00
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Deceive Activity
All Classes :
shade

Verb Features:

WordNet:
preserve%2:40:00
Groupings:
preserve.01
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Protect Activity
All Classes :
preserve

Verb Features:

WordNet:
guard%2:41:00
guard%2:33:00
Groupings:
guard.01
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Protect Activity
All Classes :
guard

Verb Features:

WordNet:
safeguard%2:33:00
Groupings:
safeguard.01
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Protect Activity
All Classes :
safeguard

Verb Features:

WordNet:
speak_for%2:41:00
Groupings:
speak.04
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
None
All Classes :
speak_for

ROLES:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent [ +animate | +organization ]

Definition:
Undergoer in a state or an event that is (potentially) advantaged or disadvantaged by the event or state.
Example:
Martha carved a toy FOR THE BABY.

Beneficiary [ +animate | +organization ]

Definition:
Undergoer that is central to an event or state that does not have control over the way the event occurs, is not structurally changed by the event, and/or is characterized as being in a certain position or condition throughout the state.
Example:
THE BALL rolled down the hill.

Theme

NP V NP NP V NP PP.theme NP V S_ING NP V S_ING

EXAMPLE:

I defended them.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Beneficiary

SEMANTICS:

endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , ?Theme )
do( e1 , Agent )
¬ endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , ?Theme )
cause( e2 , e3 )
irrealis( e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

I defended them against the warriors.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Beneficiary { against from } Theme

SEMANTICS:

endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , Theme )
do( e1 , Agent )
¬ endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , Theme )
cause( e2 , e3 )
irrealis( e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

I defended building the house.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Beneficiary

SEMANTICS:

endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , ?Theme )
do( e1 , Agent )
¬ endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , ?Theme )
cause( e2 , e3 )
irrealis( e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

I defended their building the house.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Beneficiary

SEMANTICS:

endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , ?Theme )
do( e1 , Agent )
¬ endangered( e1 , Beneficiary , ?Theme )
cause( e2 , e3 )
irrealis( e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None