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Success_or_failure [agentive]
An Agent has attempted to achieve a Goal, and the actual outcome of the Agent's action has been resolved, so that it either specifically matches the Agent's intent (e.g. success) or does not match it (e.g. failure).
He|age pulled off his April Fool's Day prank|goa by the barest of margins|deg .
Unfortunately, we|age were n't successful. DNI|goa
We|age failed miserably|deg at getting the gay rights bill passed|goa .
He|age pulled off his April Fool's Day prank|goa by the barest of margins|deg .
Unfortunately, we|age were n't successful. DNI|goa
We|age failed miserably|deg at getting the gay rights bill passed|goa .
Properties
- ID
- #1388
- Entry
- frm_success_or_failure
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Success_or_failure (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Success_or_failure
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent makes an attempt to achieve a Goal.
John managed a feeble smile. |
category
sentient
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal |
The Goal is what the Agent attempts to achieve.
If you don't succeed in your subterfuge|goa, then report back for further orders. |
category
goal
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| Role |
A participant function in a particular event or in events of a particular kind.
Benedikt was successful as a master brewer of beer|rol. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Goal
Role
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which an attempt occurs.
Your attempt at convincing me has utterly|deg failed. |
category
degree
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| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which the Goal is achieved (or not).
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The place where an attempt succeeds or fails.
On the bridge he succeeded in putting the wig on the corpse. |
category
locative_relation
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the attempt succeeds or fails.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
This FE is applied to expressions which indicate the prevailing physical conditions for the event, or some concurrent states of affairs.
And could anybody have succeeded under those conditions, using other methods? |
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| Containing_event |
This FE identifies an event during which the Agent attempts to achieve a Goal.
He was successful in the Smithers v Burns case|con. |
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| Depictive |
The Depictive is a phrase which describes the Agent.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the success or failure logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the success or failure, but not in all cases.
Kerry failed because of his inability to tell his own story|exp. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Re-encoding |
Re-encoding presents the success or failure event as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame.
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Frame-Frame Relations (8)
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Inheritance
Perspective
See_also
Using
Lexical Units (12)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ace.v | — | FN: to be successful at obtaining an attempted goal with perfect or near-perfect results |
| fail.v | — | COD: be unsuccessful in an undertaking |
| failing.n | — | FN: characteristic failure or shortcoming |
| failure.n | — | FN: an endeavor that does not succeed |
| get there.v | — | FN: to succeed in achieving a goal |
| manage.v | — | FN: succeed in attaining a goal |
| miss.v | — | COD: fail to attend, watch, or participate in. |
| pull off.v | — | COD: succeed in achieving or winning something difficult. |
| succeed.v | — | COD: achieve an aim or purpose. |
| success.n | — | COD: the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. |
| successful.a | — | COD: accomplishing an aim or purpose. |
| unsuccessful.a | — | FN: being in the state of failing to accomplish a goal |
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