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Expend_resource [agentive]
An Agent uses a Resource which is consumed and unavailable for future use.
We exhausted our supply of oil long ago.
We exhausted our supply of oil long ago.
Properties
- ID
- #2220
- Entry
- frm_expend_resource
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Expend_resource (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Expend_resource
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent uses the Resource.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Resource |
The Resource is exhausted over time by being used.
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— | — |
Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The degree to which the Resource is depleted by the Agent.
Their program used up very little processing power. |
— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the intentional act which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action ( deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an Agent exhausts the Resource.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
This FE identifies the place where the Agent exhausts the Resource.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Purpose |
The Agent uses the Resource for a Purpose.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the time when the Agent exhausts the Resource.
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category
time
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— |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Lexical Units (11)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| consume.v | — | FN: To use up a Resource. |
| deplete.v | — | FN: The amount of a Resource is significantly reduced by the Agent. |
| devour.v | — | FN: quickly use up large quantities of. |
| eat up.v | — | FN: To consume; like consume in this frame, this is a metaphor from eating. |
| exhaust.v | — | FN: use up or deplete a resource entirely. |
| expend.v | — | FN: use up. |
| go through.v | — | FN: To expend. |
| run out.v | — | FN: to expend a resource completely |
| spend.v | — | FN: To expend or consume. |
| squander.v | — | FN: To waste; to consume frivolously |
| use up.v | — | FN: make use of a resource in such a way that causes a decrease in the amount of that resource available. |
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