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Exercising [agentive]
An Agent actively maintains or improves their level of phyiscal fitness. The action may target a specific Body_part, or happen through a particular Means.
Football players exercise every day.
Don't work out your legs after a long run. CNI
Football players exercise every day.
Don't work out your legs after a long run. CNI
Properties
- ID
- #2400
- Entry
- frm_exercising
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Exercising (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Exercising
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The person who is trying to improve or maintain their physical fitness.
The manager exercises before and after work. |
category
human
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Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body_part |
An area of the Agent's body that the activity is direct at.
Is there a way to exercise the neck muscles? |
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| Frequency |
How often the Agent works on their fitness.
He rarely works out. |
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| Manner |
A general description of how the Agent acts while exercising.
With only 2 weeks until the race, Joan was exercising frantically. |
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| Means |
Something that the Agent uses to exercise.
He trains with weight machines. |
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| Place |
The location of the Agent while exercising.
Some people only exercise in gyms. |
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| Purpose |
The purpose for which the Agent exercises.
The doctor told me I have to exercise to lose weight. |
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| Subtype |
This frame element describes a subtype of the more general exercise category.
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| Time |
The time that the Agent exercises.
I like to exercise at 3 am. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (3)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| exercise.n | — | COD: an activity requiring physical effort carried out for the sake of health and fitness. |
| exercise.v | — | FN: to engage in activities which maintain or improve the state of one's body |
| work out.v | — | FN: improve physical strength through directed activity |
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