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Downing [agentive]
An Agent disables a flying or floating Patient, causing it to be unable to support itself in its current medium.
It's rumored that she downed a helicopter with a precisely fired arrow|ins.
It's rumored that she downed a helicopter with a precisely fired arrow|ins.
Properties
- ID
- #2641
- Entry
- frm_downing
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Downing (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Downing
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent forces the Patient to come to the ground.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Cause |
An event which causes the Patient to come to the ground.
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— | — |
| Patient |
The Patient is the entity that is being forced to the ground.
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— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument |
An object used by the Agent to facilitate bringing down the Patient.
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category
artifact
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— |
| 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 (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
An act performed by an Agent that enables them to force the Patient to the ground.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
The location at which the event takes place.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
The time at which the event takes place.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
Depictive phrase describing the actor of an action.
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| Result |
The Result of causing the Patient to come to the ground.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (3)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| down.v | — | FN: disable and cause to land or crash. |
| downing.n | — | FN: the act of causing a aerial vehicle to become disabled and land or crash. |
| shoot down.v | — | FN: shoot at an aircraft, forcing it to land or crash. |
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