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Putting_out_fire [agentive]
An Agent causes a Fire to no longer burn.
Properties
- ID
- #2820
- Entry
- frm_putting_out_fire
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Putting_out_fire (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Putting_out_fire
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The individual or group that causes the Fire to no longer burn.
The firefighters extinguished the wildfire. |
category
sentient
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| Fire |
The combustion process that the Agent causes to end.
It took four days before the firewas extinguished. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE describes the how near the Agent is to puting out the Fire.
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category
degree
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| Manner |
This FE identifies the state of an Agent that affects the nature of the event as the Agent brings about the end of the Fire.
The firefighters heroically extinguished the flames. |
category
manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an Agent puts out a Fire
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the Agent puts out the Fire.
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category
locative_relation
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for which an Agent puts out the Fire.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the Fire goes out.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants.
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| Containing_event |
This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the event or state of affairs reported by the target occurs and of which it is taken to be a part.
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| Depictive |
This FE identifies the Depictive phrase describing an actor or an undergoer of an action during their participation in the event.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Result |
This FE identifies the Result of the event.
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Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Causative
Precedes
SubFrame
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| blow out.v | — | FN: Extinguish (a fire) by blowing |
| douse.v | — | FN: Extinguish (a fire) by pouring nonflammable fluid |
| extinguish.v | — | FN: Cause (a fire) to cease to burn |
| put out.v | — | FN: Extinguish (a fire) thoroughly |
| quench.v | — | FN: Extinguish (a fire) |
| smother.v | — | FN: Cause (a fire) to end by means of placing impermeable object or substance on it |
| snuff out.v | — | FN: Extinguish (a flame) with a pinch or instrument such as a douter |
| stamp out.v | — | FN: Extinguish (a fire) by forcefully applying one's feet |
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