Rolesets - brighten

brighten

brighten.01 - to make or become brighter

BRIGHTEN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'brighten' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from brighten.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

brighten (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer, agent
ARG1-PPT: entity brightened

transitive

In 1979 , Hearst hired
editor James BellowsARG0
,
whoR-ARG0
brightenedrel
the editorial productARG1
considerablyARGM-MNR
.

bright

bright.02 - luminous

BRIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-6. Relation to brighten.01. (from bright.01-j)

Aliases:

bright (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-CAU: light source, light itself (default if you can't tell)
ARG1-PPT: location illuminated

arg0

In its long five - thousand - year river of history , the Chinese people has created a Chinese culture which has gained the attention of the world with its own industrious hands and wisdom , produced classic books and giants of culture
whichARG1
are
brightrel
as the galaxyARGM-EXT
, and contributed to the development of world civilization ; many cultural achievements have influenced the lives of the world 's people up to now .

arg0

The sunARG0
is
brightrel

arg1

The kitchenARG1
is
brightrel

bright.03 - intelligent

BRIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from bright.02-j)

Aliases:

bright (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: smarty-pants

arg1

HeARG1
was
brightrel
at birthARGM-TMP
and observing him as he developed , I noticed he had a gift for grasping lateral concepts .