"take" Rolesets

take.01 - take, acquire, come to have, choose, bring with you from somewhere, internalize, ingest

TAKE-V NOTES: Roleset maps to VN classes bring-11.3, steal-10.5: classes involving movement, acceptance of another entity. (from take.01-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, take.01. Corresponds to VNcls bring-11.3, steal-10.5, hire-13.5.3. (from taking.01-n)
WATCH OUT FOR LIGHT VERBISH NOMINALS-- these have their own roleset, take.28.Arg3 added for destination since the lack of that arg has been so problematic with the verb frame. (from taking.01-n)

Aliases:

taking (n.)
take (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: Taker
ARG1-PPT: thing taken
ARG2-DIR: taken FROM, SOURCE of thing taken
ARG3-GOL: destination

take-v: take office

.

take-v: take the law

take-v: ARG0 and ARG1

.

take-v: capture, take militarily

had taken Parkersburg and Grafton from the Rebels and were moving .

take-v: args 0, 1

2014 , the 30 - year anniversary of

take.02 - tolerate

TAKE-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from take.02-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.02. No VNcls. (from taking.02-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: tolerator
ARG1-PPT: thing tolerated

take-v: tough movement

got hard to .

taking-n: ARG0 and ARG1

Over three years , has gone from to taking off ; though it has levelled off somewhat lately , the returns have been excellent .

taking-n: both args

Is Sanborn suggesting might prove him a ? real man , ? real enough to put on the bomb suit ?

take.03 - cause (to be)

TAKE-V NOTES: Member of Vncls convert-26.6.2 (from take.03-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.03. Corresponds to VNcls convert-26.6.2 (from taking.03-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: impeller to action
ARG1-PPT: impelled agent, topic
ARG2-GOL: impelled action, attribute of arg1

take-v: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

Now over 20,000 franchises worldwide work to expand the company 's territory while .

take.04 - understand to be

TAKE-V NOTES: Member of VNcls characterize-29.2. (from take.04-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.04. Corresponds to VNcls characterize-29.2. (from taking.04-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: understander
ARG1-PPT: thing
ARG2-PRD: attribute

take-v: bummer

.

take-v: ARG1

, , .

take-v: i.e. principles understand cheating is serious.

.

taking-n: all args

Searle 's submission to the work is indicated by , , : visual evidence is privileged positivistically .

take.10 - need, requiring

TAKE-V NOTES: Maps to VN classes fit-54.3, cost-54.2 & require-103. (from take.10-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.10. Corresponds to VNcls fit-54.3, cost-54.2, require-103. (from taking.10-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: requirer
ARG1-PPT: thing required
ARG2-GOL: required-of, required-from ('ablative')

take-v: active

, .

take-v: it-support

It , and an additional hour to reach an inner roadway a half - block away .

take-v: typical out-of-order

are , the National Research Council says .

take-v: ARG0 and ARG2 and ARG1

In America telephones reached 90 % of households in 50 years , whereas it .

take.16 - take by surprise, taking by surprise (or some other manner)

TAKE-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from take.16-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.16. No VNcls. (from taking.16-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of surprise
ARG1-PPT: experiencer of surprise
ARG2-PRD: surprise

take-v: surprise!

Rumors of an impending devaluation have been circulating in Moscow for weeks , but .

taking-n: all args

Josephus has five episodes of conflict with the Tiberians in the Life , none of which involves .

take.17 - become fond of

TAKE-V NOTES: Keep in mind that usages such as "take care," "take into consideration," "take steps," where the head of the object are also predicating elements, are Light Verb usages, and should be marked .LV. (from take.17-v predicate notes)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.17. No VNcls. (from taking.17-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity becoming fond of something
ARG1-PPT: thing fond of

take-v: ballooning? really?

have followed Malcolm Forbes 's hot - air lead and .

taking-n: both args

... and had he not been a man of inflexible morals and regular habits , there would have been a great danger of .

take.25 - swindle/rob someone of something

TAKE-V NOTES: No VNcls. Added by Julia based on Callhome-1. (from take.25-v)
TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.25. No VNcls. (from taking.25-n)

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: Swindler
ARG1-PPT: poor schmuck getting swindled
ARG2-VSP: money/item being taken

take-v: the syntax should look like this

, .

take-v: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

take.LV - light verb

TAKE-V NOTES: Keep in mind that usages such as "take care,""take into consideration," "take steps," where the head of the object are also predicating elements, are Light Verb usages, and should be marked .LV. (from take.LV-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

take (v.)

Roles:

take.LV: take lesson

Sony from the American management books .

take.LV: take measures

It has to prevent cheating .

take.LV: take advantage

According to industry lawyers , the ruling gives pipeline companies an important second chance to resolve remaining disputes and of the cost - sharing mechanism .

take.LV: take some comfort

Investors unsetled by the stock market 's recent gyrations can in the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks .

take.32 - take after; heredity, similarity

TAKE-V NOTES: Added by Julia for BOLT

Aliases:

take (v.)

Roles:

ARG1-PAG: similar entity
ARG2-PPT: entity taken after

take-v

take.34 - opinion, perspective, position

TAKE-N NOTES: Added by Julia

Aliases:

take (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity having an opinion/take
ARG1-PPT: opinion, perspective
ARG2-VSP: attributive, subject matter

take-n

.

take.35 - choose a public location/throughway as a place to congregate or enact a course of action

TAKE-V NOTES: Added by Julia for Lorelei

Aliases:

take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity gathering in public
ARG1-PPT: thing taken
ARG2-GOL: destination, often 'streets'
ARG3-CAU: secondary action/instigating factor/purpose

take-v

, .

take-v: alternate arg1

, .

take_away.05 - remove

TAKE_AWAY-V NOTES: (from take.05-v)
TAKING_AWAY-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.05. No VNcls. (from taking.05-n)

Aliases:

take_away (v.)
taking_away (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: taker
ARG1-PPT: thing removed

take_away-v: Calgon, take me away!

wants to

taking_away-n: all args

Having already killed his wife and sons out of fear of , he has no remorse in ordering all newborn males in Bethlehem killed

take_in.06 - give shelter

TAKE_IN-V NOTES: might be misparsed (from take.06-v predicate notes)
TAKING_IN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.06. No VNcls. (from taking.06-n)

Aliases:

take_in (v.)
taking_in (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity giving shelter
ARG1-PPT: entity taking shelter

take_in-v: Arg0 rel Arg1

has

taking_in-n: both args

You can debate the wisdom of all you want , he wo n't change that .

take_in.23 - absorb sensorily, possibly with pleasure

TAKE_IN-V NOTES: Roleset based on webtext instances. No relevant VN entry. Comparison to watch. Framed by Claire. (from take.23-v)
TAKING_IN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.23. No VNcls. (from taking.23-n)

Aliases:

take_in (v.)
taking_in (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking something in
ARG1-PPT: entity enjoyed, viewed, taken in

take_in-v: Args 0 & 1

, and my literary and art cells sprung immediately and unexpectedly back to life .

take_in-v: Very Similar

It 's settle for a Broadway musical , enjoy a classic Shakespeare production , or .

taking_in-n: both args

Additionally , there are several San Francisco Hotels close to the vicinity of Fisherman?s Wharf where tourists can stay after .

take_off.07 - remove

TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.07-v)
TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.07. No VNcls. (from taking.07-n)

Aliases:

take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity removing something
ARG1-PPT: thing being removed

take_off-v: ARG0 and ARG1

took turns , and Hsia would sometimes spend the whole day sketching customers at the ice - cream shop by the train station , after paying for a single slice of watermelon .

taking_off-n: both args

On one day in August , Day fired off 11 messages , known as tweets , covering such issues as a gate agent 's cranky behavior , Southwest job openings and a passenger 's in - flight meltdown that led to .

take_off.08 - increase dramatically

TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.08-v)
TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.08. No VNcls, but see calibratable_cos-45.6. (from taking.08-n)
Arg2 added due to expected usage. Ideally, the verb frame should have this as well. (from taking.08-n)

Aliases:

take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing increasing
ARG2-VSP: specific aspect of arg1 that is taking off

take_off-v: zoom

has .

taking_off-n: both args

came as a shock to the prospector

take_off.18 - take time off, like for vacation

TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.18-v)
TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.18. No VNcls. (from taking.18-n)

Aliases:

take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking a vacation
ARG1-PPT: 'time'
ARG2-DIR: work, job, etc

take_off-v: mental health day

And when Mr. Engelken asked him why ...

taking_off-n: all args

Daniel and I were discussing .

take_off.19 - process of becoming airborne, as a plane

TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.19-v)
TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.19. No VNcls. (from taking.19-n)

Aliases:

taking_off (n.)
take_off (v.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: airplane
ARG2-DIR: airport

take_off-v: leavin' on a jet plane...

Keep in mind that this is the same movie in which a character is flattened by a steamroller only to pop right back up and peer in the window of a Boeing 747 -- from the outside -- as .

taking_off-n: both args

This video is of .

take_off.33 - get going, hit the road

TAKE_OFF-V TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia for AMR.

Aliases:

take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity leaving
ARG1-DIR: start point
ARG2-GOL: destination

take_off-v

, 've been .

take_on.09 - acquire, hiring, undertaking

TAKE_ON-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls adopt-93. (from take.09-v)
TAKING_ON-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.09. Corresponds to VNcls adopt-93. (from taking.09-n)
refer to acquire and other verbs-of-acquisition for usage ofhigher-numbered args (from take.09-v)

Aliases:

take_on (v.)
taking_on (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity acquiring something
ARG1-PPT: thing being acquired
ARG2-DIR: seller
ARG3-VSP: price paid
ARG4-GOL: benefactive

take_on-v: simple transitive

taking_on-n: arg1 as an undertaking

In exchange for , the rest of us need to trust that our colleagues are working diligently on our behalf .

taking_on-n: arg1 animate

Despite the concern of their lawyers and accountants about , they developed a plan to open a dozen food businesses under the same brand utilizing committed , passionate business partners that upheld the same ideals of community involvement .

taking_on-n: args 0, 1

There may not have been any choice in .

take_on.21 - battle

TAKE_ON-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls confront-98. (from take.21-v)
TAKING_ON-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.21. Corresponds to VNcls confront-98. (from taking.21-n)

Aliases:

take_on (v.)
taking_on (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: hero
ARG1-PPT: adversary

take_on-v: David and Goliath

`` sit down and talk some of the problems out , but ? Uh - uh , '' he says with a shake of the head .

taking_on-n: both args

Much of Hollywood was sceptical at , but they won and Simmons was able to star at MGM in Young Bess ( 1953 ) with Granger , Charles Laughton and Deborah Kerr supporting the radiant star .

take_out.11 - obtain, draw (out)

TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: (from take.11-v)
TAKING_OUT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.11. No VNcls. (from taking.11-n)

Aliases:

take_out (v.)
taking_out (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity drawing something forth
ARG1-PPT: thing taken out

take_out-v: take out an ad

.

taking_out-n: both args

In this decision , we hold that Colonel Wexler 's employing agency must reimburse him for expenses incurred in , since the expenses are similar in kind and amount to those for which reimbursement is specifically made appropriate by the Federal Travel Regulation ( FTR ) .

take_out.26 - direct negative emotion towards someone (unfairly)

TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: Roleset added due to instances in CallHome corpus. Framed by Claire. No VN class. (from take.26-v)
TAKING_OUT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.26. No VNcls. (from taking.26-n)

Aliases:

take_out (v.)
taking_out (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: angry person
ARG1-PPT: usually "it", thing causing anger
ARG2-GOL: person anger is projected on

take_out-v: Typical Usage

Whether could be another test of that as well .

taking_out-n: all args

I hope you can figure out a way to provide your children with whatever your mom wasn?t able to provide you , and help your DH overcome .

take_out.27 - kill

TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: Based on "take out" instances in BOLT part 1. Framed by Claire. (from take.27-v)
TAKING_OUT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.27. No VNcls. (from taking.27-n)

Aliases:

take_out (v.)
taking_out (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: killer, person taking out someone or something
ARG1-PPT: person being attacked

take_out-v: Both args, typical usage

Remember when went in to we could n't tell the Pakistani government for fear that Bin Laden would have been tipped off and escaped ...

taking_out-n: both args

Obama will be remembered for , decimating and crushing Al - Qaida .

take_out.28 - vacation

TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, take_off.18. (from take.28-v)

Aliases:

take_out (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking time off
ARG1-PPT: time taken
ARG2-DIR: work, job, etc (taking a vacation from)

take_out-v: args 0, 1

do n't know whether to just go , or , and try and ask my medical school for a deferred entry -LRB- which is unlikely I think -RRB- .

take_out-v: All args + PRP

is set to - and we 'll genuinely miss her !

take_over.12 - become dominant, in charge; assume leadership

TAKE_OVER-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls adopt-93. (from take.12-v)
TAKING_OVER-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.12. Corresponds to VNcls adopt-93. (from taking.12-n)
TAKEOVER-N NOTES: Roleset based on take.12. No corresponding VN class. Framed by Katie (from takeover.01-n)
Arg2 added due to expected occurance (from taking.12-n)

Aliases:

take_over (v.)
takeover (n.)
taking_over (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity becoming dominant
ARG1-PPT: entity being taken over
ARG2-DIR: the old boss

take_over-v: unstated object

ARG0 and ARG1

Now people have started wondering if - are .

taking_over-n: args 0, 2

Vanderbilt interim head coach Robbie Caldwell talks about .

taking_over-n: Strange steed...

The Anniversary Of

takeover-n: example with both args

takeover-n: Example with only arg 1

the

takeover-n: Example with both args where arg 0 may be confusing

takeover-n: Make sure you know whether an arg is the thing taking over or the thing begin taken over

takeover-n: Arg 1 as a pp

The

take_up.13 - occupy space

TAKE_UP-V NOTES: No Vncls . (from take.13-v)
TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on one aspect of take.13. No VNcls. (from taking.13-n)
arg2 is a different arg2 from the verb frame, which was trying to accommodate separate senses that take separate syntax. This arg2 is more like the theme arg seen in the spatial configuration VNcls (although this frame does not correspond to that VNcls fully). (from taking.13-n)

Aliases:

take_up (v.)
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking up space
ARG1-PPT: space occupied
ARG2-COM: specific thing arg0 is using to take up space (if separate)

take_up-v: vaguely passive

is .

taking_up-n: all args

I 've come far since then ( 1 year August since my RAI ) & generally feel well , so I hope you do n't mind .

take_up.30 - raise an issue/grievance

TAKE_UP-V NOTES: This was formerly included in take-v.13, but that frame has been split.
TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia for unification

Aliases:

take_up (v.)
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking
ARG1-PPT: thing being occupied
ARG2-COM: collaborator, interlocutor

take_up-v: active

will .

take_up-v: with arg2

.

take_up.31 - start a habitual activity

TAKE_UP-V NOTES: This was formerly included in take-v.13, but that frame has been split.
TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia for unification

Aliases:

take_up (v.)
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking up a new activity
ARG1-PPT: the new activity

take_up-v

take_up.38 - begin an action/state/position, non-habitual

TAKE_UP-V, TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia for Lorelei.

Aliases:

take_up (v.)
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent
ARG1-PPT: thing beginning

take_up-v

, , the source said .

take_aback.20 - surprise, offensively

TAKE_ABACK-V NOTES: (from take.20-v)
TAKING_ABACK-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.20. No VNcls. (from taking.20-n)
This one is probably quite rare and somewhat awkward, and will necessarily have an extra arg compared to the current verb frame to even work. (from taking.20-n)

Aliases:

take_aback (v.)
taking_aback (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: surprising entity
ARG1-PPT: surprised entity

take_aback-v: only passive

is .

taking_aback-n: both args

I was so out of control by that I did n't know what to do ? to laugh from hysteria ,

take_down.22 - deconstruct, destroy, bring an end to, defeat

TAKE_DOWN-V NOTES: predicate added by Arrick (from take.22-v)
TAKING_DOWN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based loosely on take.22 (although here we should try to use "DIR" with down using take.01 when possible, and use this frame for the more finite 'defeat', 'end' sense). No VNcls. (from taking.22-n)

Aliases:

take_down (v.)
taking_down (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: taker
ARG1-PPT: thing taken down

take_down-v

and that is to dismantle it dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable way before all those assurances can go into place .

taking_down-n: both args

As he stood on the rooftop studying the darkened windows of the strip joint across from him , Dick noticed that sometime between and reaching the corner of Water Street and Shoreline Drive , the drenching rain had stopped .

taking.29 - nominal version of light verb

TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia to accommodate Light verb usages in nominalized form. Corresponds to the .LV frame in verbs. Compare to 'making.02'. No VNcls. (from taking.28-n)
This roleset should only be used for cases where 'taking' acts as a light verb and the object of 'taking' is also an eventive, predicating noun. Use argMs for all other arguments-- these cannot be predicted because they are related to the true predicate rather than 'taking'. (from taking.28-n)

Aliases:

taking (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: taker, subject of ligh verbish noun
ARG1-PPT: true noun predicate

taking-n: both args

There are two very amusing Grant scenes : and playing an orange - under - the - jaw game in a nightclub .

take_with_grain_of_salt.36 - doubt, attribute very little weight to a claim

TAKE_WITH_GRAIN_OF_SALT-M NOTES: Added by Tim and Julia, in early MWE framing days.

Aliases:

take_with_grain_of_salt (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: disbeliever
ARG1-PPT: disbelief, thing to be taken with grain of salt
ARG2-EXT: extent; size of the grain of salt

take_with_grain_of_salt-m: both args

a ,