Roleset wear.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "not be naked":

Roles:

Arg0:wearer


Arg1:clothing

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


basic (-)
Sotheby's, she says, is ``wearing both hats.''
Arg0:	Sotheby's
REL:	wearing
Arg1:	both hats

Roleset wear.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "erode":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of erosion


Arg1:thing disappearing

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


ergative (-)
This time he's ready to buy in ``when the panic wears off.''
Arg1:	the panic
REL:	[ wears] [ off]

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


agentive (-)
John wore the soles of his shoes off.
Arg0:	John
REL:	wore off
Arg1:	the soles of his shoes

Roleset wear.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "degrade completely":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of wear


Arg1:thing worn out

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


quasi-idiomatic (-)
John wore out his welcome at Mary's house.
Arg0:	John
REL:	wore out
Arg1:	his welcome at Mary's house

Roleset wear.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "last, painfully":

Roles:

Arg1:thing lasting too long

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


as the world turns (-)
But yesterday, as the morning wore on, some major West Coast refinery operators -- including Chevron Corp., Exxon Corp.and the Shell Oil Co. unit of Royal Dutch/Shell Group -- said their refineries weren't damaged and were continuing to operate normally.
Arg1:	the morning
REL:	wore on