Predicate: befriend
Roleset id: befriend.01 , become friends with, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
befriend.01: BEFRIEND-V NOTES: Frames file for 'befriend' based on sentences in wsj. No access to Verbnet at the moment. (from befriend.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| befriend (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: agentive friend
Arg1-PPT: new friend
Example: the one example
person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
The U.S. has befriended [*-2] and later turned against [many dictators, but none quite so resourceful]-*2.
Arg0: The U.S.
Rel: befriended
Arg1: [*-2]