Predicate: eavesdrop
Roleset id: eavesdrop.01 , listen surreptitiously, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
eavesdrop.01: EAVESDROP-V NOTES: Frames file for 'eavesdrop' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from eavesdrop.01-v predicate notes) EAVESDROPPING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. (from eavesdropping.01-n)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| eavesdrop (v.) | | |
| eavesdropping (n.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: listener
Arg1-PPT: listened-to
Example: sneaky sneaky
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: infinitive
``But we were getting too many complaints that people-1 were using them [*-1] to eavesdrop on their neighbors.''
Arg0: [*-1]
Rel: eavesdrop
Arg1: on their neighbors