Commentary: Includes: SWITCH OVER
Examples:
She switched psychiatrists.
She switched to a different brand of whisky.
Well, recently, he's switched to Firefox as his browser of choice.
In an attempt to decrease his weight his mother switched to a diet consisting of fruit juice.
Patients switched over to insulin within six months.
Any guys here started in musical theatre and then switched over to dance?
Mappings:
VerbNet: convert-26.6.2-1,exchange-13.6-1
FrameNet: Change_tool,Replacing
PropBank: switch.01,switch.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
switch_over 1
Commentary:
NOTE: Unlike sense 1, this sense either explicitly includes or implies the inclusion of two objects that are being swapped.
Examples:
First Joe led; then we switched.
Let's switch gender roles!
We can switch places, then we'll see how you feel.
When he wasn't looking, I switched goblets with him.
They convinced me that I was switched with a Sienese baby at birth.
Mappings:
VerbNet: exchange-13.6-1
FrameNet: Exchange
PropBank: switch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4
Commentary: Includes: SWITCH ON, SWITCH OFF
Examples:
Switch on the light.
A new technology lets scientists see which genes are switched on or off in their natural environment.
Appliances that are switched off but still plugged in account for 5 percent of US energy consumption.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
switch_off 1
switch_on 1
Examples:
The ox switched its tail to chase away the flies.
The cat switched her tail.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
Examples:
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Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6