Roleset deceive.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "lie to":

Roles:

Arg0:liar


Arg1:lied to


Arg2:lied about

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


intransitive (-)
(Mr. Blodgett, who [*T*-2] was convicted in Florida state court of selling unregistered securities and in California state court of unlawful use of the telephone [*] to defraud and deceive, is now on probation.
Arg0:	[*] -> [*T*-2] -> who -> Mr. Blodgett
REL:	deceive

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


adjectival (-)
For some investors, it's the appearances that leave them deceived.
Arg1:	them
REL:	deceived

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


all args (-)
John deceived Mary about his death.
Arg0:	John
REL:	deceived
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-about:	his death

The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.