Roleset widow.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) become unmarried because of death":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of widowment


Arg1:widow

Examples:

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


adjectival (-)
So would someone recently divorced or widowed.
Arg1:	someone
ArgM:	recently
REL:	widowed

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


rarely agentive (-)
John's untimely death widowed Mary, much to her delight.
Arg0:	John's untimely death
REL:	widowed
Arg1:	Mary
Argm:	much to her delight