Predicate: approximate
Roleset id: approximate.01 , to be close or similar, cause to come near to or approach again, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
approximate.01: APPROXIMATE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'approximate' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from approximate.01-v predicate notes) REAPPROXIMATION-N NOTES: (from reapproximation.01-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
reapproximation (n.) | | |
approximate (v.) | | |
approximately (j.) | | |
approximation (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: entity coming close (vnrole: 34.2-Agent, 54.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity coming close to (vnrole: 34.2-Theme, 54.4-Theme)
Example: transitive
        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        Frankly , the only way [0] I can think of [*T*-3][0] [*] to accomplish this [*T*-4] is [*] to make it [*EXP*-1] possible for addicts to buy drugs at some regulated place at a price that [*T*-2] approximates their cost .
        ArgM-RCL: that -> a price
        Arg0: [*T*-2]
        Rel: approximates
        Arg1: their cost