Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"We began working at dawn"
"Who will start?"
"Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
"The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
"He began early in the day"
"Let''s get down to work now"
Verb group:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
verb
Sense 2
"Get down on your knees!"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"Swallow the raw fish--it won''t kill you!"
Kinds of:
bolt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
Type of:
write
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 5
"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Type of:
discourage
Kinds of:
chill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 6
"take down the vase from the shelf"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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