until very recently,there was still a chance of rescuing the situation. Interestingly,while it is commonly assumed that till is an abbreviated form of until (the spellings 'till and 'til reflect this),till is in fact the earlier form. Until appears to have been formed by the addition of Old Norse und ‘as far as’ several hundred years after the date of the first records for till." .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000174193
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "courtesy of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000174193_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000174193_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:courtesy_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000097104
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "back of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000097104_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:back_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000448341
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "previous to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000448341_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:previous_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000075196_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern." ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in addition to " ;
prep:ex "a shop that sold books as well as newspapers." , "the museum provides hours of fun and a few surprises as well | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_addition_to , prepword:besides ;
prep:qsyn "2d" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: addition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSupplemented ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:due_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "due to" .
prepword:thanks_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "thanks to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000112366
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "below" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000112366_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000112366_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000112366_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000112366_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:below .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000134123
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "beyond" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000134123_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000134123_8 ;
prep:mprep prepword:beyond .
prepsense:prepsense_000323279_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting events" ;
prep:df "in the course of." ;
prep:oprep prepword:during ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to time as surrounder of events" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventInTime ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000316930_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any noun; sometimes a list of several" ;
prep:cprop "things named as examples" ;
prep:df "such as; for example: " ;
prep:ex "the cautionary vision of works like Animal Farm and 1984." ;
prep:fepreps "in; like; of; as; for; to; from; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Phenomenon.becoming_aware , fe:Seller.commerce ;
prep:oprep prepword:such_as ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "7(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: introduction of examples" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Example ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000403289_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula or verb of location" ;
prep:cprop "personal pronouns; names of people; other nouns" ;
prep:df "in close proximity to: " ;
prep:ex "we all lived on top of each other." ;
prep:oprep prepword:next_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: proximity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCrowded ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000105282_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location and placement" ;
prep:cprop "NPs describing behavior" ;
prep:df "underlying (something) but not apparent to the observer: " ;
prep:ex "the agony behind his decision to retire." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beneath , prepword:underneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "1: extension of physical sense to hidden abstractions" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCamouflaging ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000254620_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a party that can benefit from sth" ;
prep:df "in support of; for the purpose of raising money for: " ;
prep:ex "a charity show in aid of Leukaemia Research." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for , prepword:on_behalf_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: benefit" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000024784
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "after" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000024784_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000024784_4 ;
prep:mprep prepword:after .
prepsense:prepsense_000177276_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrasting thing" ;
prep:df "without being affected by; in spite of: " ;
prep:ex "he remains a great leader despite age and infirmity." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_all , prepword:for_all , prepword:in_the_face_of , prepword:notwithstanding , prepword:in_spite_of ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contrastive feature" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000292342_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly verbs denoting a wide range of activities" ;
prep:cprop "a person's name,or a personal description" ;
prep:df "in the physical form of: " ;
prep:ex "trouble arrived in the person of a short,moustached Berliner." ;
prep:oprep prepword:as , prepword:from , prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: personification" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Party ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsense:prepsense_000550812_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "agentive nouns or personal pronouns; organizations conceived as agents" ;
prep:df "the responsibility or choice of (someone): " ;
prep:ex "it was up to them to gauge the problem." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: responsibility" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyResponsible ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000439292
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "pace" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000439292_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:pace .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting contact,sometimes violent" ;
prep:cprop "sth receiving the force of impact or contact" ;
prep:df "as a result of accidental physical contact with: " ;
prep:ex "he banged his head on a beam." ;
prep:fepreps "against; off; on; onto; around; with; in; into; between; straight; upon; through; under; at; across; towards; a; by; down; according; about; from; due; during; inside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Locus.manipulation , fe:Impactee.impact , fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Instrument.cause_to_be_dry , fe:Manner.killing , fe:Reason.perception_body , fe:Subregion.impact , fe:Injuring_entity.experience_bodily_harm ;
prep:oprep prepword:with , prepword:over , prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to accidental contact with a surface" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SurfaceResisting ;
prep:sup preptype:Barrier .
prepsense:prepsense_000415611_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly copula; occasionally noun with implied copula" ;
prep:cprop "abstract nouns; nouns denoting agents" ;
prep:df "out of alignment or not in accordance with " ;
prep:ex "remuneration is in line with comparable international organizations." ;
prep:qsyn "1.2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "negation of 'in line with'" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectDisagreedWith ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:neath a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "neath" .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for concrete objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at a lower level or layer than: " ;
prep:ex "the room under his study." ;
prep:fepreps "on; over; about; round; at; across; in; under; full; between; through; right; around; into; with; behind; all; outside; near; along; below; beneath; off; above; of; within; underneath; high; just; beside; beyond; close; up; for; from; as; inside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location.rope_manipulation , fe:Body_part.perception_body , fe:Place.rotting , fe:Body_part.cause_harm , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Place.cause_harm , fe:Knot.rope_manipulation , fe:Location.dimension ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative position" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_20
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "typically predicate; little discernable pattern" ;
prep:cprop "usu. a personal pronoun; sometimes a name or title" ;
prep:df "concerning; according to: " ;
prep:ex "anything you do is all right by me | " , "she had done her duty by him." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "21(7)" ;
prep:srel "somewhat informal use" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyAccepting ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000105282
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "behind" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000105282_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000105282_7 ;
prep:mprep prepword:behind .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000265974
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in favor of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000265974_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000265974_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_favor_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000475279_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any NP that can be placed in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event,time,or date" ;
prep:df "before (a particular time,date,or event): " ;
prep:ex "this side of midnight." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before , prepword:ahead_of , prepword:previous_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: point in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000099975
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "because of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000099975_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:because_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "the word 'odds'; nouns and verbs of wagering" ;
prep:cprop "disfavored entity in a wager" ;
prep:df "(in betting) in anticipation of the failure of: " ;
prep:ex "the odds were 5–1 against England." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specialization is wagering" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingNotPreferred ;
prep:ss prepss:Gambling ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000336152
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "neath" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000336152_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:neath .
prepsense:prepsense_000548770_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun,copula,verb 'put'" ;
prep:cprop "verbal nouns denoting an activity" ;
prep:df "available for: " ;
prep:ex "the house next door is up for sale." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: possible or proposed activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityProposed ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000454162_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "subjunct only; no clear attachment" ;
prep:cprop "any NP or clause beginning with a wh-word" ;
prep:df "without regard or consideration for: " ;
prep:ex "the allowance is paid regardless of age or income." ;
prep:oprep prepword:irrespective_of ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exclusion of consideration" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingDisregarded ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepword:aslant a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "aslant" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000161082
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by force of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000161082_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by_force_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000286942
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the fashion of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000286942_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_fashion_of .
prepword:as_regards a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as regards" .
prepword:similar_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "similar to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000262371_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action and stative verbs; nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NPs representing rules,laws,dogmas" ;
prep:df "so as to violate the provisions of " ;
prep:ex "contravention of parking restrictions | " , "there were repeated raids by one side upon the other in contravention of treaty terms." , "the publishing of misleading advertisements was a contravention of the Act | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contravention" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Rule ;
prep:ss prepss:Law ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000537407_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "names and personal pronouns" ;
prep:df "uncharacteristic of (someone): " ;
prep:ex "he sounded irritable,which was unlike him." ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to characterizing untypical behavior" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyOutOfCharacter ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:agin a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "agin" .
prepsense:prepsense_000364497_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula or noun" ;
prep:cprop "number representing an order of magnitude" ;
prep:df "approximately: " ;
prep:ex "sales increases are of the order of 20%." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: order of magnitude" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Magnitude ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting a relationship" ;
prep:cprop "both parties in a relationship; often joined by 'and'" ;
prep:df "indicating a connection or relationship involving two or more parties: " ;
prep:ex "links between science and industry | " , "negotiations between Russia,Ukraine,and Romania." ;
prep:fepreps "between; on; among; of; amongst; to; by; from; about; against; with; in; a; the; no; within; for; both; toward; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Interlocutor_2.discussion , fe:Partners.collaboration , fe:Partners.forming_relationships , fe:Entity.coming_to_be , fe:Items.compatibility , fe:Interlocutors.discussion , fe:Sides.partiality , fe:Interlocutors.chatting , fe:Recipients.separation , fe:Cognizer.judgment , fe:Experiencer.experiencer_subj , fe:Partners.personal_relationship ;
prep:oprep prepword:involving ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "4(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: relationship" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Coparticipants ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepword:among a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "among" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000541978
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "up" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000541978_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000541978_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000541978_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000541978_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:up .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_17
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb,verbal noun or idiom denoting responsibility" ;
prep:cprop "sb who will be responsible" ;
prep:df "indicating responsibility: " ;
prep:ex "leave it with me." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by , prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "8(6)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyResponsible ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsense:prepsense_000115980_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for concrete objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "extending or directly underneath: " ;
prep:ex "the labyrinths beneath central Moscow." ;
prep:fepreps "to; at; on; onto; between; by; in; off; across; against; over; beneath; into; inside; all; behind; around; beside; from; near; with; before; under; close; next; above; upon; alongside; opposite; outside; back; up; aboard; as; right; through; out; towards; about; along; of; because; beyond; inlaid; within; ahead; somewhere; amongst; among; below; down; halfway; for; 20; just; anywhere; deep; the; aro; a; centrally; directly; either; away; capacious; underneath; there; an; only; athwart; throughout; consistently; after; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Cotheme.self_motion , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Cause_of_shine.location_of_light , fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Goal.being_attached , fe:Reason.change_of_consistency , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Subregion.perception_body , fe:Place.congregating , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Ground.seeking , fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Grinding_cause.grinding , fe:Goal.cotheme , fe:Locus.grinding , fe:Reason.make_Noise , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Ground.scrutiny , fe:Location.posture ;
prep:oprep prepword:below , prepword:underneath , prepword:under ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative position" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:round a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "round" .
prepsense:prepsense_000414923_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly copula; occasionally noun with implied copula" ;
prep:cprop "mainly abstract nouns; wh clause also possible" ;
prep:df "not in harmony or conformity with " ;
prep:ex "the cuisine is in keeping with the hotel's Edwardian character." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "negation of 'in keeping with'" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Disharmonizer ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000270091_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting agents or group of agents" ;
prep:df "as a celebration of or expression of respect for." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: party honored" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000187498
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "ex" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000187498_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000187498_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000187498_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:ex .
prepsense:prepsense_000172818_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; otherwise little pattern." ;
prep:cprop "wide range of NPs including clauses headed by a relative pronoun." ;
prep:df "conflicting with or running counter to: " ;
prep:ex "contrary to his expectations,he found the atmosphere exciting." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contradiction" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Opponent ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000550812_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula plus negation" ;
prep:cprop "job,' 'task,' 'challenge'; other activities sometimes denoted by gerund" ;
prep:df "capable of or fit for: " ;
prep:ex "he is simply not up to the job." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where effort is not equal to requirements" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Challenge ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000276446_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "concrete and abstract nouns" ;
prep:df "instead of." ;
prep:oprep prepword:instead_of , prepword:in_lieu_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core; replacement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingReplaced ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:cum a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "cum" .
prepsense:prepsense_000018489_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of judgment,fixing,determination" ;
prep:cprop "sth providing the base for a judgment; a scale" ;
prep:df "in proportion to; in relation to " ;
prep:ex "salary will be fixed according to experience." ;
prep:oprep prepword:depending_on , prepword:in_reference_to , prepword:in_relation_to , prepword:in_proportion_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to judgments made accd to a reference" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ScaleOfReference ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; a traveler or passenger" ;
prep:cprop "possessive +'way'; words denoting travel" ;
prep:df "in the course of (a journey): " ;
prep:ex "he was on his way to see his mother." ;
prep:fepreps "in; on; during; for; at; from; even; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location_of_perceiver.perception_experience , fe:Journey.departing , fe:Event.cotheme ;
prep:oprep prepword:while ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "14(7)" ;
prep:srel "core: journeys" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Journey ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000454739_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs,esp verbs of mental activity" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in terms of a connection to: " ;
prep:ex "we must consider the location of the hospital relative to its catchment area." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_connection_with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to things sharing a connection" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:in_aid_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in aid of" .
prepword:re a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "re" .
prepsense:prepsense_000533905_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NPs denoting physical objects,esp garments; ppl 'hidden'; " ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting garments" ;
prep:df "partly or wholly concealed by (a garment): " ;
prep:ex "undoing her jacket to reveal nothing but a bra underneath." , "she could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt | " ;
prep:fepreps "with; by; in; among; behind; beneath; inside; under; within; amongst; underneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Obstruction.eclipse ;
prep:oprep prepword:under , prepword:in_back_of , prepword:behind ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "3(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to garments" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingIntervening ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:plus a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "plus" .
prepword:on_the_point_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the point of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000171061_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of info processing,storage,or communication; adjs denoting feelings and attitudes" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; a subject of consideration" ;
prep:df "on the subject of or in connection with; about: " ;
prep:ex "further revelations concerning his role in the affair." ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:on , prepword:about , prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:of , prepword:in_connection_with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000322611_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a quantifiable thing or standard" ;
prep:df "almost (or equal to); little (or nothing) less than: " ;
prep:ex "he regarded the cost of living as little short of scandalous." ;
prep:oprep prepword:not_up_to , prepword:less_than , prepword:up_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: deficiency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:StandardMissed ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000076304
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "aslant" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000076304_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:aslant .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "adjectives and verbs admitting of admitting of manner or degree" ;
prep:cprop "mostly idiomatic: 'in the extreme,' 'in more detail,' 'in x direction','in x way/fashion' etc." ;
prep:df "indicating the manner in which or the degree to which something happens " ;
prep:fepreps "across; over; down; into; right; towards; around; at; through; back; up; in; above; out; past; against; from; toward; about; along; after; beyond; straight; between; nowhere; low; with; like; by; on; without; via; within; under; than; perhaps; alongside; due; because; for; as; away; underneath; hard; of; heavily; among; sharply; off; inside; behind; below; beneath; deep; northwards; westward; outside; onto; forwards; further; the; stinking; even; all; beside; less; though; that; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Path.fluidic_motion , fe:Degree.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Degree.emotion_directed , fe:Manner.differentiation , fe:Direction.cause_to_move_in_place , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Path.departing , fe:Manner.reshaping , fe:Manner.motion_directional , fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Manner.kidnapping , fe:Path.body_movement , fe:Degree.scrutiny , fe:Reason.importance , fe:Path.motion , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Manner.departing , fe:Manner.scrutiny , fe:Degree.mental_property , fe:Depictive.departing , fe:Manner.path_shape , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Manner.emitting , fe:Degree.subject_stimulus , fe:Manner.duplication , fe:Manner.making_faces , fe:Manner.placing , fe:Direction.moving_in_place , fe:Manner.experiencer_subj ;
prep:oprep prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "6(4a)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to manner or degree" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000033222
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "after the fashion of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000033222_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:after_the_fashion_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000294177_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs,verbal nouns,adjectives denoting qualities of character" ;
prep:cprop "mainly abstract nouns denoting obstacles and forces" ;
prep:df "in spite of (opposition or difficulty): " ;
prep:ex "the firm has expanded its building contracting division in the teeth of recession." ;
prep:oprep prepword:despite ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to contradiction as an opposing force" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ForceOpposing ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000164918
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by virtue of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000164918_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by_virtue_of .
prepword:for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "for" .
prepsense:prepsense_000289607_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an activity serving as backdrop for the POA" ;
prep:df "engaged in or undergoing a process of " ;
prep:ex "he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm." ;
prep:oprep prepword:under , prepword:amid , prepword:amidst ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: backdrop" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Activity ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs,nouns,copula" ;
prep:cprop "an activity serving as backdrop for the POA" ;
prep:df "undergoing (a process): " ;
prep:ex "under construction." ;
prep:fepreps "by; under; in; with; of; on; at; from; across; down; outside; without; just; like; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Manner.text_creation , fe:Means.memory , fe:Manner.make_Noise , fe:Manner.placing , fe:Descriptor.people ;
prep:oprep prepword:amidst , prepword:amid , prepword:in_the_midst_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "14(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: background activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Activity ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000402033
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on the strength of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000402033_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_the_strength_of .
prepword:on_the_part_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the part of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000255251
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in back of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000255251_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_back_of .
prepword:pursuant_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "pursuant to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000365587
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "off" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000365587_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000365587_1 ;
prep:mprep prepword:off .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000289607
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the midst of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000289607_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_midst_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000272906
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in light of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000272906_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_light_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000163551_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "an actor or agent" ;
prep:df "through the agency of: " ;
prep:ex "tests he would undergo at the hands of a senior neurologist." ;
prep:oprep prepword:at_the_hands_of , prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000415611
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "out of line with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000415611_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:out_of_line_with .
prepword:about a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "about" .
prepword:irrespective_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "irrespective of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000316388
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "less" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000316388_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:less .
prepword:ex a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "ex" .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns" ;
prep:cprop "two points on a scale,usually joined by 'and'" ;
prep:df "in the interval separating (two points on a scale): " ;
prep:ex "a man aged between 18 and 30 | " , "between 25 and 40 per cent off children's clothes." ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; onto; at; in; over; inside; outside; towards; about; against; around; between; under; back; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; among; deeper; upon; with; according; by; as; during; from; of; for; just; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Asset.expensiveness , fe:Co_Variable.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Item.change_position_on_a_scale ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: scale delimiters" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ScaleEnds ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles , preptype:Scalar .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000296688
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in view of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000296688_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_view_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000169789_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sometimes subjunct; verbs." ;
prep:cprop "an event or point in time" ;
prep:df "on or at the arrival of (a specified date,time or season) " ;
prep:ex "I don't think that they'll be far away from honours come the new season." ;
prep:oprep prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: events in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:across_from a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "across from" .
prepword:in_the_face_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the face of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000541978_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns denoting travel or movement" ;
prep:cprop "a destination or location" ;
prep:df "at or to (a place): " ;
prep:ex "we're going up the Palais." ;
prep:fepreps "among; around; about; all; in; over; from; across; through; on; up; down; amongst; between; somewhere; beneath; close; outside; a; widely; before; along; at; behind; near; under; upon; by; off; above; below; just; many; the; underneath; beyond; within; inside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Area.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:into , prepword:toward , prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core (motion)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:MotionGoal ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:on_the_order_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the order of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of visual perception" ;
prep:cprop "an area; sth that can be viewed or that foregrounds a view" ;
prep:df "extending above (an area) from a vantage point: " ;
prep:ex "views over Hyde Park." ;
prep:fepreps "out; around; along; inside; over; across; in; into; towards; about; past; through; up; behind; back; between; beyond; down; from; off; on; under; above; below; beneath; deep; northwards; westward; outside; after; among; toward; for; at; upon; right; of; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Direction.perception_active ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to visual perception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurveyed ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb denoting movement" ;
prep:cprop "entity with a trajectory" ;
prep:df "in the same direction as: " ;
prep:ex "marine mammals generally swim with the current." ;
prep:oprep prepword:along ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "15(9)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Concurrent ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000115980_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula;" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting behavior or appearance" ;
prep:df "hidden behind (an appearance): " ;
prep:ex "beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life." ;
prep:oprep prepword:behind , prepword:underneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(2c)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to things purposefully hidden." ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCamouflaging ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:more_like a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "more like" .
prepsense:prepsense_000052935_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns and verbs denoting activities" ;
prep:cprop "plural noun denoting a group; plural reflexive pronouns" ;
prep:df "occurring in or shared by (some members of a group or community): " ;
prep:ex "members of the government bickered among themselves." , "a drop in tooth decay among children | " ;
prep:fepreps "among; by; on; of; in; to; between; as; into; alongside; under; with; amongst; at; from; about; against; for; within; both; involving; through; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Self_mover.self_motion , fe:Experiencer.experiencer_subj , fe:Communicator.judgment_communication , fe:Sides.hostile_encounter , fe:Partners.collaboration , fe:Cognizer.judgment , fe:Entity.coming_to_be , fe:Experiencer.desiring , fe:Arguers.quarreling , fe:Owner.possession , fe:Cognizer.awareness , fe:Category.categorization , fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed , fe:Interlocutors.discussion , fe:Theme.departing , fe:Cognizer.coming_to_believe , fe:Partners.forming_relationships , fe:Interlocutors.chatting , fe:Co_resident.residence , fe:Selector.change_of_leadership ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: generic identifier" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Participants ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepword:through a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "through" .
prepword:in_the_name_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the name of" .
prepword:up_against a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "up against" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000230247
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "having regard to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000230247_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:having_regard_to .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000589101
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "without" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000589101_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000589101_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000589101_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000589101_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:without .
prepsense:prepsense_000290300_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "sth capable of benefiting or improving" ;
prep:df "for the sake of: " ;
prep:ex "he withdrew his candidacy for the post in the name of party unity." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_interest_of , prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to named party as beneficiary" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000329012_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns identifying category of thing quantified; copula" ;
prep:cprop "a quantity" ;
prep:df "a small amount below (another amount): " ;
prep:ex "temperatures near 2 million degrees." ;
prep:oprep prepword:approaching , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to a quantity as being a condition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:LevelApproached ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000159228_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often no clear POA when phrase is subjunct; otherwise,action verbs." ;
prep:cprop "a person able to act helpfully" ;
prep:df "given or allowed by: " ;
prep:ex "photograph courtesy of the Evening Star." ;
prep:oprep prepword:courtesy_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: grantor" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Grantor ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:circa a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "circa" .
prepsense:prepsense_000191514_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excluded" ;
prep:df "not including: " ;
prep:ex "prices are exclusive of VAT." ;
prep:oprep prepword:dehors , prepword:excluding ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exclusion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000562333_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly nouns" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; quantifiables common" ;
prep:df "as compared with; as opposed to: " ;
prep:ex "the advantage for US exports is the value of the dollar vis-à-vis other currencies." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_comparison_to , prepword:beside , prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to comparison as a form of reference" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000327797_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See among." ;
prep:cprop "See among." ;
prep:oprep prepword:amidst , prepword:amongst , prepword:among , prepword:amid ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: (alternative spelling)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_amongst ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a temporal event" ;
prep:cprop "term or formula denoting a time,or 'the time'" ;
prep:df "indicating a deadline or the end of a particular time period: " ;
prep:ex "by now Kelly needed extensive physiotherapy." , "I've got to do this report by Monday | " ;
prep:fepreps "on; after; through; during; by; in; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.surpassing ;
prep:oprep prepword:on , prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "17(4)" ;
prep:srel "often first in sentence: by the time I get to Phoenix . . ." ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeTargeted ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000454739
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "relative to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000454739_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000454739_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000454739_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:relative_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000024260_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See before." ;
prep:cprop "See before." ;
prep:df "before: " ;
prep:ex "he died the day afore yesterday." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: (alternative spelling)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_before ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000587991_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "usually abstract NP denoting an aspiration" ;
prep:df "within reach of; close to attaining: " ;
prep:ex "he was safe for the moment and in sight of victory." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "1: fig extension to an internal goal being visible as it is approached" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAttainable ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000076858_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a person; a verb of location or motion" ;
prep:cprop "physical object that one can mount" ;
prep:df "with the legs stretched widely on each side of: " ;
prep:ex "policemen sitting astraddle motorcycles." ;
prep:oprep prepword:astride , prepword:atop , prepword:on_top_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: position relative to thing mounted" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingStraddled ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000177897_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of movement" ;
prep:cprop "places" ;
prep:df "at or to (a place): " ;
prep:ex "she was tired of going down the pub every night." ;
prep:oprep prepword:to , prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(1c)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to the work normally done by 'at' and 'to'" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Place ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:preparatory_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "preparatory to" .
prepword:qua a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "qua" .
prepword:pro a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "pro" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000171919
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "considering" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000171919_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:considering .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a physical entity higher in space than the comp." ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity lower in space than the POA" ;
prep:df "higher than and to one side of; overlooking: " ;
prep:ex "on the wall above the altar." , "in the hills above the capital | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to bi-level scenarios" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurveyed ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a feeling or state; overwhelmingly adj." ;
prep:cprop "experiencer of condition or feeling in POA" ;
prep:df "on the part of (someone or something)" ;
prep:fepreps "on; for; at; in; of; to; by; with; among; from; amongst; within; during; against; over; towards; both; about; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed , fe:Affected_party.fairness_evaluation , fe:Undergoer.catastrophe , fe:Victim.killing , fe:Protagonist.death , fe:Undertaking.importance , fe:Field.importance , fe:Stimulus.subject_stimulus , fe:Experiencer.subject_stimulus , fe:Experiencer.difficulty , fe:Interested_party.importance , fe:Affected_party.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Protagonist.custom , fe:Interested_party.omen , fe:Affected_party.desirability , fe:Payer.expensiveness , fe:Protagonist.mental_property ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_the_part_of , prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: reduced to include only cases where complement is the experiencer" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Experiencer ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsense:prepsense_000398777_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "counterpart of the comp; copula; nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NP that is a model or similar to the POA or other sentence NP" ;
prep:df "similar to: " ;
prep:ex "singers on the order of Janis Joplin." ;
prep:oprep prepword:similar_to , prepword:like ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: simile" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSimilar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000209437_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern." ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in addition to; besides " ;
prep:ex "no doubt he had many a sin on his soul,forbye murder." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beside , prepword:besides ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: addition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSupplmented ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000589101_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,verbs,nouns denoting objects or agents" ;
prep:cprop "space container or object denoting a boundary" ;
prep:df "outside: " ;
prep:ex "the barbarians without the gates." ;
prep:oprep prepword:outside , prepword:out_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: location or destination" ;
prep:srtype preptype:BoundaryMarker ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000555999_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting striking; usually 'slap' and 'hit'" ;
prep:cprop "'the head'" ;
prep:df "against; on: " ;
prep:ex "if her mother saw her drinkin' that stuff she'd slap her upside her head." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against , prepword:on ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: target of blow" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ResistantSurface ;
prep:sup preptype:Barrier .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of perception,motion,judgment" ;
prep:cprop "object locatable in space; words for rooms and buildings; 'door'" ;
prep:df "moving or situated away from (a place)" ;
prep:oprep prepword:out ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(5)" ;
prep:srel "See treatment." ;
prep:srtype preptype:Directional ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:in_behalf_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in behalf of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000341196
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "notwithstanding" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000341196_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:notwithstanding .
prepword:for_from a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "for from" .
prepword:outta a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "outta" .
prepsense:prepsense_000275561_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; verbs of placement used figuratively; nouns" ;
prep:cprop "sth that poses a threat or possible adverse event; often gerundive" ;
prep:df "very likely to incur or to suffer from " ;
prep:ex "a setback to the state could present a peril to the regime." , "the movement is in peril of dying | " , "you could well place us both in peril | " ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: threat" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Threat ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000559315_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of communication and transmission" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting means of communication" ;
prep:df "by means of: " ;
prep:ex "a file sent via electronic mail." ;
prep:fepreps "on; by; via; with; through; in; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Transport_means.sending , fe:Means.discussion , fe:Medium.telling , fe:Medium.contacting ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_means_of , prepword:through , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to medium as route" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Medium ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun representing a part of the complement" ;
prep:cprop "object of which the POA is a part" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between a part and a whole with the word denoting the part functioning as the head of the phrase " ;
prep:ex "in the back of the car | " , "the days of the week." , "the sleeve of his coat | " ;
prep:fepreps "on; of; for; in; to; from; along; at; around; beneath; between; over; under; off; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Whole.part_orientational , fe:Whole.part_edge , fe:Whole.part_whole , fe:Whole.part_inner_outer , fe:Whole.part_ordered_segments , fe:Clothing.clothing_parts , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where POA is a part of the comp" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Whole ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepword:in_proportion_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in proportion to" .
prepword:nearer_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "nearer to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000189631
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "except for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000189631_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:except_for .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000045013
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "along" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000045013_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000045013_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000045013_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:along .
prepword:in_the_nature_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the nature of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000471384_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "usually a comparative adj or adv; n when a pred is implied (and than is actually a conjunction)" ;
prep:cprop "any NP admitting of comparison" ;
prep:df "introducing the second element in a comparison: " ;
prep:ex "Jack doesn't know any more than I do." , "he was much smaller than his son | " ;
prep:fepreps "than; in; to; without; i; of; since; above; beyond; perhaps; as; for; at; more; from; with; on; that; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Degree.desiring , fe:Degree.inclination , fe:Entity_2.similarity , fe:Type_Property.type , fe:Degree.emotion_directed , fe:Degree.subject_stimulus , fe:Degree.praiseworthiness , fe:Degree.expertise , fe:Degree.desirability , fe:Degree.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Degree.morality_evaluation , fe:Degree.similarity , fe:Degree.expensiveness , fe:Degree.color , fe:Degree.importance , fe:Degree.mental_property , fe:Degree.likelihood , fe:Degree.compliance ;
prep:oprep prepword:beside , prepword:in_comparison_to , prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: comparison" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:fore a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "fore" .
prepword:relative_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "relative to" .
prepword:in_the_absence_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the absence of" .
prepword:within a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "within" .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "the reference object of the complement" ;
prep:cprop "tangible object located in space" ;
prep:df "past and beyond: " ;
prep:ex "I drove by our house." ;
prep:oprep prepword:past ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "19(5a)" ;
prep:srel "See notes for sense 19; this is a quasi-adverbial use." ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlacePast ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:out_of_line_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "out of line with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000276951_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns; quantifying verbs,esp 'increase' and 'decrease'" ;
prep:cprop "mainly quantifiable abstract nouns" ;
prep:df "according to (a particular relationship in size,amount,or degree) " ;
prep:ex "the pension was docked in proportion to earnings." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: proportion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Gauge ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb or verbal noun denoting an action" ;
prep:cprop "an instrument in the action described by the attachment point" ;
prep:df "indicating the instrument used to perform an action: " ;
prep:ex "cut the fish with a knife | " , "treatment with acid before analysis." ;
prep:fepreps "by; with; through; on; under; in; upon; at; round; for; to; of; as; without; particularly; via; within; into; along; the; about; towards; from; over; against; after; an; usually; between; around; onto; o'; across; behind; beneath; down; inside; simply; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Instrument.grinding , fe:Message.communication_response , fe:Last_subevent.process_end , fe:Means.removing , fe:Charges.notification_of_charges , fe:Means.hostile_encounter , fe:Instrument.reshaping , fe:Message.commitment , fe:Treatment.cure , fe:Means.cause_impact , fe:Impactor.cause_impact , fe:Means.forming_relationships , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Means.getting , fe:Means.killing , fe:Material.invention , fe:Body_part.perception_active , fe:Means.becoming_aware , fe:Degree.offenses , fe:Body_part.gesture , fe:Connector.attaching , fe:Means.experiencer_obj , fe:Money.commerce_buy , fe:Means.scrutiny , fe:Response_action.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Instrument.building , fe:Medium.grooming , fe:Instrument.emptying , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Instrument.killing , fe:Instrument.cause_motion , fe:Instrument.revenge , fe:Instrument.grooming , fe:Instrument.destroying , fe:Entity.manipulation , fe:Medium.contacting , fe:Bodypart_of_agent.manipulation , fe:Means.reshaping , fe:Means.manufacturing , fe:Instrument.separation , fe:Means.cause_to_amalgamate , fe:Depictive.communication_response , fe:Instrument.corporal_punishment , fe:Means.silencing , fe:Connector.being_attached , fe:Instrument.cause_temperature_change , fe:Manner.encoding , fe:Means.ingest_substance , fe:Instrument.cause_to_wake , fe:Instrument.cause_harm , fe:Topic.prevarication , fe:Fastener.closure , fe:Manipulator.closure , fe:Means.cause_temperature_change , fe:Instrument.cause_to_be_dry , fe:Punishment.revenge , fe:Instrument.cause_to_fragment , fe:Means.placing ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "in extended space over and not touching: " ;
prep:ex "a display of fireworks above the town | " , "a cable runs above the duct." ;
prep:fepreps "above; around; in; inside; beside; on; behind; at; over; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Area.fluidic_motion , fe:Area.motion_directional ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_top_of , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: upwards from" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurmounted ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "sth regarded as homogenous" ;
prep:df "moving around or from one side to the other within (a crowd or group): " ;
prep:ex "making my way through the guests." ;
prep:fepreps "inside; through; under; within; at; deep; beneath; just; somewhere; amongst; between; on; behind; among; above; around; over; all; close; across; along; down; towards; up; past; via; back; from; of; alongside; by; with; to; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.ride_Vehicle , fe:Path.roadways , fe:Location.emotion_heat , fe:Self_mover.self_motion , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Path.travel ;
prep:oprep prepword:among , prepword:within ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingTransited ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "representamen of the comp; often accomapnied by a copula or 'stands' (I.e.,'x stand for y.')" ;
prep:cprop "referent of the POA" ;
prep:df "representing (the thing mentioned): " ;
prep:ex "the ‘F’ is for Fascinating." ;
prep:fepreps "for; of; about; on; to; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Entity.name_bearing , fe:Sign_2.word_relations , fe:Message.encoding ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(7)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Referent ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000414923
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "out of keeping with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000414923_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:out_of_keeping_with .
prepsense:prepsense_000579331_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in relation to; as regards: " ;
prep:ex "war can only be explained with reference to complex social factors." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject referenced" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:along a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "along" .
prepsense:prepsense_000582279_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "geographical area or boundary" ;
prep:df "inside the range of (an area or boundary): " ;
prep:ex "property located within the green belt." ;
prep:fepreps "of; at; in; on; within; all; near; throughout; across; round; around; through; inside; along; amongst; up; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Container_possessor.natural_features , fe:Area.travel ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:inside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to geography" ;
prep:srtype preptype:AreaBounded ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000209437
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "forbye" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000209437_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:forbye .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_19
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any of various verbs requiring 'of' for predication" ;
prep:cprop "no clear pattern; depends on POA" ;
prep:df "indicating the relationship between a verb and an indirect object:" ;
prep:fepreps "into; of; about; in; on; over; regarding; as; at; for; concerning; after; from; against; towards; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Topic.communication_manner , fe:Message.telling , fe:Topic.coming_to_believe , fe:Relatives.being_born , fe:Message.hear , fe:Theme.emptying , fe:Content.suasion , fe:Topic.questioning , fe:Goods.robbery ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "14(7)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Object ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of creation and manufacture" ;
prep:cprop "constituent substance or ingredient(s)" ;
prep:df "indicating the raw material out of which something is manufactured: " ;
prep:ex "a paint made from a natural resin." ;
prep:fepreps "from; of; out; in; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Material.invention , fe:Resource.manufacturing ;
prep:oprep prepword:of , prepword:with , prepword:out_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: constituent substance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Substance ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000298527
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "inclusive of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000298527_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:inclusive_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000142294
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "but for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000142294_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000142294_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:but_for .
prepsense:prepsense_000077532_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location; nouns denoting places" ;
prep:cprop "a place or geographic feature" ;
prep:df "extending across: " ;
prep:ex "the port stands astride an international route." ;
prep:oprep prepword:astraddle ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: connection of two parts" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingBridged ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000260213
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in company with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000260213_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_company_with .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000052406
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "amidst" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000052406_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:amidst .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns denoting ranges; NPs that are genus to the comp.; adjs of value" ;
prep:cprop "NPs representing a point on a gradient; amounts; 'a rate of'" ;
prep:df "denoting a particular point or level on a scale: " ;
prep:ex "driving at 50 mph." , "prices start at £18,500 | " ;
prep:fepreps "at; for; with; on; around; from; like; in; aged; between; just; under; to; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Speed.travel , fe:Money.commerce_sell , fe:Rate.commerce_collect , fe:Periodicity.cause_to_move_in_place , fe:Rate.expansion , fe:Money.commerce_buy , fe:Speed.emitting , fe:Asset.expensiveness , fe:Speed.fluidic_motion , fe:Rate.commerce_buy , fe:Rank.being_employed , fe:Manner.communication_manner , fe:Periodicity.moving_in_place , fe:Level.education_teaching , fe:Rate.commerce_sell ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: level on a scale" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Level ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000099439_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a declarative clause" ;
prep:cprop "events and scenarios" ;
prep:df "except for; if not for: " ;
prep:ex "barring accidents,we should win." ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepword:counting a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "counting" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000333150
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "near to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000333150_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000333150_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000333150_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000333150_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000333150_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:near_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "unit of time,in minutes or fraction of an hour" ;
prep:cprop "any of the 12 hours of the clock" ;
prep:df "expressing time in relation to the following hour: " ;
prep:ex "it would be just a quarter of three in New York." ;
prep:oprep prepword:till , prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "18(9)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Hour ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000537407
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "unlike" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000537407_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000537407_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000537407_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:unlike .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects that can encircle; verbs of movement or placement" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity capable of being encircled" ;
prep:df "so as to encircle (someone or something): " ;
prep:ex "she drew a red circle round his name." , "he wrapped the blanket round him | " ;
prep:fepreps "into; with; around; of; across; on; out; over; both; at; along; about; in; beside; under; against; from; below; by; alongside; onto; all; behind; inside; just; near; a; beneath; up; above; among; close; there; an; before; only; the; between; opposite; upon; next; athwart; outside; through; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Fixed_location.connectors , fe:Enclosed_region.closure , fe:Location.rope_manipulation , fe:Location.posture , fe:Resistant_surface.reshaping , fe:Goal.inchoative_attaching , fe:Result.reshaping , fe:Entity.manipulation , fe:Relative_location.containers , fe:Body_location.accoutrements , fe:Location.abundance ;
prep:oprep prepword:around , prepword:about ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: encirclement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEncircled ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000041202_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting events; action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a future event,date,or time" ;
prep:df "earlier than: " ;
prep:ex "elimination of trade barriers came five years ahead of schedule." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_front_of , prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "core: future event" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventAfter ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an event or situation placeable in the future" ;
prep:cprop "a period of time" ;
prep:df "expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen: " ;
prep:ex "I'll see you in fifteen minutes." ;
prep:fepreps "between; in; on; about; after; at; following; less; from; until; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.departing ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: (future time)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeLater ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000492581
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "till" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000492581_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000492581_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:till .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000316930
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "like" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000316930_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000316930_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000316930_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000316930_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000316930_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000316930_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000316930_6 ;
prep:mprep prepword:like .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of action" ;
prep:cprop "an agent" ;
prep:df "by or on the part of (someone or something)" ;
prep:fepreps "of; by; from; for; with; over; in; to; among; amongst; at; within; on; both; between; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Experiencer.experiencer_subj , fe:Speaker.communication_response , fe:Speaker.request , fe:Speaker.telling , fe:Perceiver_agentive.perception_active , fe:Perceiver.attention , fe:Leader.rite , fe:Partner_2.collaboration , fe:Possessor.facial_expression , fe:Speaker.statement , fe:Agent.attempt , fe:Avenger.revenge , fe:Speaker.hear , fe:Agent.breathing , fe:Speaker.questioning , fe:Speaker.speak_on_topic , fe:Arguer.reasoning , fe:Theme.arriving , fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_the_part_of , prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "12(9)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to causative or responsible agent" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:towards a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "towards" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000476691
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "thro'" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000476691_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:thro_apostrophe .
prepsense:prepsense_000059635_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excepted" ;
prep:df "except for: " ;
prep:ex "the whole world seemed to be sleeping,apart from Barbara." ;
prep:oprep prepword:but_for , prepword:aside_from , prepword:excepting , prepword:with_the_exception_of , prepword:excluding , prepword:dehors , prepword:except , prepword:save , prepword:but ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000365587_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and other verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting drink,drugs,foods or food groups" ;
prep:df "abstaining from: " ;
prep:ex "he managed to stay off alcohol." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(3b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to abstinence as partitive idea" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubstanceAbandoned ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of pursuit; nouns denoting agents or verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting object of pursuit" ;
prep:df "in pursuit or quest of: " ;
prep:ex "chasing after something you can't have." ;
prep:fepreps "across; down; out; over; through; along; past; toward; up; at; from; in; after; towards; around; back; beyond; above; straight; between; a; an; behind; of; far; by; as; for; to; about; on; regarding; big; with; against; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Event.desiring , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Cotheme.cotheme , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Focal_participant.desiring ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: pursued goal or object" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfPursuit ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepword:other_than a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "other than" .
prepword:on_the_stroke_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the stroke of" .
prepword:in_contravention_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in contravention of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000268437_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion and location; nouns denoting objects in space" ;
prep:cprop "sth in front of the POA; object in space" ;
prep:df "in a position just ahead of or at the front part of " ;
prep:ex "the lawn in front of the house." ;
prep:oprep prepword:ahead_of , prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingInFront ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000003616_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of action and deliberation" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; sth affected by the POA" ;
prep:df "so as to affect: " ;
prep:ex "there's nothing we can do about it." ;
prep:fepreps "about; for; of; in; to; at; on; over; among; into; onto; with; towards; upon; against; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Topic.judgment_communication , fe:Domain.custom , fe:Topic.prevarication ;
prep:oprep prepword:on , prepword:concerning , prepword:with_respect_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where the subject of consideration is affected" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAffected ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000299024_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "physical objecct with interior dimensions" ;
prep:df "moving so as to end up within (something): " ;
prep:ex "we walked inside." , "Anatoly reached inside his shirt and brought out a map | " ;
prep:fepreps "at; from; in; through; under; near; on; by; down; inside; about; above; to; among; round; onto; between; off; across; against; over; beneath; into; around; beyond; outside; towards; back; directly; firmly; behind; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; deeper; upon; for; either; mainly; along; alongside; past; deep; northwards; westward; after; toward; with; anywhere; somewhere; the; aro; a; beside; centrally; next; right; away; just; capacious; straight; i; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; astride; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Place.motion , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.departing , fe:Place.birth , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Ground.becoming_aware , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Goal.being_attached ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:into , prepword:within ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to motion towards an interior" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetReceptacle ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000228443_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a subjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting accompanying circumstances" ;
prep:df "taking into account: " ;
prep:ex "given the complexity of the task,they did a good job." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_view_of , prepword:considering , prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: circumstances" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Circumstances ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000512104_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting time periods" ;
prep:df "close or closer to (a particular time): " ;
prep:ex "towards the end of April." ;
prep:oprep prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to time,rather than place." ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeApproached ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sb or sth subject to the condition noted in the complement" ;
prep:cprop "a malady or suppressive entity" ;
prep:df "affected by (a particular fact or condition): " ;
prep:ex "he's in bed with the flu." ;
prep:fepreps "with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Manner.waking_up ;
prep:oprep prepword:of , prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "10(7a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is notion of causative agent" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Malady ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000095272_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "a place; physical space that can be crossed" ;
prep:df "from side to side of; across: " ;
prep:ex "a counter was placed athwart the entrance." ;
prep:oprep prepword:across , prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: movement across" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceTraversed ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting a uniformly dispersed activity" ;
prep:cprop "permeable object" ;
prep:df "throughout (a place)" ;
prep:fepreps "through; via; across; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.emanating ;
prep:oprep prepword:throughout , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "10(3)-1" ;
prep:srel "specialized use: 'all through' or 'through the whole X'" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPermeated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "at a higher level or layer than: " ;
prep:ex "his flat was over the shop." ;
prep:fepreps "against; to; out; over; into; on; behind; beneath; in; about; above; across; along; around; beside; at; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; half; with; between; down; inside; through; from; within; of; alongside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Path.roadways , fe:Path.change_posture , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Path.posture ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_top_of , prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "4(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: above" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurmounted ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting sth built or created" ;
prep:cprop "material that constitutes the POA" ;
prep:df "indicating the material or substance constituting something: " ;
prep:ex "walls of stone." , "the house was built of bricks | " ;
prep:fepreps "of; in; into; from; out; with; against; by; all; near; throughout; on; across; round; around; through; inside; within; along; amongst; up; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Components.text , fe:Part_prop.part_ordered_segments , fe:Service_provider.businesses , fe:Hair.hair_configuration , fe:Area.travel , fe:Area.measure_area , fe:Material.containers , fe:Resource.manufacturing , fe:Garment.clothing , fe:Material.accoutrements , fe:Substance.shapes , fe:Material.invention , fe:Material.clothing , fe:Constituent_parts.natural_features ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "17(8)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Constituent ;
prep:sup preptype:Substance .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000326570
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "mod" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000326570_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:mod .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000177276
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "despite" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000177276_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:despite .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000400716
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on the point of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000400716_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_the_point_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth admitting of divisions" ;
prep:cprop "term noting first in a range" ;
prep:df "indicating the starting point of a specified range on a scale: " ;
prep:ex "men who ranged in age from seventeen to eighty-four." ;
prep:fepreps "from; over; at; between; just; under; in; on; below; of; aged; beneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Value_1.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Rate.expensiveness , fe:Asset.expensiveness , fe:Initial_size.expansion , fe:Age.people , fe:Subregion.perception_body , fe:Value_1.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Initial_size.cause_expansion ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "6(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: range" ;
prep:srtype preptype:RangeStart ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000061515_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "physical entities; verbs of movement" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity capable of being encircled" ;
prep:df "following an approximately circular route: " ;
prep:ex "he walked around the airfield | " , "it can drill around corners." ;
prep:fepreps "against; off; on; onto; around; with; in; into; between; straight; upon; about; amongst; among; under; at; behind; all; across; past; through; down; up; over; away; towards; underneath; along; toward; outside; near; below; beneath; above; of; within; next; high; just; beside; beyond; throughout; close; for; from; back; alongside; by; via; hard; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Path.motion , fe:Path.roadways , fe:Path.travel , fe:Area.cotheme , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Fixed_location.cause_to_move_in_place ;
prep:oprep prepword:round ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: circular route" ;
prep:srtype preptype:GroundOfRoute ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000333150_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "similar to: " ;
prep:ex "a shape near to the original." ;
prep:oprep prepword:similar_to , prepword:like ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: similarity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSimilar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000297217_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a clause for which the PP supplies the 'why'" ;
prep:cprop "NP,concrete or abstract" ;
prep:df "because of; as a result of" ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_virtue_of ;
prep:qsyn "2b 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any word denoting an event or condition" ;
prep:cprop "relatively closed set of NPs forming idioms" ;
prep:df "expressing the means by which something is done: " ;
prep:ex "her pride had taken a beating at his hands." , "holding a prison officer at knifepoint | " ;
prep:fepreps "at; by; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Means.kidnapping , fe:Means.robbery ;
prep:oprep prepword:many ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "11(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: means" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_13
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth (often emotion or attitude) directed at sb" ;
prep:cprop "party affected by the POA" ;
prep:df "identifying the person or thing affected by or receiving something" ;
prep:fepreps "for; in; to; of; among; from; with; amongst; at; within; on; against; over; towards; about; by; as; after; through; not; both; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Affected_party.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Controllee.strictness , fe:Company.sociability , fe:Agent.strictness , fe:Affected_party.fairness_evaluation , fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed , fe:Evaluee.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Payer.expensiveness , fe:Recipient.stinginess , fe:Interested_party.importance , fe:Experiencer.subject_stimulus ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "8(3)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to feelings and attitudes" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Affectee ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000162221_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns,adjs denoting states; action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "anything that can represent a reason or cause" ;
prep:df "because of: " ;
prep:ex "persons who,by reason of age,are in need of care." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_account_of , prepword:owing_to , prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:in_case_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in case of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "physical entities; verbs of location and movement" ;
prep:cprop "a physical location" ;
prep:df "so as to cover or take in the whole area of (a place): " ;
prep:ex "she went round the house and saw that all the windows were barred." ;
prep:fepreps "about; all; around; behind; along; beyond; through; across; down; from; over; past; up; towards; in; between; nowhere; right; low; to; on; among; below; beneath; at; near; close; inside; into; back; off; under; above; deep; northwards; westward; outside; after; toward; for; upon; of; as; far; amongst; away; beside; somewhere; anywhere; a; throughout; by; before; consistently; just; underneath; alongside; within; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Area.operate_vehicle , fe:Area.carrying , fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Area.motion_noise , fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Ground.seeking , fe:Place.sounds , fe:Area.travel , fe:Sub_location.change_of_phase , fe:Place.sound_movement , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Area.ride_Vehicle ;
prep:oprep prepword:throughout , prepword:about , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: pervasive presence" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceSaturated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an amount added" ;
prep:cprop "sth that can be added to" ;
prep:df "added to: " ;
prep:ex "a few pence on the electricity bill is nothing compared with your security." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "22(12)" ;
prep:srel "core: additional sum" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SumBasis ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:as_concerns a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as concerns" .
prepsense:prepsense_000229097_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; rarely,a term denoting a person" ;
prep:cprop "whole number denoting age" ;
prep:df "(of age) older than: " ;
prep:ex "she was gone sixty by then." ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:past ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to age as the mark passed,rather than the hour" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Age ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a musical work,or a verb or composition" ;
prep:cprop "a musical key" ;
prep:df "indicating the key in which a piece of music is written: " ;
prep:ex "Mozart's Piano Concerto in E flat." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "10(7a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to musical key (as a medium)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:MusicalKey ;
prep:ss prepss:Music ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_16
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "typically immediately after passive verb or past participle" ;
prep:cprop "straightforward passive construction; would-be subject follows 'by'" ;
prep:df "(after a passive verb) through the agency or action of " ;
prep:ex "damage caused by fire." , "the door was opened by my cousin Annie | " ;
prep:fepreps "by; against; with; at; from; in; through; about; as; to; on; across; along; around; behind; beneath; between; down; over; under; inside; within; of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Cause.destroying , fe:Authorities.detaining , fe:Agent.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Agent.cause_harm , fe:Stimulus.experiencer_obj , fe:Creator.duplication , fe:Agent.cause_motion , fe:Perpetrator.theft , fe:Perpetrator.kidnapping , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Agent.placing , fe:Agent.cause_confinement , fe:Perpetrator.rape , fe:Authorities.arrest , fe:Perpetrator.arson , fe:Perpetrator.robbery , fe:Focal_occasion.relative_time , fe:Theme.cotheme , fe:Source_emitter.emitting , fe:Profiled_item.surpassing , fe:Perceiver_passive.perception_experience , fe:Cause.cause_to_wake , fe:Carrier.carrying , fe:Perpetrator.piracy ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000124679
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "between" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000124679_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000124679_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:between .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000096453
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "atop" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000096453_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:atop .
prepsense:prepsense_000134123_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "various verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a standard or norm serving as a limit" ;
prep:df "more extensive or extreme than; further-reaching than: " ;
prep:ex "what these children go through is far beyond what most adults endure in a lifetime | " , "the authority of the inspectors goes beyond ordinary police powers | " , "pushing the laws to their limits and beyond." ;
prep:fepreps "for; of; on; from; in; into; within; back; beneath; between; beyond; about; among; around; through; under; at; over; up; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.scrutiny ;
prep:oprep prepword:past ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to psychological limits" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntityLimiting ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000160402
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by dint of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000160402_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by_dint_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000337760_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and other verbs" ;
prep:cprop "the words 'nothing,' 'no one,' 'useless'; possibly others with negative connotation" ;
prep:df "almost: " ;
prep:ex "I knew next to nothing about farming." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: almost" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Dearth ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth admitting of divisions" ;
prep:cprop "term noting first in a conceptual range" ;
prep:df "indicating one extreme in a range of conceptual variations: " ;
prep:ex "anything from geography to literature." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "7(4a)" ;
prep:srel "1: figurative use to suggest variety via expression of a range" ;
prep:srtype preptype:RangeStart ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion inward; sth capable of being surrounded or enveloped." ;
prep:cprop "sth that surrounds or envelops" ;
prep:df "expressing movement or action with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else: " ;
prep:ex "Sara got into her car and shut the door." , "cover the bowl and put it into the fridge | " ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; off; against; beneath; inside; of; down; right; towards; back; up; past; toward; along; exclusively; with; within; beside; below; among; behind; either; mainly; beyond; upon; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; alongside; a; before; centrally; next; away; close; just; outside; capacious; underneath; amongst; almost; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.being_attached , fe:Goal.cause_confinement , fe:Organization.rite , fe:Goal.mass_motion , fe:Undesirable_location.escaping , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Path.body_movement , fe:Goal.grinding , fe:Goal.fluidic_motion , fe:Relatives.being_born , fe:Relative_location.containers , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.removing , fe:Goal.motion_directional , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Goal.departing ;
prep:oprep prepword:inside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: engulfment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEnclosing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000365587_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:ex "she picked it up off of the floor (compared with " , "she picked it up off the floor). The use of off of is recorded from the 16th century (and was used commonly by Shakespeare,for example) and is logically parallel to the standard out of,but is not accepted in standard modern English. Today off of is restricted to dialect and informal contexts,particularly in the US." .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting events or points in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event; a period of time" ;
prep:df "in the time following (an event or another period of time): " ;
prep:ex "shortly after Christmas | " , "after a while he returned | " , "he'd gone out with his secretary for an after-work drink." ;
prep:fepreps "at; in; then; after; before; on; late; about; by; for; from; during; prior; within; since; while; as; over; around; just; somewhat; whether; into; of; between; following; less; until; towards; next; several; with; right; 18; thousands; a; across; through; throughout; beyond; ten; because; given; without; later; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Manner.getting , fe:Time.arriving , fe:Time.cooking_creation , fe:Time.change_posture , fe:Time.behind_the_scenes , fe:Time.escaping , fe:Time.emitting , fe:Time.travel , fe:Time.reshaping , fe:Time.rotting , fe:Time.cause_change_of_phase , fe:Time.forming_relationships , fe:Time.self_motion , fe:Time.event , fe:Time.sleep , fe:Duration.process_continue , fe:Time.arrest , fe:Time.surpassing , fe:Time.amalgamation , fe:Frequency.excreting , fe:Circumstances.subject_stimulus , fe:Time.becoming_aware , fe:Time.cure , fe:Time.process_end , fe:Time.cause_temperature_change , fe:Time.cause_harm , fe:Time.motion_directional , fe:Time.memory , fe:Time.departing , fe:Time.firing , fe:Time.processing_materials , fe:Time.process_stop , fe:Time.quitting , fe:Time.contacting , fe:Time.avoiding , fe:Killer.killing , fe:Incident.criminal_investigation , fe:Time.change_of_consistency , fe:Time.motion , fe:Time.evading ;
prep:oprep prepword:following , prepword:subsequent_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: events in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePeriod ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000531609
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "under pain of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000531609_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:under_pain_of .
prepword:chez a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "chez" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "adj denoting a judgment" ;
prep:cprop "second term of a comparison" ;
prep:df "used to introduce the second element in a comparison: " ;
prep:ex "the club's nothing to what it once was." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "15(7)" ;
prep:srel "core (comparison)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:abaft a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "abaft" .
prepword:beneath a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "beneath" .
prepsense:prepsense_000072304_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs or adjectives denoting a state or activity" ;
prep:cprop "a date or point in time" ;
prep:df "used to indicate the time or date from which something starts: " ;
prep:ex "I'm on the dole as of now." , "as from 1 January,a free market will be created | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: starting point" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeOrigin ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000263347
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in default of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000263347_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_default_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000399944_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting an action" ;
prep:cprop "perpetrator of action represented by the POA" ;
prep:df "used to ascribe responsibility for something to someone: " ;
prep:ex "there was a series of errors on my part." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: agent" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:in_the_interest_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the interest of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000100514_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion and placing; physical objects" ;
prep:cprop "an object locatable in space" ;
prep:df "in front of: " ;
prep:ex "trotting through the city with guards running before and behind." , "Matilda stood before her,panting | " ;
prep:fepreps "against; to; out; over; into; on; behind; beneath; in; about; above; across; along; around; beside; at; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; inside; outside; between; back; directly; down; firmly; closer; underneath; within; below; close; all; amongst; among; deeper; with; next; alongside; off; from; opposite; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; a; centrally; near; either; right; through; just; capacious; there; an; only; athwart; throughout; beyond; consistently; after; ahead; straight; i; for; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; toward; astride; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Cotheme.self_motion , fe:Place.grooming , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Place.text_creation , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Place.cause_to_move_in_place , fe:Manner.execution , fe:Place.excreting , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.placing ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_front_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: location in space" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingFacing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:alongside a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "alongside" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000068646
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "as" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000068646_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000068646_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:as .
prepsense:prepsense_000165476_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting agencies or means" ;
prep:df "by means of: " ;
prep:ex "non-compliance with the rules is punishable by way of a fine." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_force_of , prepword:by_means_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: means/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepword:in_common_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in common with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; a higher ranking person" ;
prep:cprop "a subordinate" ;
prep:df "higher in rank than: " ;
prep:ex "over him is the financial director." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_top_of , prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "5(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to hierarchical relationships" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingOutranked ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000020094
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "across" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000020094_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000020094_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000020094_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:across .
prepsense:prepsense_000470743_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting events or points in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event; a period of time" ;
prep:df "coming after something in time; following: " ;
prep:ex "the theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906." ;
prep:oprep prepword:following , prepword:after ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: events in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePeriod ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000176606_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of judgment,fixing,determination" ;
prep:cprop "sth providing the base for a judgment; a scale" ;
prep:df "according to: " ;
prep:ex "makes 8–10 burgers (depending on size)." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_proportion_to , prepword:in_relation_to , prepword:in_reference_to , prepword:according_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: reference authority" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ScaleOfReference ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000095272
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "athwart" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000095272_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000095272_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:athwart .
prepsense:prepsense_000293045_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action and speech verbs" ;
prep:cprop "abstract verbal nouns" ;
prep:df "by way of; in the nature of: " ;
prep:ex "there had been little or nothing in the shape of academic planning." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_way_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to things fulfilling a function" ;
prep:srtype preptype:FunctionFulfilled ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun or verb representing work or a profession" ;
prep:cprop "an employer or institution" ;
prep:df "employed by: " ;
prep:ex "she is a tutor for the Open University." ;
prep:fepreps "for; by; at; of; to; in; with; from; humberside; liverpool; newcastle; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Studio.behind_the_scenes , fe:Employer.being_employed , fe:Institution.education_teaching ;
prep:oprep prepword:by , prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specialized case is employment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Employer ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000192700_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "PP is often an adjunct connected to whole clause" ;
prep:cprop "an event in time,usually the past" ;
prep:df "coming after or as a result of: " ;
prep:ex "police are hunting for two men following a spate of robberies in the area." ;
prep:oprep prepword:after ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: triggering event" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventPreceding ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:around a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "around" .
prepsense:prepsense_000439980_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting events or points in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event; a period of time; clock time" ;
prep:df "beyond in time; later than: " ;
prep:ex "my watch said twenty past twelve." , "by this time it was past 3.30 | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:after ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: events in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventInTime ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000409101_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of performance" ;
prep:cprop "name of a performer" ;
prep:df "(of a leading actor) in a complementary role to (another)." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to human relation as a spatial one" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Costar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000316930_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs characterizing treatment" ;
prep:cprop "NPs representing a model" ;
prep:df "in a way appropriate to: " ;
prep:ex "students were angry at being treated like children." ;
prep:fepreps "like; without; against; in; with; from; back; until; at; under; by; on; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Manner.experiencer_subj , fe:Vehicle.ride_Vehicle , fe:Manner.motion_noise , fe:Manner.cause_harm , fe:Manner.scrutiny , fe:Manner.manipulation , fe:Manner.placing , fe:Manner.avoiding , fe:Manner.cause_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:as ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: elliptical comparisons" ;
prep:srtype preptype:FunctionCompared ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:in_the_teeth_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the teeth of" .
prepword:short_for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "short for" .
prepsense:prepsense_000403289_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "on the highest point or uppermost surface of: " ;
prep:ex "a town perched on top of a hill." ;
prep:oprep prepword:atop , prepword:above , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: upwards from" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurmounted ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000170398_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP denoting living,concrete,or abstract object" ;
prep:cprop "an attribute,possession,or feature of the attachement point" ;
prep:df "with (something) as an additional part or feature " ;
prep:ex "the house comes complete with gas central heating and double glazing." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPossessed ;
prep:sup preptype:Possession .
prepsense:prepsense_000105282_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "quantitative NP denoting a score" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a competitor" ;
prep:df "having a lower score than (another competitor): " ;
prep:ex "Woosnam moved to ten under par,five shots behind Fred Couples." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_back_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: score comparison" ;
prep:srtype preptype:CompetitorAhead ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000000594_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "concrete or abstract noun; verb or participle denoting creation or execution" ;
prep:cprop "a proper name" ;
prep:df "in the style or manner of: " ;
prep:ex "afternoon talk shows à la Oprah." ;
prep:oprep prepword:like ;
prep:qsyn "1 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: generalizing extension to cover items other than food" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Model ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000444177_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "anything capable of being a tool or agency" ;
prep:df "by means of: " ;
prep:ex "send it per express." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_force_of , prepword:by_way_of , prepword:by_means_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: means/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000465783_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excepted" ;
prep:df "except; other than: " ;
prep:ex "no one needed to know save herself | " , "the kitchen was empty save for Boris." ;
prep:oprep prepword:aside_from , prepword:excluding , prepword:but_for , prepword:except_for , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:except , prepword:excepting , prepword:but , prepword:with_the_exception_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "adjectives denoting psychological states or value judgments" ;
prep:cprop "sentient being,or figuratively,an inanimate object or system" ;
prep:df "denoting the party or object affected by or experiencing a state or feeling" ;
prep:fepreps "on; to; with; for; of; about; in; at; over; among; into; onto; towards; upon; against; by; an; japanese; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Evaluee.judgment_communication , fe:Controllee.strictness , fe:Affected_party.fairness_evaluation ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "11(5)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to experiencer as target" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Experiencer ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "opening,channel,or physical location" ;
prep:df "by way of (a place)" ;
prep:fepreps "through; over; across; via; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.emitting ;
prep:oprep prepword:via , prepword:by_way_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(1d)-1" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Route ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "the reference object of the complement" ;
prep:cprop "tangible object located in space" ;
prep:df "indicating location of a physical object beside a place or object: " ;
prep:ex "remains were discovered by the roadside | " , "the pram was by the dresser." ;
prep:fepreps "to; at; on; onto; between; by; in; off; across; against; over; beneath; into; inside; out; behind; about; above; along; around; beside; before; up; upon; towards; away; under; close; with; next; alongside; from; opposite; within; low; anywhere; back; among; deep; somewhere; the; aro; below; down; a; centrally; directly; near; either; right; through; all; just; outside; capacious; underneath; there; an; only; athwart; of; amidst; fairly; adjacent; amongst; high; upstream; for; shrewsbury; throughout; beyond; consistently; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location.residence , fe:Place.social_event , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.being_attached , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Goal.change_posture ;
prep:oprep prepword:next_to , prepword:close_to , prepword:beside , prepword:alongside , prepword:near ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "18(5)" ;
prep:srel "verbs motion or of location in space are usually present. See also Frame 'Locative_Relation'" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceBeside ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000228443
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "given" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000228443_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:given .
prepsense:prepsense_000279630_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns denoting things that contain refs; also as subjunct" ;
prep:cprop "any NP constituting a subject of reference" ;
prep:df "as concerns; in respect of: " ;
prep:ex "he made enquiries with regard to Beth." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2b 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: referenced subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000450051_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an agreement,law,standard,contract,etc." ;
prep:df "in accordance with (a law or a legal document or resolution): " ;
prep:ex "the local authority applied for care orders pursuant to section 31 of the Children Act 1989." ;
prep:oprep prepword:under , prepword:in_accordance_with , prepword:with_reference_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: authorizing document or standard" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DocumentReferenced ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000405766_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion,location,and dispersal" ;
prep:cprop "a supporting surface or entity,or figuratively,a person" ;
prep:df "moving to a location on the surface of" ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; against; behind; beneath; along; beside; before; up; upon; towards; away; down; off; with; straight; inside; outside; back; firmly; closer; underneath; within; below; close; amongst; among; deeper; aboard; as; alongside; right; a; of; toward; halfway; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; centrally; either; next; just; capacious; almost; i; deeply; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; astride; beyond; after; past; due; forwards; further; stinking; via; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.motion_noise , fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Goal.removing , fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Goal.grinding , fe:Goal.emitting , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Goal.cotheme , fe:Impactee.impact , fe:Goal.motion_directional , fe:Goal.motion , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.emptying , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.duplication , fe:Place.text_creation , fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Goal.path_shape ;
prep:oprep prepword:on , prepword:on_top_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: placement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SurfaceSupporting ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000134123_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting persons; personal pronouns" ;
prep:df "too much for (someone) to achieve or understand: " ;
prep:ex "the questions were well beyond the average adult." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(4a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to limits of understanding" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyFlummoxed ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_23
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs denoting tax,charges,prices,fees" ;
prep:cprop "the basis of a tax,charge,or price" ;
prep:df "having (the thing mentioned) as the basis for monetary value" ;
prep:fepreps "for; of; on; a; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goods.commerce , fe:Goods.commerce_collect ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "9(3a)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to the value or money equivalent of the thing mentioned" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ValueBasis ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000093128_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs; verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "an actor or agent; occasionally abstract" ;
prep:df "through the agency of: " ;
prep:ex "tests he would undergo at the hands of a senior neurologist." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:notwithstanding
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "notwithstanding" .
prepsense:prepsense_000049540_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location; physical objects" ;
prep:cprop "tangible object located in space" ;
prep:df "close to the side of; next to: " ;
prep:ex "the boat came alongside." , "she was sitting alongside him | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:by , prepword:beside , prepword:next_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location beside" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceBeside ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly action verbs and abstract NPs" ;
prep:cprop "an agreement,law,standard,contract,etc." ;
prep:df "as provided for by the rules of; in accordance with: " ;
prep:ex "flowers supplied under contract by a local florist." ;
prep:fepreps "under; by; according; from; in; on; because; into; depending; not; after; as; with; due; without; at; since; above; despite; thanks; through; anywhere; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Circumstances.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Legal_Basis.verdict , fe:Medium.communicate_categorization , fe:Source_of_legal_authority.arrest , fe:Reason.giving , fe:Legal_basis.detaining , fe:Code.severity_of_offense , fe:Criteria.categorization ;
prep:oprep prepword:pursuant_to , prepword:with_reference_to , prepword:in_accordance_with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "11(4c)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to force arising from law or contract" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DocumentReferenced ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:in_relation_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in relation to" .
prepword:in_opposition_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in opposition to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs denoting change and transformation" ;
prep:cprop "the product of change" ;
prep:df "expressing the result of an action: " ;
prep:ex "they forced the club into a humiliating special general meeting." ;
prep:fepreps "as; by; into; alongside; in; on; under; with; of; among; amongst; at; according; from; because; depending; not; against; away; out; back; off; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Criteria.categorization , fe:Parts.separation , fe:Phenomenon_2.differentiation , fe:Result.experiencer_obj , fe:Category.categorization , fe:Pieces.cause_to_fragment , fe:Resulting_action.manipulate_into_doing , fe:Pieces.slice ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(7)" ;
prep:srel "core: result of change" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ConditionResulting ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000416946_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "abstract nouns denoting activities and undertakings" ;
prep:df "beyond the limits or scope of: " ;
prep:ex "the switchboard is not staffed outside normal office hours." ;
prep:fepreps "at; on; outside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.court_examination ;
prep:oprep prepword:outside_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: defining activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Activity ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000193438
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000193438_13 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_12 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_14 , prepsense:prepsense_000193438_9 ;
prep:mprep prepword:for .
prepword:at_the_hands_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "at the hands of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "denominator in a ratio of usage" ;
prep:cprop "unit distributed or used by the POA" ;
prep:df "indicating a rate of return on something,for example the distance travelled in exchange for fuel used: " ;
prep:ex "my car only does ten miles to the gallon." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for_each , prepword:per ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "11(4b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is to distribution of resource" ;
prep:srtype preptype:RatioDenominator ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000017875
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "absent" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000017875_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:absent .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs denoting preparation or anticipation" ;
prep:cprop "anticipated adverse event" ;
prep:df "in anticipation of and preparation for (a problem or difficulty): " ;
prep:ex "makeshift barricades against tank attacks." , "he gritted his teeth against the pain | " ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(2)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventInFuture ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000283581_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often a subjunct or disjunct; otherwise,nearly anything" ;
prep:cprop "wide variety of NPs; sometimes wh-word clauses" ;
prep:df "with regard to " ;
prep:ex "replacing the printers is difficult to justify in terms of cost." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_view_of , prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject referenced" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectReferenced ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000448911_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any NP that can be placed in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event,time,or date" ;
prep:df "before: " ;
prep:ex "she visited me on the day prior to her death." ;
prep:oprep prepword:previous_to , prepword:before , prepword:ahead_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: point in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000020094_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting physical objects; verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "a place; identifiable point in space" ;
prep:df "expressing position or orientation: " ;
prep:ex "he looked across at me | " , "halfway across,Jenny jumped." , "they lived across the street from one another | " , "the bridge across the river | " ;
prep:fepreps "to; at; on; onto; between; by; in; off; across; against; over; beneath; into; inside; outside; towards; about; around; under; back; directly; down; firmly; above; behind; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; among; deeper; upon; beside; with; next; alongside; from; opposite; along; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; a; centrally; near; either; right; away; through; just; capacious; there; an; only; athwart; of; amidst; fairly; adjacent; high; upstream; for; shrewsbury; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location.posture , fe:Path.roadways , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Goal.being_attached , fe:Location.residence , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Goal.placing ;
prep:oprep prepword:opposite ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: orientation in space." ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceRelative ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000557925_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns,adjectives,quantified NPs,clauses" ;
prep:cprop "nouns,adjectives,quantified NPs,clauses" ;
prep:df "as opposed to; in contrast to: " ;
prep:ex "weighing up the pros and cons of organic versus inorganic produce." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_contrast_with , prepword:as_opposed_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to contrast as a form of opposition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000043304
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "all over" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000043304_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000043304_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000043304_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:all_over .
prepword:unlike a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "unlike" .
prepword:prior_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "prior to" .
prepword:together_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "together with" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000002200
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "aboard" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000002200_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000002200_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:aboard .
prepword:in_place_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in place of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000186815_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any NP that can be placed in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event,time,or date" ;
prep:df "before (in time): " ;
prep:ex "we hope you will return ere long." ;
prep:oprep prepword:ahead_of , prepword:previous_to , prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: point in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000467974_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a quantifiable thing or standard" ;
prep:df "less than: " ;
prep:ex "he died at sixty-one,four years short of his pensionable age." ;
prep:oprep prepword:not_up_to , prepword:less_than , prepword:up_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: deficiency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:StandardMissed ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000001651
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "abaft" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000001651_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:abaft .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000124068
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "besides" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000124068_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:besides .
prepword:outwith a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "outwith" .
prepsense:prepsense_000447707_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns,verbs,adjectives,copula; no real pattern" ;
prep:cprop "gerunds; nouns denoting actions" ;
prep:df "as a preparation for: " ;
prep:ex "she applied her make-up preparatory to leaving." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before , prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: advance preparation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventInFuture ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:by_courtesy_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "by courtesy of" .
prepword:having_regard_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "having regard to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000554329_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "concrete nouns; verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "a supporting surface or entity" ;
prep:ex "a school's dependence upon parental support." , "it was based upon two principles | " ;
prep:fepreps "over; round; around; at; on; across; between; in; by; behind; upon; under; above; inside; near; within; against; to; into; out; low; beneath; about; back; before; beside; close; up; onto; away; off; with; straight; next; alongside; opposite; all; along; through; one; anywhere; a; among; an; from; deep; somewhere; the; below; down; either; right; directly; just; outside; capacious; underneath; towards; there; only; athwart; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Area.body_movement , fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.change_posture ;
prep:oprep prepword:above , prepword:atop , prepword:over , prepword:on ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contact with surfaces" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SurfaceSupporting ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000550812_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting activities" ;
prep:df "occupied or busy with: " ;
prep:ex "what's he been up to?" ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Activity ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting information stores; verbs of information processing" ;
prep:cprop "anything subject to discourse or analysis" ;
prep:df "having (the thing mentioned) as a topic; about: " ;
prep:ex "a book on careers." ;
prep:fepreps "about; concerning; of; as; on; with; in; against; at; over; for; to; into; within; regarding; among; around; upon; after; from; back; beneath; between; beyond; through; under; up; that; like; such; relating; the; towards; pertaining; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Topic.candidness , fe:Ground.scrutiny , fe:Issue.strictness , fe:Message.statement , fe:Topic.volubility , fe:Topic.certainty , fe:Topic.discussion , fe:Behavior.mental_property , fe:Topic.communication_response , fe:Topic.coming_to_believe , fe:Topic.awareness , fe:Topic.text , fe:Knowledge.expertise , fe:Topic.choosing , fe:Topic.telling , fe:Subject.education_teaching , fe:Topic.speak_on_topic , fe:Topic.statement , fe:Field.being_employed , fe:Dispute.partiality , fe:Topic.questioning ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:concerning , prepword:with_reference_to , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "8(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject matter" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:besides a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "besides" .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs 'run' and 'work',others used in computing environment" ;
prep:cprop "operating systems and other programs" ;
prep:df "within the environment of (a particular operating system): " ;
prep:ex "the program runs under DOS." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "13(4e)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to computing environment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:OperatingSystem ;
prep:ss prepss:Computing ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:courtesy_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "courtesy of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000538894_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a point in time,often rep numerically; an event" ;
prep:df "up to (the point in time or the event mentioned): " ;
prep:ex "you don't know what you can achieve until you try." , "the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents | " , "he held the office until his death | " ;
prep:fepreps "for; until; about; from; during; to; in; on; at; between; after; among; around; by; following; less; since; before; with; like; through; of; towards; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Duration.being_employed , fe:Manner.manipulation , fe:Duration.placing , fe:Time.collaboration , fe:Time.giving , fe:Destination_event.change_event_time , fe:Time.departing , fe:Duration.sleep , fe:Time_of_Eventuality.predicting , fe:Duration.leadership , fe:Period_of_iterations.cause_impact , fe:Duration.apply_heat , fe:Duration.detaining , fe:Destination_time.change_event_time , fe:Duration.cause_temperature_change , fe:Time.waking_up ;
prep:oprep prepword:till , prepword:through , prepword:up_to , prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: defining time or event" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000073043
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "as of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000073043_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:as_of .
prepword:outside a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "outside" .
prepsense:prepsense_000230247_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "only as a parenthetical conjunct,usually in midsentence" ;
prep:cprop "abstract nouns; NP that often includes 'circumstances'" ;
prep:df "as concerns; in respect of: " ;
prep:ex "he made enquiries with regard to Beth." ;
prep:oprep prepword:as_concerns , prepword:with_respect_to ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:at_the_hand_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "at the hand of" .
prepword:forbye a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "forbye" .
prepword:in_view_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in view of" .
prepword:in_the_light_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the light of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000070988
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "as far as" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000070988_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:as_far_as .
prepsense:prepsense_000261694_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an amount,or other item in transaction; verbs of payment and exchange" ;
prep:cprop "item or items in a transaction" ;
prep:df "in return for; on account of: " ;
prep:ex "he paid them in consideration of their services." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingExchanged ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:for_the_benefit_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "for the benefit of" .
prepword:failing a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "failing" .
prepsense:prepsense_000475279_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "agentive noun or copula" ;
prep:cprop "number denoting age" ;
prep:df "yet to reach (a particular age): " ;
prep:ex "I'm this side of forty-five." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to age as representing point in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Age ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000175442_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any NP,often in the same class as comp." ;
prep:cprop "any NP,often in the same class as POA" ;
prep:df "combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function): " ;
prep:ex "a study-cum-bedroom." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: function achieved" ;
prep:srtype preptype:FunctionAchieved ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs characterizing legal conflict" ;
prep:cprop "disfavored side in a legal dispute" ;
prep:df "in opposition to (a litigant,legal case,or legal position) " ;
prep:ex "the first victim gave evidence against him." ;
prep:fepreps "against; by; the; of; among; on; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Defendant.verdict , fe:Perpetrator.arson , fe:Finding.verdict , fe:Accused.notification_of_charges ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specialization is legal conflict" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Antagonist ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no particular pattern; comparatives and superlatives reasonably frequent." ;
prep:cprop "an abstract entity conceived figuratively in spatial terms; often an activity" ;
prep:df "expressing inclusion or involvement: " ;
prep:ex "acting in a film." , "I read it in a book | " ;
prep:fepreps "in; about; concerning; of; as; on; with; against; at; over; for; to; into; from; through; under; near; by; down; inside; above; among; round; regarding; upon; a; anywhere; the; both; during; because; off; via; further; straight; without; i; than; since; aged; towards; after; not; across; irrespective; whilst; just; onto; japanese; 20; around; behind; below; beneath; outside; between; beyond; this; within; back; up; amongst; away; ln; given; pertaining; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Event.cotheme , fe:Ground.scrutiny , fe:Ground.seeking , fe:Level.education_teaching , fe:Cause_of_shine.location_of_light , fe:Performance.performers_and_roles , fe:Manufacturer.manufacturing , fe:Practice.mental_property , fe:Case.verdict , fe:Conditions.change_of_consistency , fe:Topic.emotion_directed , fe:Item.categorization , fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Topic.certainty , fe:Employer.being_employed , fe:Medium.communicate_categorization , fe:Circumstances.subject_stimulus , fe:Norm.compliance , fe:Evaluee.judgment_communication , fe:Ground.becoming_aware , fe:Medium.communication_response , fe:Event.experience_bodily_harm , fe:Domain_of_Relevance.evidence , fe:Conditions.operate_vehicle , fe:Original.duplication , fe:Action.bungling , fe:Topic.awareness , fe:Topic.speak_on_topic , fe:Circumstances.desirability , fe:Speaker.statement , fe:Dispute.partiality , fe:Manner.text_creation , fe:Protagonist.mental_property , fe:Medium.encoding , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:World_state.waking_up , fe:Role.performers_and_roles , fe:Carrier.motion , fe:Last_subevent.process_end , fe:Source.departing , fe:Topic.text , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Conditions.categorization , fe:Protagonist.expertise , fe:Ethnicity.people , fe:Medium.hear , fe:Competition.finish_competition , fe:Skill.skill_test , fe:Manner.amalgamation , fe:Whole.part_ordered_segments , fe:Domain.custom , fe:Field.importance , fe:Cause.death , fe:Material.invention , fe:Medium.statement , fe:Result.amalgamation , fe:Depictive.posture , fe:Factor.importance , fe:Competition.competition , fe:Containing_text.text , fe:Undertaking.importance , fe:Degree.desirability , fe:Means.cause_to_be_dry , fe:Expression.emotion_heat , fe:Jurisdiction.leadership , fe:Examinee.skill_test , fe:Conditions.change_of_leadership , fe:Undertaking.collaboration , fe:Topic.choosing ;
prep:oprep prepword:within , prepword:among , prepword:inside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: (inclusion)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Backdrop ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000548770_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun,copula,verb 'put'" ;
prep:cprop "verbal nouns denoting an activity; nouns denoting professions" ;
prep:df "being considered for: " ;
prep:ex "he had been up for promotion." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: possible or proposed activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityProposed ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepword:off a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "off" .
prepword:in_the_fashion_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the fashion of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly nouns with a quantifiable feature; some quantifying verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting quantity or a point on a scale" ;
prep:df "lower than (a specified amount,rate,or norm): " ;
prep:ex "they averaged just under 2.8 per cent." ;
prep:fepreps "at; between; from; just; under; in; on; of; aged; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Asset.expensiveness , fe:Age.people ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: lower in quantity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:QuantityAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000447200_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See upon." ;
prep:cprop "See upon." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on , prepword:upon ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: (alternative spelling)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_upon ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000445692_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "numbers and other quantifiables" ;
prep:cprop "a number or word representing a quantifiable" ;
prep:df "with the addition of: " ;
prep:ex "two plus four is six | " , "he was awarded the full amount plus interest." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_addition_to , prepword:together_with , prepword:along_with ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: additional sum" ;
prep:srtype preptype:AmountAdded ;
prep:ss prepss:Mathematics ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000464661_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any word denoting an event or condition" ;
prep:cprop "clock time or other time designation" ;
prep:df "at a point or time approximately equal to: " ;
prep:ex "they arrived round about nine." ;
prep:oprep prepword:around , prepword:about , prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:this_side_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "this side of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000098904_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP; no other discernable pattern" ;
prep:cprop "any NP,though often abstract" ;
prep:df "devoid of; without." ;
prep:oprep prepword:absent , prepword:without , prepword:sans ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: thing missing" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingMissing ;
prep:sup preptype:Void .
prepsense:prepsense_000364497_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,nouns representing quantifiable things" ;
prep:cprop "a quantity in numbers,currency,percentage" ;
prep:df "having the order of magnitude specified by." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_the_order_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: approximation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Approximation ;
prep:ss prepss:Mathematics ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000282997_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrasting thing" ;
prep:df "without being affected by " ;
prep:ex "he was suddenly cold in spite of the sun." ;
prep:oprep prepword:notwithstanding , prepword:with_all , prepword:for_all , prepword:despite ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contrastive feature" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:outboard_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "outboard of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000401428_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a clause for which the PP supplies the 'why'" ;
prep:cprop "NP,concrete or abstract" ;
prep:df "because of: " ;
prep:ex "power-driven hedge trimmers tend to get a bad press on the score of danger." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_reason_of , prepword:for_from , prepword:on_account_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs of motion and location" ;
prep:cprop "one or more physical entities; often joined by 'and'" ;
prep:df "at,into,or across the space separating (two objects or regions): " ;
prep:ex "those who travel by train between London and Paris." , "the dog crawled between us and lay down at our feet | " , "the border between Mexico and the United States | " ;
prep:fepreps "in; along; between; near; of; on; to; beside; at; above; around; behind; beneath; across; down; out; over; through; past; toward; up; from; after; towards; back; beyond; straight; nowhere; right; low; by; via; about; into; onto; upon; all; inside; alongside; with; under; outside; below; off; within; next; underneath; high; just; throughout; close; for; hard; somewhere; amongst; among; halfway; heavily; sharply; deep; northwards; westward; 20; anywhere; the; aro; against; before; centrally; directly; either; away; capacious; consistently; i; deeper; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; astride; as; due; forwards; further; stinking; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Self_mover.self_motion , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Ground.perception_active , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Path.fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Perceiver_agentive.perception_active , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Path.departing , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Path.motion_noise , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Path.travel , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Ground.scrutiny , fe:Endpoints.roadways , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Bodypart_of_agent.manipulation ;
prep:oprep prepword:among , prepword:amidst ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: bisected space" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceBisected ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000264674_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "typically disjunct with no clear attachment" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrary circumstance; often whole clause" ;
prep:df "when confronted with: " ;
prep:ex "her resolution in the face of the enemy." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: confrontation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntityConfronting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_16
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "extending directly upwards from: " ;
prep:ex "cook the sauce over a moderate heat." , "I saw flames over Berlin | " ;
prep:fepreps "at; on; over; in; near; of; off; along; within; around; by; outside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location.hostile_encounter , fe:Temperature.apply_heat ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_top_of , prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: upwards from" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurmounted ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_16
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb or verbal noun denoting action,expression,phenomenon" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting a causal factor" ;
prep:df "indicating the cause of (a condition): " ;
prep:ex "he was trembling with fear." ;
prep:fepreps "as; like; just; of; with; in; more; the; at; rather; from; because; under; by; on; due; during; inside; after; for; given; without; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Cause_of_shine.location_of_light , fe:Cause.color , fe:Emotion.emotion_heat , fe:Cause.moving_in_place , fe:Circumstances.subject_stimulus , fe:Characterization.appearance , fe:Cause.dead_or_alive , fe:Reason.perception_body , fe:Liquid.being_wet ;
prep:oprep prepword:from , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "11(7b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is notion of cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000477228
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "through" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000477228_13 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_12 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_15 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_14 , prepsense:prepsense_000477228_2 ;
prep:mprep prepword:through .
prepsense:prepsense_000115980_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for objects subject to concealment or protection" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "underneath so as to be hidden,covered,or protected by " ;
prep:ex "the ancient city has lain hidden beneath the sea for 2,000 years." ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; onto; at; in; over; inside; outside; towards; about; against; around; between; under; back; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; among; deeper; upon; for; either; mainly; beyond; with; by; anywhere; near; straight; i; deep; deeply; aboard; beside; next; right; unto; a; six; the; two; nearer; full; i4to; toward; astride; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Obstruction.eclipse , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Area.emitting , fe:Area.motion_noise , fe:Goal.departing ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:under ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to things covered AND hidden." ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingBlanketing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000169131_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb" ;
prep:cprop "a date in years; an historical event" ;
prep:df "approximately at,in,or of (a year or other expression of time) " ;
prep:ex "built circa 1935." ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: approximation to date" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DateofRecord ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:before a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "before" .
prepword:come a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "come" .
prepsense:prepsense_000469301_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs,nouns,adjs" ;
prep:cprop "years,time words,events" ;
prep:df "in the intervening period between (the time mentioned) and the time under consideration,typically the present: " ;
prep:ex "the worst property slump since the war | " , "she ran away on Friday and we haven't seen her since." , "I've felt better since I've been here | " , "she has suffered from cystic fibrosis since 1984 | " ;
prep:fepreps "from; during; since; for; in; without; i; of; than; to; over; on; until; between; thousands; at; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Duration.criminal_investigation , fe:Degree.desirability , fe:Time.name_conferral , fe:Duration.jury_deliberation , fe:Duration.ingest_substance , fe:Time.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Duration.being_employed , fe:Duration.communication , fe:Time.theft , fe:Duration.cotheme , fe:Duration.leadership , fe:Duration.fluidic_motion ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: origin in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeOrigin ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000341956_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See of." ;
prep:cprop "See of." ;
prep:ex "a cup o' coffee." ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: of" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_of ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepword:near_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "near to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000048896
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "along with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000048896_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:along_with .
prepsense:prepsense_000339894_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See near" ;
prep:cprop "See near" ;
prep:df "almost: " ;
prep:ex "a car weighing nigh on two tons." ;
prep:oprep prepword:near ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: near" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_near ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000210229_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See before." ;
prep:cprop "See before." ;
prep:ex "'fore you know it,you're in trouble ." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: before" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_Before ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000550812_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns denoting travel or movement" ;
prep:cprop "a destination or location" ;
prep:df "as far as: " ;
prep:ex "I could reach just up to his waist." ;
prep:oprep prepword:up_to , prepword:to , prepword:into , prepword:toward ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: limit of distance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DistanceLimit ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000467516
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "short for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000467516_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:short_for .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000449483
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "pro" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000449483_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:pro .
prepword:on_acct_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on acct of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly verbs denoting a wide range of activities" ;
prep:cprop "the model,basis,or reason for sth; 'on the basis/ground(s) . . .'" ;
prep:df "having (the thing mentioned) as a basis: " ;
prep:ex "a constitution modelled on America's." ;
prep:fepreps "for; on; in; over; as; by; into; alongside; under; with; of; among; amongst; at; according; from; because; depending; not; through; simply; only; partly; usually; upon; about; due; either; something; that; his; answers; along; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Quality.differentiation , fe:Criterion.separation , fe:Contract_basis.employing , fe:Skill.skill_test , fe:Evidence.coming_to_believe , fe:Manner.cause_to_amalgamate , fe:Reason.judgment , fe:Criteria.categorization , fe:Reason.judgment_direct_address , fe:Category.categorization , fe:Grounds.judgment_communication , fe:Parameter.subject_stimulus , fe:Offense.arrest , fe:Reason.judgment_communication , fe:Depictive.posture , fe:Charges.verdict , fe:Charges.arrest , fe:Protagonist.mental_property , fe:Ingestibles.ingestion , fe:Skill.expertise ;
prep:oprep prepword:upon , prepword:after ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(3a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to the source of sth as subject matter" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Basis ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000454739_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "about; concerning." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_connection_with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to related subjects (not really a proper subsense)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000296047
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in token of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000296047_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_token_of .
prepword:below a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "below" .
prepsense:prepsense_000451411_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of communication; whole clauses. Stands alone in legal and formal contexts." ;
prep:cprop "a subject considered or related to another mentioned; a legal case" ;
prep:df "in the matter of (used typically as the first word in the heading of an official document or to introduce a reference in a formal letter): " ;
prep:ex "re: invoice 87." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:as_for , prepword:re , prepword:concerning ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000162800_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs; verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "an actor or agent; occasionally abstract" ;
prep:df "through the agency of: " ;
prep:ex "tests he would undergo at the hands of a senior neurologist." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:regarding a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "regarding" .
prepword:with_regard_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "with regard to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(see notes)" ;
prep:cprop "(notes describe the two classes of these)" ;
prep:df "(followed by a noun without a determiner) in various phrases indicating how something happens: " ;
prep:ex "Anderson,by contrast,rejects this view | " , "she ate by candlelight." , "I heard by chance that she has married again | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:while , prepword:during ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "11(2f)" ;
prep:srel "See notes" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Backdrop ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:since a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "since" .
prepsense:prepsense_000581953_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:df "with (used at the end of a clause): " ;
prep:ex "we sat with little to nourish ourselves withal but vile water." .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for abstractions" ;
prep:cprop "NPs usually denoting abstractions" ;
prep:df "lower in grade or rank than: " ;
prep:ex "under him in the hierarchy." ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:beneath , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(2c)" ;
prep:srel "1: figurative extenion of space to notion of rank" ;
prep:srtype preptype:NormSuperior ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000211468_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See from." ;
prep:cprop "See from." ;
prep:df "from: " ;
prep:ex "you better collect the tab frae the office." ;
prep:oprep prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: from" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_From ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000453216
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "regarding" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000453216_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:regarding .
prepsense:prepsense_000058252_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of info processing,storage,or communication; adjs denoting feelings and attitudes" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; a subject of consideration" ;
prep:df "concerning; about: " ;
prep:ex "I'll say a few words anent the letter." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:of , prepword:over , prepword:on ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:in_memoriam a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in memoriam" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000336644
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "next door to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000336644_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000336644_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:next_door_to .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000071625
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "as for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000071625_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:as_for .
prepword:modulo a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "modulo" .
prepword:behind a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "behind" .
prepword:subsequent_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "subsequent to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting events in time; any verb" ;
prep:cprop "one or more events in time; often joined by 'and'" ;
prep:df "in the period separating (two points in time): " ;
prep:ex "they snack between meals | " , "the long,cold nights between autumn and spring." ;
prep:fepreps "between; in; on; about; after; at; following; less; from; until; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.departing ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: bisected time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeBisected ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP often ending with 'times' (e.g.,nine times out of ten')" ;
prep:cprop "a number greater than the one preceding the POA" ;
prep:df "from among (a number): " ;
prep:ex "nine times out of ten,companies are the source of such information." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "limited idiomatic usage. 'in' is substitutable,though ODE doesn't define this sense of in. Not in FrameNet" ;
prep:srtype preptype:NumberReferenced ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000192700
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "following" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000192700_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:following .
prepsense:prepsense_000174193_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often no clear POA when phrase is subjunct; otherwise,action verbs." ;
prep:cprop "a person able to act helpfully" ;
prep:df "given or allowed by: " ;
prep:ex "photograph courtesy of the Evening Star." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_courtesy_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: grantor" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Grantor ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:next_door_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "next door to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000169789
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "come" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000169789_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:come .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns expressing majority; the greater of two" ;
prep:cprop "the lesser of two quantities" ;
prep:df "expressing majority: " ;
prep:ex "the predominance of Asian over African managers in the sample." ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "8(2d)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to quantitative comparisons" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingOutnumbered ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb denoting a client relationship" ;
prep:cprop "a business establishment" ;
prep:df "using the services of: " ;
prep:ex "I bank with the TSB." ;
prep:fepreps "at; from; humberside; in; of; to; liverpool; newcastle; with; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Institution.education_teaching ;
prep:oprep prepword:through , prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "14(8a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is notion of partnership" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Partner ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000052935_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs denoting division,choice,differentiation" ;
prep:cprop "plural noun denoting a group; plural reflexive pronouns" ;
prep:df "indicating a division,choice,or differentiation involving three or more participants: " ;
prep:ex "the old king called the three princesses to divide his kingdom among them | " , "the State Council would elect a temporary president from among its members." ;
prep:fepreps "for; to; of; about; in; at; on; over; among; into; onto; with; towards; upon; against; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Evaluee.judgment ;
prep:oprep prepword:between ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: equal participants" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Coparticipants ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepsense:prepsense_000073770_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of communication; whole clauses" ;
prep:cprop "a subject considered or related to another mentioned" ;
prep:df "concerning; in respect of: " ;
prep:ex "as regards content,the programme will cover important current issues." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:as_for , prepword:concerning ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectReferenced ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000538894
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "until" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000538894_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:until .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000438043
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "overtop" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000438043_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:overtop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000190289
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "excepting" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000190289_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:excepting .
prepsense:prepsense_000253960_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern; wide range of nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event in time" ;
prep:df "ahead of; before: " ;
prep:ex "we went on ahead in advance of the main group." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before , prepword:ahead_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: precedence" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000327112_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "the adjs 'congruent' and 'equivalent'; whole numbers" ;
prep:cprop "a whole number" ;
prep:df "(in number theory) with respect to or using a modulus of a specified number. Two numbers are congruent modulo a given number if they give the same remainder when divided by that number." ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: modulus" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Modulus ;
prep:ss prepss:Mathematics ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:in_virtue_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in virtue of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000290300_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "a person,ruler,or other authority" ;
prep:df "by the authority of: " ;
prep:ex "crimes committed in the name of religion." ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to named party as authority" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Authority ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000169131
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "circa" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000169131_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:circa .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000409101
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "opposite" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000409101_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000409101_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:opposite .
prepword:as_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000042709
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "all for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000042709_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:all_for .
prepsense:prepsense_000076304_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting physical objects; verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "a place; identifiable point in space" ;
prep:df "across (something) at an angle." ;
prep:oprep prepword:across ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: orientation in space." ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceRelative ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:in_bed_with a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in bed with" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000260836
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in connection with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000260836_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_connection_with .
prepword:in_connection_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in connection with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000329012_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "similar to: " ;
prep:ex "a shape near to the original." ;
prep:oprep prepword:like , prepword:similar_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: similarity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSimilar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000159228_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event with ancillary consequences" ;
prep:df "as a result of; thanks to " ;
prep:ex "he booked his place in the final courtesy of a remarkable victory." ;
prep:oprep prepword:courtesy_of , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:because_of , prepword:owing_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: extension to event as grantor of a situation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000559315
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "via" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000559315_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000559315_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000559315_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:via .
prepword:inclusive_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "inclusive of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000439292_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a subjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP representing agents" ;
prep:df "with due respect to (someone or their opinion),used to express polite disagreement or contradiction: " ;
prep:ex "narrative history,pace some theorists,is by no means dead." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_due_respect_to ;
prep:qsyn "2b 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: reference to other opinion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyRespected ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting an action" ;
prep:cprop "perpetrator of action represented by the POA" ;
prep:df "(after a noun denoting an action) through the agency or action of " ;
prep:ex "years of hard fund-raising work by local people." , "a clear decision by the electorate | " ;
prep:fepreps "by; from; of; for; among; on; in; to; between; with; amongst; through; within; after; against; over; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Agent.avoiding , fe:Communicator.contacting , fe:Leader.rite , fe:Partners.collaboration , fe:Cognizer.judgment , fe:Cognizer.becoming_aware , fe:Healer.cure , fe:Cognizer.categorization , fe:Cognizer.scrutiny , fe:Agent.attempt , fe:Speaker.speak_on_topic , fe:Competitor.finish_competition , fe:Speaker.statement , fe:Buyer.commerce_pay , fe:Protagonist.mental_property , fe:Speaker.candidness , fe:Speaker.questioning , fe:Speaker.communicate_categorization , fe:Perceiver.attention , fe:Killer.killing , fe:Victim.killing , fe:Agent.cause_expansion , fe:Speaker.prevarication , fe:Speaker.telling , fe:Speaker.commitment , fe:Protagonist.compliance , fe:Agent.removing , fe:Cognizer.awareness , fe:Cognizer.cogitation , fe:Cognizer.choosing , fe:Theme.departing , fe:Selector.change_of_leadership , fe:Cognizer.coming_to_believe , fe:Buyer.commerce_buy , fe:Speaker.encoding , fe:Employer.firing , fe:Speaker.request ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_the_part_of , prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsense:prepsense_000284414_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting fixed periods of time,often with modifiers; 'period'" ;
prep:df "while undergoing a process of " ;
prep:ex "a new text book was in course of preparation." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:during ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: timeframe" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Timeframe ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000182064_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula or event with an identifiable cause" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a cause" ;
prep:df "(of a thing) required of or owed to as a legal or moral obligation " ;
prep:ex "he was only taking back what was due to him | " , "you must pay any income tax due." ;
prep:oprep prepword:owing_to , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:as_well_as a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as well as" .
prepsense:prepsense_000402033_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "usually abstract and verbal NPs" ;
prep:df "on the basis or with the justification of: " ;
prep:ex "I joined the bank on the strength of an MA in English." ;
prep:oprep prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:including a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "including" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000512104
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "toward" , "towards" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000512104_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000512104_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000512104_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000512104_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000512104_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000512104_3 ;
prep:mprep prepword:towards , prepword:toward .
prepsense:prepsense_000177897_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "mainly in idioms,denoting long periods of time" ;
prep:df "throughout (a period of time): " ;
prep:ex "astrologers down the ages." ;
prep:oprep prepword:throughout , prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: passage through time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodSurveyed ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000555999
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "upside" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000555999_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:upside .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of perception,obtaining,effecting" ;
prep:cprop "any agent or agency; often abstract" ;
prep:df "by means of (an intermediary or agent): " ;
prep:ex "seeking justice through the proper channels." ;
prep:fepreps "through; by; on; in; of; up; that; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Theme.removing , fe:Means.cotheme , fe:Intermediary.contacting , fe:Medium.hear , fe:Speaker.encoding ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "13(5a)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepword:in_the_midst_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the midst of" .
prepword:in_regard_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in regard to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly adjs (but some other POSs) expressing judgment or a state" ;
prep:cprop "sth that can serve as a standard or basis of comparison" ;
prep:df "in relation to the expected norm of: " ;
prep:ex " she was tall for her age | " , "warm weather for the time of year." ;
prep:fepreps "of; among; in; for; as; than; about; to; with; beyond; on; at; except; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Comparison_set.desirability , fe:Comparison_set.subject_stimulus , fe:Degree.mental_property , fe:Degree.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Standard.sufficiency , fe:Evaluee.praiseworthiness , fe:Landmark_occasion.relative_time ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "11(9)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ScaleOfReference ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an entity for which norms exist; verbs of location on a scale." ;
prep:cprop "an established norm" ;
prep:df "higher than (a specified amount,rate,or norm): " ;
prep:ex "the food was well above average | " , "above sea level." ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; onto; at; in; over; inside; outside; towards; about; against; around; between; under; back; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; among; deeper; upon; almost; by; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Temperature_goal.cause_temperature_change , fe:Value_2.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Goal.cause_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: relationship to norm" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Norm ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of (usually visual) perception; also fig." ;
prep:cprop "NP or adverbial of location" ;
prep:df "indicating the point at which an observer is placed: " ;
prep:ex "the ability to see things from another's point of view." , "you can see the island from here | " ;
prep:fepreps "in; from; at; out; even; on; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location_of_perceiver.perception_active , fe:Paradigm.awareness , fe:Location_of_perceiver.perception_experience ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "8(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: observation point" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceOfObserver ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "concrete nouns; verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "object or place locatable in space" ;
prep:df "situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere: " ;
prep:ex "a cold front hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic." , "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere | " , "they lived eight miles out of town | " ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000336644_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location and placement; copula,nouns denoting structures" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space; person or personal pronoun as metonym" ;
prep:df "in the next house or room to." ;
prep:oprep prepword:alongside , prepword:next_to , prepword:by , prepword:beside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:while a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "while" .
prepsense:prepsense_000288242_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often a subjunct; no clear attachment" ;
prep:cprop "an existing fact or condition" ;
prep:df "considering " ;
prep:ex "the exorbitant prices are explainable in the light of the facts." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "2b 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: influencing factor" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:all_over a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "all over" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000557278
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "upwards of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000557278_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:upwards_of .
prepword:than a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "than" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000280391
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in relation to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000280391_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_relation_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun of general reference,admitting of types" ;
prep:cprop "an exemplar or instance of the POA" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between a general category or type and the thing being specified which belongs to such a category: " ;
prep:ex "the city of Prague | " , "the population of interbreeding individuals | " , "the idea of a just society | " , "this type of book." ;
prep:fepreps "with; of; from; on; in; within; because; for; at; as; by; among; per; between; amongst; to; about; my; one; sex; what; upon; against; over; a; after; towards; regarding; big; through; not; around; concerning; near; off; along; outside; during; throughout; before; that; under; o'; like; inside; across; next; down; without; close; here; amidst; fairly; below; the; above; adjacent; an; high; just; upstream; shrewsbury; behind; beside; beyond; until; such; relating; pertaining; into; elsewhere; till; mainly; later; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Descriptor.people , fe:Period_of_Iterations.travel , fe:Topic.text , fe:Location.prison , fe:Time.speak_on_topic , fe:Event.process_continue , fe:Host.social_event , fe:Subject.education_teaching , fe:Field.being_employed , fe:Skill.expertise , fe:Cause_of_shine.location_of_light , fe:Reason.biological_urge , fe:Descriptor.clothing , fe:Reason.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Text.text , fe:Time.catastrophe , fe:Charges.notification_of_charges , fe:Manner.perception_active , fe:Domain.custom , fe:Behavior.mental_property , fe:Figure.location_of_light , fe:Event.process_start , fe:Topic.statement , fe:Manner.hostile_encounter , fe:Use.clothing , fe:Percept.sensation , fe:Ethnicity.people , fe:Time.travel , fe:Message.statement , fe:Behavior.custom , fe:Skill.skill_test , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Duration.sleep , fe:Undertaking.collaboration , fe:Location.residence , fe:Beam.light_movement , fe:Undesirable_Event.catastrophe , fe:Air.breathing , fe:Topic.topic , fe:Interlocutors.chatting , fe:Text.topic , fe:Descriptor.observable_bodyparts , fe:Desired_state.rite , fe:Case.verdict , fe:Location.hostile_encounter , fe:Interlocutors.discussion , fe:Light.location_of_light , fe:Phenomenon_2.omen , fe:Response_action.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Purpose.travel , fe:Issue.hostile_encounter , fe:Whole.calendric_unit , fe:Topic.prevarication , fe:Topic.chatting , fe:Use.gizmo , fe:Name.name_bearing , fe:Topic.emotion_directed , fe:Event.likelihood , fe:Behavior.frugality , fe:Reason.judgment_communication , fe:Duration.travel , fe:Time.hostile_encounter , fe:Business_Name.businesses , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Type.rite , fe:Selector.change_of_leadership , fe:Descriptor.accoutrements , fe:Stimulus.subject_stimulus , fe:Focal_participant.desiring , fe:Type.being_employed , fe:Message.encoding , fe:Attribute.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Time_of_creation.text , fe:Picture.body_decoration , fe:Event.desiring ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "9(5)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Species ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000296047_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "abstract nouns,many representing feelings or attitudes" ;
prep:df "as a sign or symbol of: " ;
prep:ex "adults exchanging drinks around a pub bar in token of temporary friendship." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: symbolic act" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingRepresented ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000471384_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; often personal pronouns" ;
prep:df "used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast: " ;
prep:ex "they observe rather than act." , "he claims not to own anything other than his home | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:apart_from , prepword:except_for ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000475279
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "this side of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000475279_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000475279_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000475279_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:this_side_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000436380
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "over against" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000436380_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000436380_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:over_against .
prepsense:prepsense_000263347_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; action verbs,abstract nouns" ;
prep:cprop "a thing missing or not present; usually abstract" ;
prep:df "in the absence of: " ;
prep:ex "in default of agreement the rent was to be determined by a surveyor." ;
prep:oprep prepword:sans , prepword:without , prepword:absent , prepword:bare_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: thing missing" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingMissing ;
prep:sup preptype:Void .
prepsense:prepsense_000546898_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement" ;
prep:cprop "a pathway (horizontal or vertical)" ;
prep:df "to and fro along: " ;
prep:ex "strolling up and down the corridor." ;
prep:oprep prepword:up , prepword:down , prepword:alongside , prepword:along ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "core: pathway" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Path ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:frae a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "frae" .
prepword:up_for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "up for" .
prepword:given a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "given" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000210229
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "fore" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000210229_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:fore .
prepsense:prepsense_000161082_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "'law'; 'arms'; other language denoting these; otherwise,eclectic agencies" ;
prep:df "by means of: " ;
prep:ex "exercising authority by force of arms." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_means_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000423047
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "over" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000423047_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_14 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_12 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_16 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_15 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000423047_13 ;
prep:mprep prepword:over .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000024260
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "afore" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000024260_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:afore .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000287577
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the grip of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000287577_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_grip_of .
prepword:astraddle a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "astraddle" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000456198
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "respecting" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000456198_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:respecting .
prepsense:prepsense_000187498_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,verbs denoting transactions" ;
prep:cprop "commercial terms denoting repository of inventory: stock,warehouse,etc." ;
prep:df "(of goods) sold direct from: " ;
prep:ex "carpet tiles offered at a special price,ex stock." ;
prep:oprep prepword:out_of , prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: source of goods" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SourceOfGoods ;
prep:ss prepss:Commerce ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000395552
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on account of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000395552_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_account_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000048896_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun phrase or action verb" ;
prep:cprop "anything that can accompany the attachment point" ;
prep:df "in company with or at the same time as: " ;
prep:ex "I was chosen,along with twelve other artists." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: accompaniment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Accompanier ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000288993
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the matter of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000288993_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_matter_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000512104_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and adjs characterizing attitudes" ;
prep:cprop "a person or subject of thought or feeling" ;
prep:df "expressing the relation between an attitude and the person or thing at which it is directed or with which it is concerned" ;
prep:fepreps "for; in; on; to; towards; of; about; regarding; after; big; at; against; over; with; by; as; through; not; from; an; toward; among; into; onto; upon; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Issue.strictness , fe:Behavior.inclination , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Focal_participant.desiring , fe:Evaluee.judgment ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_regard_to , prepword:in_reference_to , prepword:in_regard_to , prepword:with_reference_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "4(2)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to attitudes" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfAttitude ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000276951_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "1st noun of compared term; verb or adj denoting content of comparison" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting 2nd term of comparison" ;
prep:df "in comparison with; in relation to: " ;
prep:ex "the cuckoo's eggs are unusually small in proportion to its size." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to comparison as an indicator of proportion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000164918_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "often personal pronoun + the thing acting as cause" ;
prep:df "because of; as a result of" ;
prep:oprep prepword:owing_to , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "agent who can carry or wear sth; object bearing the complement" ;
prep:cprop "sth wearable or portable; nonpermanent feature" ;
prep:df "wearing or carrying: " ;
prep:ex "a small man with thick glasses." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "3(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to nonpermanent attributes" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Accoutrement ;
prep:sup preptype:Possession .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs indicating movement,progress,or struggle" ;
prep:cprop "an ordeal or obstacle" ;
prep:df "so as to complete (a particular stage or trial) successfully: " ;
prep:ex "I will struggle through alone rather than ask for help." , "she had come through her sternest test | " ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(2a)" ;
prep:srel "many 'through' phrasal verbs are this sense; see notes" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCompleted ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth admitting of extension" ;
prep:cprop "a distance expressed in units" ;
prep:df "indicating the extent of (a distance): " ;
prep:ex "he crawled for 300 yards." ;
prep:oprep prepword:along ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "13(11)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Distance ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "extending upwards over: " ;
prep:ex "she held her arms above her head." ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; against; behind; beneath; along; beside; before; up; upon; towards; away; close; with; next; alongside; off; opposite; somewhere; amongst; among; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Goal.change_posture ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:on_top_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to extensions upwards from" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurmounted ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000582279_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; action verbs,verbal & other nouns" ;
prep:cprop "action or perception with inherent limitations" ;
prep:df "inside the range of (a specified action or perception): " ;
prep:ex "we were within sight of the finish." ;
prep:fepreps "into; onto; at; in; on; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.duplication , fe:Conditions.manufacturing ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to actions limited by range" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityLimiting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and adjectives noting difference or distinction" ;
prep:cprop "sth distinguished from the POA's referent" ;
prep:df "indicating a distinction: " ;
prep:ex "these fees are quite distinct from expenses." ;
prep:fepreps "at; from; in; through; under; near; on; by; down; inside; about; above; to; among; round; against; into; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Phenomenon_2.differentiation , fe:Ground.becoming_aware ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "14(11)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Contrastor ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_18
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb denoting a mental state or function" ;
prep:cprop "content of the mental state expressed in the POA" ;
prep:df "(with verbs of sensing and cognition) expressing content or object " ;
prep:ex "I don't know of anything that would be suitable." ;
prep:fepreps "about; in; on; with; concerning; over; of; regarding; at; for; into; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Invention.invention , fe:Topic.certainty , fe:Action.contrition ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "15(7a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to verbs denoting mental states" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Mentation ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000295274
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the throes of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000295274_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_throes_of .
prepword:care_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "care of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000509034
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "to the accompaniment of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000509034_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:to_the_accompaniment_of .
prepword:despite a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "despite" .
prepsense:prepsense_000333150_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location and placement" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at or to a short distance away from (a place): " ;
prep:ex "the car park near the sawmill | " , "do you live near here? | " , "the table nearest the door." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beside , prepword:next_to , prepword:by , prepword:alongside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and adjs denoting judgment of ability" ;
prep:cprop "a skill or ability; activity requiring skill (sometimes introduced by gerund)" ;
prep:df "expressing a relationship between an individual and a skill: " ;
prep:ex "boxing was the only sport I was any good at | " , "she was getting much better at hiding her reactions." ;
prep:fepreps "on; at; in; of; with; for; as; to; about; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Purpose.usefulness , fe:Practice.mental_property , fe:Skill.expertise ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "8(4a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to an activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Skill ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000281838
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in sight of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000281838_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000281838_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_sight_of .
prepword:on a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on" .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a verbal noun" ;
prep:cprop "noun representing the subj. of action denoted in the POA" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between an abstract concept having a verb-like meaning and a noun denoting the subject of the underlying verb: " ;
prep:ex "the decision of the County Council." , "the opinion of the directors | " ;
prep:fepreps "of; by; from; for; among; on; in; to; between; about; over; amongst; within; both; with; under; b; through; ln; at; aboard; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Perpetrator.theft , fe:Cognizer.awareness , fe:Protagonist.compliance , fe:Expressor.emotion_directed , fe:Cognizer.differentiation , fe:Communicator.judgment_communication , fe:Partner_1.collaboration , fe:Partner_1.forming_relationships , fe:Experiencer.experiencer_subj , fe:Competitor.finish_competition , fe:Item_1.compatibility , fe:Medium.statement , fe:Cognizer.certainty , fe:Agent.breathing , fe:Agent.avoiding , fe:Perceiver.attention , fe:Partner_1.personal_relationship , fe:Cognizer.cogitation , fe:Cognizer.coming_to_believe , fe:Item.sufficiency , fe:Experiencer.contrition , fe:Mode_of_transportation.travel , fe:Impactor.impact , fe:Judge.verdict , fe:Process.process_stop , fe:Cognizer.categorization , fe:Experiencer.biological_urge , fe:Expressor.biological_urge , fe:Impactors.impact , fe:Partners.personal_relationship , fe:Items.compatibility , fe:Experiencer.subject_stimulus , fe:Protagonist.death , fe:Patient.recovery , fe:Partners.forming_relationships , fe:Factor.importance , fe:Cognizer.scrutiny , fe:Perceiver_agentive.perception_active , fe:Partners.collaboration , fe:Cognizer.judgment , fe:Experiencer.desiring , fe:Cognizer.invention , fe:Avenger.revenge , fe:Agent.attempt , fe:Theme.arriving , fe:Agent.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Communicator.judgment_direct_address ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "11(6)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Possessor ;
prep:sup preptype:Possession .
prepsense:prepsense_000489496_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting a uniformly dispersed activity or phenom" ;
prep:cprop "permeable or pervadable object" ;
prep:df "in every part of (a place or object): " ;
prep:ex "the house is in good order throughout." , "it had repercussions throughout Europe | " ;
prep:fepreps "at; mainly; throughout; on; in; across; outside; near; along; below; beneath; under; around; between; off; above; behind; of; within; through; to; underneath; high; just; beside; beyond; over; close; up; for; from; among; about; all; down; amongst; somewhere; a; widely; before; upon; by; many; the; inside; elsewhere; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Distance.operate_vehicle , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Text.topic , fe:Area.placing , fe:Place.sound_movement , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Place.giving , fe:Area.travel ;
prep:oprep prepword:up_and_down , prepword:through , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: pervasive presence" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPermeated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000328359_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; noun representing genus of the comp." ;
prep:cprop "a figure or description" ;
prep:df "nearer to (a specified number or description) than one previously given: " ;
prep:ex "he believes the figure should be more like £10 million." ;
prep:oprep prepword:nearer_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: nearer comparison" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ItemCorrected ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000043304_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; action,posture,and motion verbs" ;
prep:cprop "sth that can be covered or permeated" ;
prep:df "throughout; in every part of " ;
prep:ex "there were bodies all over." ;
prep:oprep prepword:throughout , prepword:all_through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: permeation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPermeated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects that can encircle; verbs of movement or placement" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity capable of being encircled" ;
prep:df "(of a person's arm or arms) partially encircling (another person) as a gesture of affection: " ;
prep:ex "Angus put an arm round Flora and kissed her." ;
prep:fepreps "against; to; out; over; into; on; behind; beneath; in; about; above; across; along; around; beside; at; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.body_movement ;
prep:oprep prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to partial encirclement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:FleshEncircled ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000264674
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in face of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000264674_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000264674_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_face_of .
prepword:on_pain_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on pain of" .
prepword:bar a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "bar" .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_19
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting features,esp transitory ones; verbs of marking and perception" ;
prep:cprop "background on which the POA is located" ;
prep:df "forming a distinctive or marked part of the surface of: " ;
prep:ex "a smile on her face." , "a scratch on her arm | " ;
prep:fepreps "across; on; between; by; all; behind; around; at; beside; beneath; from; in; near; over; of; off; to; with; about; above; beyond; into; through; against; inlaid; under; within; ahead; inside; among; amongst; along; down; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Figure.location_of_light , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Ground.perception_active , fe:Location.facial_expression , fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Expressor.emotion_directed ;
prep:oprep prepword:around , prepword:in , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: feature and background" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Ground ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000295274_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an unpleasant activity serving as backdrop for the POA; often beginning as gerund" ;
prep:df "in the middle of doing or dealing with something very difficult or painful: " ;
prep:ex "a friend was in the throes of a divorce." ;
prep:oprep prepword:amidst , prepword:amid ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: backdrop" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Activity ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepword:ere a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "ere" .
prepword:on_the_score_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the score of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an adjective describing a mental property" ;
prep:cprop "an activity,often introduced by a gerund or verbal noun" ;
prep:df "as an integral part of (an activity): " ;
prep:ex "in planning public expenditure it is better to be prudent." ;
prep:fepreps "at; for; of; in; about; to; towards; with; from; over; against; after; on; as; an; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Behavior.morality_evaluation , fe:Behavior_product.expertise , fe:Behavior.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Behavior.stinginess ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3c" ;
prep:senseid "11(8)" ;
prep:srel "core: (activity)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityReferenced ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000271319_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula or as a subjunct without clear attachment" ;
prep:cprop "a practice,tradition,standard,statement,etc." ;
prep:df "in harmony or conformity with " ;
prep:ex "the cuisine is in keeping with the hotel's Edwardian character." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: harmony between items" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Harmonizer ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of separation" ;
prep:cprop "thing with with subj. is proximate or associated" ;
prep:df "indicating separation or removal: " ;
prep:ex "the party was ousted from power after sixteen years." ;
prep:fepreps "from; out; off; away; as; to; by; of; amongst; among; into; with; on; in; along; at; around; beneath; between; over; under; for; places; clean; right; a; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Employer.quitting , fe:Source.motion_directional , fe:Partner_2.forming_relationships , fe:Field.quitting , fe:Source.removing , fe:Role.change_of_leadership , fe:Task.firing , fe:Victim.theft , fe:Partner_2.personal_relationship , fe:Undesirable_location.escaping , fe:Position.firing , fe:Position.quitting , fe:Part_2.separation , fe:Source.cause_motion , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Theme.departing , fe:Employer.firing ;
prep:oprep prepword:out_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "10(7)" ;
prep:srel "core: separation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:OriginCleft ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000183687_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting fixed periods of time,often with modifiers; 'period'" ;
prep:df "throughout the course or duration of (a period of time): " ;
prep:ex "the restaurant is open during the day | " , "the period during which he grew to adulthood." ;
prep:fepreps "20; about; almost; at; during; in; on; after; prior; for; from; until; since; by; within; while; before; with; according; between; as; over; against; of; the; through; throughout; around; just; late; somewhat; towards; soon; summer; 5; back; when; following; shortly; a; till; later; some; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.being_employed , fe:Duration.travel , fe:Time.commerce_pay , fe:Time.cause_confinement , fe:Duration.collaboration , fe:Time.evading , fe:Time.emitting , fe:Time.excreting , fe:Duration.being_employed , fe:Time.achieving_first , fe:Time.travel , fe:Time.sleep , fe:Time.giving , fe:Time.chatting , fe:Time.hostile_encounter , fe:Time.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Co_Variable.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Time.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Time.collaboration , fe:Duration.duplication , fe:Time.getting , fe:Duration.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Time.ingest_substance , fe:Time.coming_to_be , fe:Time.cause_temperature_change , fe:Time.reshaping , fe:Time.precipitation , fe:Time.fluidic_motion , fe:Time.birth , fe:Duration.emitting , fe:Time.waking_up , fe:Time.surpassing , fe:Time.behind_the_scenes , fe:Time.cause_harm , fe:Time.text_creation , fe:Time.compliance , fe:Time.killing , fe:Time.memory , fe:Time.contacting ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_course_of , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: timeframe" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Timeframe ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000059635_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern. Often first in sentence." ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in addition to; as well as: " ;
prep:ex "quite apart from all the work,he had such financial problems." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_top_of , prepword:beside , prepword:in_addition_to , prepword:besides ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: addition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSupplemented ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion." ;
prep:cprop "a location in space; a physical or abstract barrier" ;
prep:df "in the direction of " ;
prep:ex "with the wind blowing into your face | " , "sobbing into her skirt." ;
prep:fepreps "in; into; on; towards; upon; across; against; around; over; at; out; along; inside; about; past; through; up; behind; back; between; beyond; down; from; off; under; above; below; beneath; deep; northwards; westward; outside; after; among; toward; right; well; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.breathing , fe:Goal.light_movement , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Direction.perception_experience , fe:Intended_perceiver.making_faces ;
prep:oprep prepword:against , prepword:toward ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: physical or abstract contact" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Backstop ;
prep:sup preptype:Barrier .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000465268
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "sans" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000465268_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:sans .
prepsense:prepsense_000365587_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and other verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting foods" ;
prep:df "having a temporary dislike of: " ;
prep:ex "he's running a temperature and he's off his food." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: temporary abandonment." ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubstanceAbandoned ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a person or abstract agent" ;
prep:df "during the time following the departure or action of: " ;
prep:ex "she cooks for him and cleans up after him." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(1c)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to agents as actors in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyCaredFor ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:out_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "out of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000274938
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in need of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000274938_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_need_of .
prepword:saving a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "saving" .
prepsense:prepsense_000074495_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of communication; whole clauses" ;
prep:cprop "a subject considered or related to another mentioned" ;
prep:df "with respect to; concerning: " ;
prep:ex "decisions as to which patients receive treatment." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:concerning , prepword:as_for ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000112366_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for concrete objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at a lower level or layer than: " ;
prep:ex "the blistered skin below his collar." , "just below the pocket was a stain | " ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; onto; at; in; over; inside; outside; towards; about; against; around; between; under; back; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; among; deeper; upon; from; beside; by; of; for; either; mainly; beyond; his; along; near; off; through; next; high; just; throughout; halfway; right; past; deep; northwards; westward; after; toward; 20; with; anywhere; somewhere; the; aro; alongside; a; centrally; away; capacious; there; an; only; opposite; athwart; amidst; fairly; adjacent; upstream; shrewsbury; consistently; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.duplication , fe:Subregion.observable_bodyparts , fe:Area.motion_noise , fe:Relative_location.containers , fe:Place.change_of_phase , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Location.posture , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Place.make_Noise , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Location.residence , fe:Goal.departing , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Goal.placing ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:under ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative position" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000325062_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an amount,sum,or other quantity" ;
prep:cprop "a number or quantity of something; nouns expressing quantifiable things" ;
prep:df "with the subtraction of: " ;
prep:ex "what's ninety three minus seven?" ;
prep:oprep prepword:less ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subtraction" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Subtrahend ;
prep:ss prepss:Mathematics ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000268437_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion and placing; physical objects" ;
prep:cprop "an object locatable in space" ;
prep:df "in a position facing someone or something: " ;
prep:ex "she sat in front of the mirror." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: location in space" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingFacing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000299024_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of sensation and experience" ;
prep:cprop "personal pronoun,reflexive pronoun,possessive pronoun plus body part" ;
prep:df "within (a person's body or mind),typically with reference to sensations of self-awareness: " ;
prep:ex "I just roll the phrases round inside my head | " , "she felt a stirring of life inside her | " , "I was screaming inside." ;
prep:fepreps "inside; through; under; within; at; deep; beneath; just; about; along; on; behind; between; up; with; across; around; down; over; by; from; among; beside; all; amongst; somewhere; anywhere; close; outside; a; below; throughout; near; upon; beyond; before; off; above; consistently; underneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Experiencer.emotion_heat , fe:Location.emotion_heat , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Body_part.perception_body ;
prep:oprep prepword:within , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to human body as a container" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyEnclosing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:but a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "but" .
prepword:with a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "with" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000443565
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "pending" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000443565_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:pending .
prepsense:prepsense_000003616_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion and perception" ;
prep:cprop "a space; sth capable of being navigated or inspected" ;
prep:df "used to indicate movement within a particular area: " ;
prep:ex "she looked about the room." ;
prep:fepreps "about; all; around; behind; among; in; amongst; under; at; over; on; below; beneath; across; along; between; past; through; up; down; from; towards; back; after; to; alongside; inside; into; beyond; off; above; deep; northwards; westward; outside; toward; beside; somewhere; anywhere; close; a; throughout; near; upon; by; before; consistently; just; underneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Area.cause_motion , fe:Path.motion_noise , fe:Area.motion_noise , fe:Area.cotheme , fe:Area.carrying , fe:Area.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:around , prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: movement within an area" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceSaturated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:many a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "many" .
prepword:unto a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "unto" .
prepword:on_a_par_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on a par with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000512104_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of giving or dispersing; " ;
prep:cprop "an item of expenditure; a budget item" ;
prep:df "contributing to the cost of: " ;
prep:ex "the council provided a grant towards the cost of new buses." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: object of spending" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfSpending ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb denoting action or expression" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting mood,manner,attitude,condition" ;
prep:df "indicating the manner or attitude in which a person does something: " ;
prep:ex "the people shouted with pleasure." ;
prep:fepreps "on; with; by; in; like; almost; at; without; to; from; into; against; back; for; of; according; until; through; about; as; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Accuracy.predicting , fe:Manner.chatting , fe:Manner.becoming_aware , fe:Manner.hostile_encounter , fe:Manner.removing , fe:Manner.statement , fe:Manner.manipulation , fe:Manner.scrutiny , fe:Depictive.waking_up , fe:Manner.cause_harm , fe:Depictive.expectation , fe:Manner.ingestion , fe:Manner.perception_body , fe:Manner.leadership , fe:Manner.body_movement , fe:Degree.scrutiny , fe:Manner.ingest_substance , fe:Manner.cause_to_move_in_place , fe:Manner.text_creation , fe:Manner.making_faces , fe:Manner.killing , fe:Degree.cause_harm , fe:Manner.expectation , fe:Manner.request , fe:Manner.arriving , fe:Manner.perception_active , fe:Force.impact ;
prep:oprep prepword:from , prepword:like , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "7(5)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:MannerOrMood ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000262371
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in contravention of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000262371_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_contravention_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000095272_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs (to which 'against' introduces idea of opposition); nouns denoting conflict" ;
prep:cprop "a person or thing (often abstract) opposed" ;
prep:df "in opposition to; counter to: " ;
prep:ex "these statistics run sharply athwart conventional presumptions." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against , prepword:anti ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: opposition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Contraindicator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "above so as to cover or protect: " ;
prep:ex "ladle this sauce over fresh pasta." , "an oxygen tent over the bed | " ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; down; right; towards; back; up; past; against; toward; along; inside; outside; firmly; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; amongst; among; deeper; upon; beside; with; next; alongside; off; opposite; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; a; centrally; either; away; just; capacious; there; an; only; athwart; straight; i; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; astride; as; beyond; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Path.body_movement , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.change_posture ;
prep:oprep prepword:above , prepword:on_top_of , prepword:atop ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to encompass the function of covering or protecting" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCovered ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000438043_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "over: " ;
prep:ex "sprinkle the mixture overtop the batter." ;
prep:oprep prepword:above , prepword:over , prepword:atop ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core; covering from above" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCovered ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000092474_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a distance separating two things or acts" ;
prep:df "at (a specified distance) away from " ;
prep:ex "she fired at a range of a few inches." ;
prep:oprep prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: distance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Distance ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:underneath a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "underneath" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000403289
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on top of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000403289_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000403289_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000403289_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000403289_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000403289_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_top_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_13
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a predicate adj" ;
prep:cprop "no clear pattern; often an anaphor" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between a predicate adjective and its application " ;
prep:ex "it was kind of you to ask | " , "I am certain of that." ;
prep:fepreps "with; in; of; by; about; as; concerning; on; over; upon; for; to; towards; from; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Evaluee.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Controllee.strictness , fe:Theme.abundance , fe:Protagonist.mental_property , fe:Expressor.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Evaluee.morality_evaluation , fe:Issue.strictness , fe:Company.sociability , fe:Actor.fairness_evaluation , fe:Content.certainty ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:on_the_part_of , prepword:concerning , prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:with_reference_to , prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "3b" ;
prep:senseid "13(6b)" ;
prep:srel "2:specific to certain predicate adjs." ;
prep:srtype preptype:Concomitant ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000061515_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects in space; verbs of movement and placement" ;
prep:cprop "an obstruction; the word 'corner'" ;
prep:df "on the other side of (a corner or obstacle)" ;
prep:fepreps "across; down; out; over; through; along; past; toward; up; at; from; in; after; towards; around; back; beyond; above; straight; between; half; nowhere; right; low; to; by; via; of; on; under; alongside; heavily; among; sharply; into; off; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.sending , fe:Path.change_posture , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Path.mass_motion , fe:Path.departing , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Path.cotheme ;
prep:oprep prepword:round ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where an obstacle requires circumnavigating" ;
prep:srtype preptype:GroundOfRoute ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:on_behalf_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on behalf of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of action implying a target" ;
prep:cprop "a target of action (which for transitive verbs and the absence of 'at' would be the direct object)" ;
prep:df "expressing the object of a look,thought,action,or plan: " ;
prep:ex "I looked at my watch | " , "Leslie pointed at him | " , "policies aimed at reducing taxation." ;
prep:fepreps "at; on; to; towards; for; in; across; over; down; into; right; around; through; back; up; above; out; past; against; from; toward; about; along; after; beyond; straight; between; of; as; regarding; concerning; with; by; upon; an; japanese; both; vaguely; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Addressee.gesture , fe:Addressee.statement , fe:Goal.use_firearm , fe:Topic.coming_to_believe , fe:Path.body_movement , fe:Intended_perceiver.facial_expression , fe:Addressee.communication_manner , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Evaluee.judgment_communication , fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Path_of_gaze.making_faces , fe:Addressee.communication_noise , fe:Intended_perceiver.making_faces , fe:Addressee.body_movement , fe:Content.coming_to_believe , fe:Goal.attempt ;
prep:oprep prepword:toward , prepword:about ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: target or goal" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfAction ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepword:from a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "from" .
prepsense:prepsense_000291788_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; agentive nouns" ;
prep:cprop "an employer or other paying agent" ;
prep:df "employed by." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: employer" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Employer ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "?" ;
prep:cprop "debit entry in accounting" ;
prep:df "placed before a debit entry in accounting." ;
prep:qsyn "?" ;
prep:senseid "16(8)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DebitEntry ;
prep:ss prepss:Commerce ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000363858
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "of the name of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000363858_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:of_the_name_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000105282_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of placement or movement; often 'leave'" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting agents; personal pronouns" ;
prep:df "after the departure or death of (someone): " ;
prep:ex "he left behind him a manuscript which was subsequently published." ;
prep:oprep prepword:after ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: bequeathal" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyDeceased ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "physical entities; verbs of movement" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity capable of being encircled" ;
prep:df "following an approximately circular route past (a corner or obstacle): " ;
prep:ex "a bus appeared round the corner." ;
prep:fepreps "on; through; via; round; at; by; past; towards; across; about; around; among; in; amongst; under; behind; all; down; up; over; away; between; underneath; against; along; toward; from; back; after; to; alongside; somewhere; beneath; above; close; of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.motion , fe:Path.arriving , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Path.travel , fe:Area.cause_motion , fe:Area.cotheme , fe:Path.roadways , fe:Path.motion_noise ;
prep:oprep prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: circular route" ;
prep:srtype preptype:GroundOfRoute ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a patient or drug user; copula" ;
prep:cprop "a drug or medication; dosage thereof" ;
prep:df "regularly taking (a drug or medicine): " ;
prep:ex "he is on morphine to relieve the pain." ;
prep:fepreps "from; on; with; by; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Intoxicant.intoxication ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "20(10)" ;
prep:srel "core: drugs" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Drug ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no clear pattern" ;
prep:cprop "period of time or process" ;
prep:df "continuing in time towards completion of (a process or period): " ;
prep:ex "the goal came midway through the second half | " , "to struggle through until pay day." ;
prep:oprep prepword:into ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(2)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodBisected ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting communication (mostly of language)" ;
prep:cprop "a language or other medium of information,art,storage." ;
prep:df "indicating the language or medium used: " ;
prep:ex "put it in writing." , "say it in French | " ;
prep:fepreps "of; in; into; as; according; by; not; on; solely; with; without; for; at; between; from; up; about; within; along; the; via; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Characterization.duplication , fe:Form.emanating , fe:Manner.statement , fe:Material.text , fe:Manner.communicate_categorization , fe:Resource.manufacturing , fe:Material.accoutrements , fe:Criteria.communicate_categorization , fe:Medium.grooming , fe:Manner.judgment_communication , fe:Measurement.dimension , fe:Manner.encoding , fe:Manner.manufacturing , fe:Manner.ingest_substance , fe:Medium.text , fe:Medium.telling , fe:Role.coming_to_be ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(7)" ;
prep:srel "core: (communicative medium)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Medium ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "usually swear (present tense)" ;
prep:cprop "a revered object or deity" ;
prep:df "used in mild oaths: " ;
prep:ex "it was the least he could do,by God | " , "I swear by Almighty God." ;
prep:oprep prepword:upon , prepword:on ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "22(8)" ;
prep:srel "See notes; figurative use is common." ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyInvoked ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepword:midst a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "midst" .
prepword:touching a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "touching" .
prepword:out_of_keeping_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "out of keeping with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000134123_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of placement,motion,location; physical objects." ;
prep:cprop "objects locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at or to the further side of: " ;
prep:ex "he pointed to a spot beyond the concealing trees | " , "from south of Dortmund as far as Essen and beyond." ;
prep:fepreps "at; in; around; inside; on; beyond; along; through; across; down; from; over; past; up; towards; between; nowhere; out; right; low; to; into; for; among; behind; below; beneath; either; under; mainly; back; by; via; toward; above; against; about; inlaid; within; ahead; outside; near; off; of; next; underneath; high; just; beside; throughout; close; alongside; heavily; sharply; deep; northwards; westward; after; amongst; 20; all; somewhere; anywhere; upon; before; consistently; onto; straight; i; deeper; deeply; aboard; unto; six; the; two; nearer; full; i4to; astride; as; due; forwards; further; stinking; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Ground.perception_active , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Place.birth , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Path.departing , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.departing , fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Relative_location.natural_features ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_back_of , prepword:past ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPassed ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000337760_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often a disjunct; otherwise,verbs and adjectives" ;
prep:cprop "any NP admitting of comparison" ;
prep:df "in comparison with: " ;
prep:ex "next to her I felt like a fraud." ;
prep:oprep prepword:besides , prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "4(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: comparison" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000476691_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See through." ;
prep:cprop "See through." ;
prep:oprep prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: through" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_through ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000229097
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "gone" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000229097_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000229097_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:gone .
prepword:minus a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "minus" .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting change and transformation,esp 'turn' and 'change'" ;
prep:cprop "sth resulting from change,often the developed state of sth mentioned earlier" ;
prep:df "to the state,condition,or form of " ;
prep:ex "the fruit can be made into jam." , "a peaceful protest which turned into a violent confrontation | " ;
prep:fepreps "with; into; in; on; out; as; under; of; completely; back; close; about; squarely; over; round; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Result.body_movement , fe:Result.cause_change_of_phase , fe:Result.cause_impact , fe:Result.rotting , fe:Hair.hair_configuration , fe:Result.path_shape , fe:Part_2.amalgamation , fe:Result.placing , fe:Result.change_of_consistency , fe:Configuration.hair_configuration , fe:Result.reshaping , fe:Result.self_motion , fe:Result.grinding , fe:Result.location_of_light , fe:Whole.amalgamation , fe:Result_size.expansion , fe:Knot.rope_manipulation , fe:Result.cause_motion , fe:Whole.cause_to_amalgamate , fe:Part_2.cause_to_amalgamate ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: transformation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ConditionResulting ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:outside_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "outside of" .
prepword:less_than a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "less than" .
prepsense:prepsense_000365587_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs motion and location; very rarely verbal nouns of same" ;
prep:cprop "a place or object with spatial dimensions" ;
prep:df "moving away and often down from: " ;
prep:ex "he rolled off the bed | " , "the coat slipped off his arms | " , "trying to get us off the stage." ;
prep:fepreps "against; off; on; onto; around; with; in; into; between; straight; upon; over; before; beside; under; at; behind; by; close; beneath; next; above; across; alongside; from; opposite; out; right; through; towards; a; down; away; along; inside; about; past; up; back; beyond; below; deep; northwards; westward; outside; after; among; toward; i; for; deeper; deeply; aboard; unto; six; the; two; nearer; full; i4to; underneath; astride; as; of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Source.sensation , fe:Source.light_movement , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Source.fluidic_motion , fe:Path.sound_movement , fe:Source.path_shape , fe:Impactee.impact , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Goal.change_posture ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: partitive movement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceAbandoned ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000581292
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "with the exception of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000581292_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:with_the_exception_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "same as comp" ;
prep:cprop "word denoting a period of time" ;
prep:df "(in phrases indicating something happening continuously or repeatedly) in the time following (an event or another period of time) " ;
prep:ex "day after day we kept studying." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: limited to idioms where comp echoes POA" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodRepeated ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000096453_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "on the top of: " ;
prep:ex "the weathervane is perched atop the Great Tower." ;
prep:oprep prepword:above , prepword:on_top_of , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: upwards from" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurmounted ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:as_long_as a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as long as" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a property or possible property of the complement; some verbs requiring 'to' for predication" ;
prep:cprop "noun,often abstract; verbal nouns and present participles" ;
prep:df "concerning or likely to concern (something): " ;
prep:ex "a reference to Psalm 22:18." , "a threat to world peace | " ;
prep:fepreps "to; for; as; even; from; in; against; like; of; with; the; both; how; much; during; towards; toward; on; amongst; over; by; at; upon; into; back; right; round; about; that; such; after; except; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Content.attempt_suasion , fe:Trigger.communication_response , fe:Standard.sufficiency , fe:Proposition.evidence , fe:Undertaking.importance , fe:Addictant.addiction , fe:Norm.compliance , fe:Message.commitment , fe:Message.statement , fe:Behavior.inclination , fe:Victim.killing , fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Seller.commerce , fe:Perceiver_passive.appearance ;
prep:oprep prepword:relative_to , prepword:for , prepword:in_regard_to , prepword:concerning , prepword:in_respect_of , prepword:with_regard_to , prepword:regarding , prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "14(6)" ;
prep:srel "core (attribution)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Concomitant ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of comparing; nouns denoting upside" ;
prep:cprop "downside; the con in a pro/con situation" ;
prep:df "in conceptual contrast to: " ;
prep:ex "the benefits must be weighed against the costs." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_opposition_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "8(3)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Downside ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000292342
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the person of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000292342_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_person_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000328359
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "more like" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000328359_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:more_like .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000327797
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "'mongst" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000327797_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:apostrophe_mongst .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000299024
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "inside" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000299024_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000299024_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000299024_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000299024_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000299024_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:inside .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000421851
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "outta" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000421851_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:outta .
prepsense:prepsense_000100514_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; NPs denoting agents" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting authorities: court,judge,etc." ;
prep:df "in front of and required to answer to (a court of law,tribunal,or other authority): " ;
prep:ex "he could be taken before a magistrate for punishment." ;
prep:fepreps "before; back; down; home; in; into; out; up; upon; over; right; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Addressee.reasoning , fe:Judge.arraignment , fe:Court.try_defendant , fe:Path_end.carrying ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_front_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where presence denotes responsibility" ;
prep:srtype preptype:AuthorityFacing ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepword:upside a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "upside" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000394877
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on a par with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000394877_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_a_par_with .
prepsense:prepsense_000164303_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "the verb 'go'" ;
prep:cprop "a name (see by 7(2b))" ;
prep:df "called: " ;
prep:ex "a woman by the name of Smeeton." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: name" ;
prep:srtype preptype:NameUsed ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs denoting sound or aural perception" ;
prep:cprop "the quieter of two noises or sounds" ;
prep:df "higher in volume or pitch than: " ;
prep:ex "he shouted over the noise of the taxis." ;
prep:fepreps "20; in; on; inside; above; around; behind; below; beneath; from; just; outside; over; through; among; between; beyond; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.perception_experience ;
prep:oprep prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "9(2e)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to competiting sounds" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DrownedSound ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000072304
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "as from" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000072304_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:as_from .
prepsense:prepsense_000272098_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns; action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "concrete and abstract nouns,gerunds; $ amounts" ;
prep:df "instead of " ;
prep:ex "the company issued additional shares to shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend." ;
prep:oprep prepword:instead_of , prepword:in_place_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: replacement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingReplaced ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000097654
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "bar" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000097654_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000097654_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:bar .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000422439
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "outwith" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000422439_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:outwith .
prepword:close_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "close to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000447707
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "preparatory to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000447707_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:preparatory_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun or verb representing purposeful action" ;
prep:cprop "justification of the POA" ;
prep:df "because of " ;
prep:ex "I could dance and sing for joy." , "Aileen is proud of her family for their support | " ;
prep:fepreps "for; on; from; in; to; against; because; at; about; over; of; as; without; due; with; not; that; under; by; his; answers; apparently; after; given; during; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Reason.judgment_communication , fe:Charges.verdict , fe:Reason.getting , fe:Reason.killing , fe:Role.judgment , fe:Content.attempt_suasion , fe:Reason.death , fe:Reason.importance , fe:Reason.memory , fe:Reason.execution , fe:Circumstances.subject_stimulus , fe:Charges.detaining , fe:Action.contrition , fe:Reason.judgment_direct_address , fe:Reason.change_event_time , fe:Reason.corporal_punishment , fe:Charges.arrest , fe:Reason.theft , fe:Reason.firing , fe:Reason.fining , fe:Topic.judgment_communication , fe:Reason.robbery , fe:Means.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Role.judgment_communication , fe:Injury.revenge ;
prep:oprep prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "6(5)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000439980_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns denoting agents" ;
prep:cprop "an activity,often introduced by a gerund or verbal noun" ;
prep:df "no longer capable of: " ;
prep:ex "he is past giving the best advice." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: incapacity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityAbandoned ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000265974_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of choosing" ;
prep:cprop "NP usually denoting an agent; the preferred of two rivals" ;
prep:df "to be replaced by: " ;
prep:ex "he stepped down as leader in favour of his rival." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: victory over rival" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingReplacing ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000316930_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of perception; wh clause nearly always present" ;
prep:cprop "no clear comp; perhaps not prepositional" ;
prep:df "used in questions to ask about the characteristics or nature of someone or something: " ;
prep:ex "what's she like?" , "what is it like to be a tuna fisherman? | " ;
prep:senseid "5(1d)" ;
prep:srel "2: questions to which the core sense provides answers" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSimilar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000268437
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in front of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000268437_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000268437_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000268437_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_front_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000403289_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a physical entity that can have sth above it" ;
prep:df "so as to cover; over." ;
prep:oprep prepword:atop , prepword:over , prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to encompass the function of covering or protecting" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCovered ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000182064
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "due to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000182064_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000182064_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000182064_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:due_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000105282_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting real or abstract agents" ;
prep:df "less advanced than (someone or something) in achievement or development: " ;
prep:ex "the government admitted it is ten years behind the West in PC technology." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: less advanced" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntityAdvanced ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000444177_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a heraldic device" ;
prep:cprop "a heraldic device" ;
prep:df "divided by a line in the direction of: " ;
prep:ex "per saltire." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: heraldry" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DeviceInHeraldry ;
prep:ss prepss:Heraldry ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000093880_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "an actor or agent" ;
prep:df "through the agency of: " ;
prep:ex "tests he would undergo at the hands of a senior neurologist." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by , prepword:at_the_hands_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepword:in_the_pay_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the pay of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula or verb of location" ;
prep:cprop "an opening or obstacle" ;
prep:df "expressing the position or location of something beyond or at the far end of (an opening or an obstacle): " ;
prep:ex "the approach to the church is through a gate." ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:across ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(1d)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ChannelTransited ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000058965
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "anti" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000058965_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:anti .
prepword:per a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "per" .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "typically predicate; little discernable pattern" ;
prep:cprop "mainly 'day' and 'night'. FrameNet 'Time'" ;
prep:df "indicating the period in which something happens: " ;
prep:ex "this animal always hunts by night." ;
prep:fepreps "after; before; by; in; at; during; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.cause_temperature_change ;
prep:oprep prepword:during ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "20(6)" ;
prep:srel "signif. No. of instances in which both 'day' and 'night' are present in same sentence." ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodOfActivity ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:on_a_level_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on a level with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000405766_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion,mounting,embarking." ;
prep:cprop "a conveyance,usu prec by determiner or possessive" ;
prep:df "moving aboard (a vehicle) with the intention of travelling in it " ;
prep:ex "an onto mapping." ;
prep:fepreps "into; at; in; on; back; here; over; round; towards; up; onto; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.arriving ;
prep:oprep prepword:on , prepword:in , prepword:aboard ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: conveyance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Conveyance ;
prep:ss prepss:Mathematics ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_22
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting passengers; verbs denoting travel or activities possible in conveyances" ;
prep:cprop "a conveyance,usu prec by determiner or possessive" ;
prep:df "while travelling in (a public vehicle): " ;
prep:ex "John got some sleep on the plane." ;
prep:fepreps "by; in; on; aboard; of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Mode_of_transportation.travel , fe:Vehicle.escaping , fe:Vehicle.operate_vehicle ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "15(7a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to public conveyances" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Conveyance ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for concrete objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "extending or directly below: " ;
prep:ex "vast stores of gas under the North Sea | " , "the streams that ran under the melting glaciers." ;
prep:fepreps "in; on; a; over; under; with; by; back; about; amongst; around; among; at; behind; all; against; into; the; through; across; off; onto; towards; down; straight; of; along; beneath; between; from; up; deep; deeper; deeply; aboard; inside; half; next; right; just; for; unto; beside; nearer; upon; full; i4to; toward; underneath; close; astride; as; beyond; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Place.cause_to_be_dry , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Instrument.reshaping , fe:Impactor.impact , fe:Heating_Instrument.apply_heat , fe:Instrument.cause_harm , fe:Area.cotheme , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Impactee.impact ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative position" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000049540_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of work,cooperation,performance" ;
prep:cprop "an agent,often identified by profession" ;
prep:df "together with and in cooperation with " ;
prep:ex "a care assistant was working alongside him." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beside , prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to proximity as implying cooperation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Colleague ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:round_about a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "round about" .
prepword:at a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "at" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "first term of the range (often the complement of a from PP)" ;
prep:cprop "second of two terms denoting a range (in time,space,or abstractly)" ;
prep:df "expressing a point reached at the end of a range or after a period of time: " ;
prep:ex "a drop in profits from £105 m to around £75 m | " , "from 1938 to 1945." ;
prep:oprep prepword:till , prepword:until ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to cover notion of range" ;
prep:srtype preptype:RangeTerminus ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepword:under a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "under" .
prepword:in_light_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in light of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun or verb denoting a bulwark" ;
prep:cprop "sth actively resisted" ;
prep:df "in resistance to; as protection from: " ;
prep:ex "he turned up his collar against the wind." ;
prep:fepreps "of; for; from; to; against; in; on; with; the; upon; towards; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Offender.revenge , fe:Affliction.cure ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(2b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specialization is to a current opposing force" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ForceOpposing ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:up_and_down a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "up and down" .
prepword:for_each a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "for each" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000561734
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "vice" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000561734_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:vice .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000467974
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "short of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000467974_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000467974_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000467974_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:short_of .
prepword:in_honour_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in honour of" .
prepword:but_for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "but for" .
prepword:under_sentence_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "under sentence of" .
prepword:as_for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as for" .
prepsense:prepsense_000540410_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth given or addressed to sb or sth" ;
prep:cprop "recipient of the POA" ;
prep:ex "do unto others as you would have them do unto you | " , "I say unto you,be gone." ;
prep:fepreps "for; to; of; at; unto; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Addressee.judgment_direct_address ;
prep:oprep prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: recipient" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Recipient ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:in_line_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in line with" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000141512
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "but" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000141512_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:but .
prepsense:prepsense_000363858_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP denoting a nameable agent or object" ;
prep:cprop "a name (see by 7(2b))" ;
prep:df "called: " ;
prep:ex "a woman by the name of Smeeton." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_the_name_of , prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: name" ;
prep:srtype preptype:NameUsed ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000491438
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "thru" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000491438_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:thru .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000033844
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "against" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000033844_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000033844_9 ;
prep:mprep prepword:against .
prepsense:prepsense_000467974_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "literal or fig object that is a target of action" ;
prep:df "not reaching as far as." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to things aimed at but missed" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetMissed ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000296688_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a clause for which the PP supplies the 'why'" ;
prep:cprop "NP often describing an event or development" ;
prep:df "because of; as a result of" ;
prep:oprep prepword:for_from , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:because_of , prepword:by_reason_of ;
prep:qsyn "2b 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000531609_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting a penalty or punishment; sometimes gerundive clause" ;
prep:df "the penalty for disobedience or shortcoming being: " ;
prep:ex "they proscribed all such practices on pain of death." ;
prep:oprep prepword:under_sentence_of , prepword:on_pain_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: penalty/punishment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Penalty ;
prep:sup preptype:Consequence .
prepword:without a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "without" .
prepword:with_the_exception_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "with the exception of" .
prepword:in_the_shape_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the shape of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000208140_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "person or institution capable of benefiting" ;
prep:df "in order to help or be useful to: " ;
prep:ex "a venue run for the benefit of the community." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for , prepword:in_favor_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: benefit" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:thru a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "thru" .
prepsense:prepsense_000580640_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "as regards; with reference to: " ;
prep:ex "the two groups were similar with respect to age,sex,and diagnoses." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject referenced" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000554329_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:ex "once upon a time and " , "row upon row of seats." .
prepsense:prepsense_000550812_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a point in time,often rep numerically; an event" ;
prep:df "until: " ;
prep:ex "up to now I hadn't had a relationship." ;
prep:oprep prepword:up_to , prepword:through , prepword:to , prepword:till ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension of spatial element to temporal" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of mounting,embarking,etc." ;
prep:cprop "a conveyance,usu prec by determiner or possessive" ;
prep:df "on to (a public vehicle) with the intention of travelling in it: " ;
prep:ex "we got on the train." ;
prep:fepreps "to; into; onto; over; straight; towards; back; i; up; for; out; beneath; deep; deeper; deeply; under; down; on; aboard; behind; beside; between; inside; next; right; in; at; unto; a; six; the; two; nearer; across; upon; full; i4to; toward; before; against; round; underneath; astride; as; beyond; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:onto ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "16(7b)" ;
prep:srel "2: limited to verbs of motion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Conveyance ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action and stative verbs; adjs denoting states" ;
prep:cprop "conditions,' circumstances,' and sim words,often modified" ;
prep:df "in a state of: " ;
prep:ex "children living under difficult circumstances." ;
prep:fepreps "with; under; in; like; at; on; beside; up; below; between; above; by; across; inside; alongside; anywhere; behind; round; before; outside; out; among; beyond; to; near; around; off; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Condition.conduct , fe:Conditions.manufacturing , fe:Circumstance.experiencer_subj , fe:Place.self_motion , fe:Conditions.birth , fe:Manner.emitting ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "15(5a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension of activity to general conditions" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Condition ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000510950
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "touching" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000510950_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:touching .
prepsense:prepsense_000255251_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns; verbs and verbal nouns of movement and location" ;
prep:cprop "an object locatable in space" ;
prep:df "behind " ;
prep:ex "dad demolished a shed in back of his barn." ;
prep:oprep prepword:behind ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location behind" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingIntervening ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000192012_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "PP is usually a subjunct or conjunct,initial position" ;
prep:cprop "usually pronoun 'that,' referring to prev sentence or clause" ;
prep:df "in the absence of; if not: " ;
prep:ex "she longed to be with him and,failing that,to be alone." ;
prep:oprep prepword:otherwise ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: desirable outcome" ;
prep:srtype preptype:OutcomeDesired ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000121466_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location and placement" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at the side of; next to: " ;
prep:ex "the table beside the bed." , "he sat beside me in the front seat | " ;
prep:fepreps "in; along; between; near; of; on; to; beside; at; above; around; behind; beneath; across; by; all; from; over; against; out; into; about; before; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; close; with; next; alongside; off; opposite; amongst; outside; inside; below; back; for; the; within; through; underneath; high; just; beyond; throughout; anywhere; among; deep; somewhere; aro; down; a; centrally; directly; either; right; capacious; there; an; only; athwart; consistently; after; ahead; straight; i; deeper; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; toward; astride; as; past; due; forwards; further; stinking; via; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Location.posture , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Cotheme.self_motion , fe:Relative_location.containers , fe:Area.fluidic_motion , fe:Location.change_posture , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Place.building , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Message.gesture , fe:Area.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:alongside , prepword:by , prepword:next_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:considering a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "considering" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000162800
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by the hand of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000162800_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by_the_hand_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000211468
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "frae" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000211468_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:frae .
prepsense:prepsense_000475279_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or copula" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a paragon or extreme example" ;
prep:df "used to convey that something is comparable with a paragon or model of its kind: " ;
prep:ex "the finest coffee this side of Brazil." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: allusion to superlative" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Paragon ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000340515
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "nothing short of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000340515_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:nothing_short_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000465268_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "see 'without'" ;
prep:cprop "see 'without'" ;
prep:df "without: " ;
prep:ex "a picture of Maughan sans specs." ;
prep:oprep prepword:without , prepword:absent , prepword:minus , prepword:bare_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: lack" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_without ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000133575_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See between." ;
prep:cprop "See between." ;
prep:oprep prepword:between ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: (alternative form)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_Between ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_13
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns to which said condition applies; verbs of action that the condition accompanies" ;
prep:cprop "a condition (often an abstract noun with no determiner) or characterizing manner" ;
prep:df "(often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition: " ;
prep:ex "to be in love | " , "I've got to put my affairs in order | " , "a woman in her thirties." ;
prep:fepreps "on; in; with; at; like; to; from; against; back; by; into; for; towards; of; about; regarding; after; big; without; since; until; between; under; below; over; aged; through; thirteen; as; round; much; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.predicting , fe:Focal_participant.desiring , fe:Depictive.path_shape , fe:Manner.perception_active , fe:Duration.leadership , fe:Circumstances.difficulty , fe:Result.cause_to_fragment , fe:Emotion.emotion_heat , fe:Configuration.fluidic_motion , fe:Internal_cause.self_motion , fe:Process.process_stop , fe:Manner.travel , fe:Manner.leadership , fe:Speed.motion_directional , fe:Pieces.cause_to_fragment , fe:Manner.cause_motion , fe:Internal_cause.body_movement , fe:Manner.motion , fe:Knot.rope_manipulation , fe:Cause.cause_temperature_change , fe:Parts.separation , fe:Subregion_bodypart.cause_harm , fe:Company.sociability , fe:Depictive.escaping , fe:Manner.cause_to_amalgamate , fe:Internal_cause.making_faces , fe:State.becoming_aware , fe:Result.impact , fe:Result.reshaping , fe:Manner.cause_harm , fe:Manner.body_movement , fe:Age.people ;
prep:oprep prepword:under ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: (condition)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Condition ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000548770_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun,copula" ;
prep:cprop "verbal nouns denoting an activity" ;
prep:df "due for: " ;
prep:ex "his contract is up for renewal in June." ;
prep:oprep prepword:due_for ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: possible or proposed activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityProposed ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000282997
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in spite of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000282997_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_spite_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and verbs of action and classification" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting a classifying category or sponsor" ;
prep:df "used to express grouping or classification: " ;
prep:ex "published under his own name." , "file it under ‘lost’ | " ;
prep:fepreps "as; by; into; alongside; in; on; under; with; of; among; amongst; at; onto; within; all; one; over; behind; low; along; anywhere; back; beneath; round; a; about; across; an; around; from; upon; inside; deep; somewhere; the; above; between; below; against; down; up; before; beside; near; either; right; away; close; directly; through; just; outside; capacious; underneath; elsewhere; throughout; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Text.topic , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Whole.cause_to_amalgamate , fe:Category.categorization ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "12(4d)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension domination idea to classification" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Classifier ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000099439
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "barring" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000099439_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:barring .
prepsense:prepsense_000210829_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location; physical objects" ;
prep:cprop "tangible object located in space" ;
prep:df "alongside,opposite,or close by." ;
prep:oprep prepword:alongside , prepword:by , prepword:next_to , prepword:beside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location beside" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceBeside ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000100514
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "before" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000100514_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000100514_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000100514_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000100514_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:before .
prepword:on_top_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on top of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000445692_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns" ;
prep:cprop "an entity in the same class as the POA" ;
prep:df "together with: " ;
prep:ex "all apartments have a small kitchen plus private bathroom." ;
prep:oprep prepword:along_with , prepword:with , prepword:together_with ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to additions not involving quantifiables." ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdditional ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000274415
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in memoriam" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000274415_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_memoriam .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting shared activities" ;
prep:cprop "two parties joined to constitute a whole,or anaphoric pronoun referring to these." ;
prep:df "shared by (two or more people or things): " ;
prep:ex "they had drunk between them a bottle of Chianti." ;
prep:oprep prepword:among ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(5a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to shared activities" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartiesJoined ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepsense:prepsense_000264674_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrasting thing" ;
prep:df "despite: " ;
prep:ex "reform had been introduced in the face of considerable opposition." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_all , prepword:notwithstanding , prepword:in_spite_of , prepword:for_all , prepword:despite ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to victory over confronting force" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000097104_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See behind." ;
prep:cprop "See behind." ;
prep:df "behind: " ;
prep:ex "he knew that other people were back of him." ;
prep:oprep prepword:after , prepword:behind ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ObjectInFront ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000509034_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs describing music or other sounds" ;
prep:df "with accompanying or background music or sound from " ;
prep:ex "we filed out to the accompaniment of the organ." , "lush string accompaniments to romantic scenes in films | " ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: background sound" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SoundAcccompanying ;
prep:ss prepss:Music ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000541978_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion,carrying and ascent; some nouns" ;
prep:cprop "physical object that can be climbed or ascended,esp stairs,hills,mountains" ;
prep:df "from a lower to a higher point of (something): " ;
prep:ex "she climbed up a flight of steps." ;
prep:fepreps "across; down; out; over; through; along; past; toward; up; at; from; in; after; right; towards; around; back; beyond; above; straight; between; nowhere; low; by; via; outside; near; below; on; beneath; under; off; behind; of; within; to; underneath; high; just; beside; close; for; alongside; hard; heavily; among; inside; into; about; deep; northwards; westward; and; onto; due; throughout; bulgaria; further; the; stinking; upon; even; all; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.roadways , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Body_part.perception_body , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Path.departing , fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Path.placing , fe:Path.carrying ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: ascent" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingScaled ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:in_the_order_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the order of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a limited range of functions" ;
prep:cprop "the object by which sth is accomplished" ;
prep:df "expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of: " ;
prep:ex "a voice came over the loudspeaker." ;
prep:oprep prepword:via , prepword:through , prepword:by_means_of , prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "15(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: medium or means" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Medium ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern; sometimes a past participle" ;
prep:cprop "circumstances or a situation" ;
prep:df "denoting circumstances that accompany some action or event" ;
prep:fepreps "with; from; of; because; for; as; specifically; to; in; by; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Reason.biological_urge , fe:Manner.robbery , fe:Specification.offenses , fe:Purpose.invention ;
prep:oprep prepword:while ;
prep:qsyn "1 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is notion of circumstances (that accomany)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Circumstances ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000115980_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for concrete objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at a lower level or layer than: " ;
prep:ex "her eyes had dark shadows beneath them." , "beneath this floor there's a cellar | " ;
prep:fepreps "in; along; between; near; of; on; to; beside; at; above; around; behind; beneath; against; out; over; into; about; across; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; outside; below; off; within; through; next; underneath; high; just; beyond; throughout; close; for; from; inside; past; back; down; deep; northwards; westward; after; among; toward; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Goal.body_movement ;
prep:oprep prepword:under , prepword:below , prepword:underneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative position" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000316388_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an amount,sum,or other quantity" ;
prep:cprop "a number or quantity of something; nouns expressing quantifiable things" ;
prep:df "before subtracting (something); minus: " ;
prep:ex "£900,000 less tax." ;
prep:oprep prepword:minus ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subtraction" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Subtrahend ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:absent a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "absent" .
prepword:on_account_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on account of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000444177
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "per" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000444177_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000444177_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000444177_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:per .
prepword:up_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "up to" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000402676
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on the stroke of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000402676_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_the_stroke_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000278178
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in re" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000278178_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_re .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern (and not in FrameNet)" ;
prep:cprop "an occasion; gerund denoting activity" ;
prep:df "at the time of: " ;
prep:ex "she was booed on arriving home." ;
prep:oprep prepword:upon ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2b 3a" ;
prep:senseid "18(8a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to points in time not denoted by days" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Occasion ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:apropos a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "apropos" .
prepsense:prepsense_000329012_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location and placement" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at or to a short distance away from (a place): " ;
prep:ex "the table nearest the door." , "the car park near the sawmill | " , "do you live near here? | " ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; down; inside; among; somewhere; along; of; beside; behind; beneath; low; upon; within; outside; aboard; anywhere; off; below; next; underneath; high; just; beyond; throughout; close; up; with; back; deep; the; aro; alongside; against; a; before; centrally; either; right; away; capacious; there; an; only; opposite; athwart; amidst; fairly; adjacent; amongst; upstream; shrewsbury; consistently; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Place.manufacturing , fe:Area.body_movement , fe:Place.destroying , fe:Location.hostile_encounter , fe:Place.coming_to_be , fe:Area.travel , fe:Location.residence , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Location.dimension , fe:Place.ingestion , fe:Ground.becoming_aware , fe:Place.kidnapping , fe:Place.congregating , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Place.event , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Place.killing , fe:Location.prison , fe:Source.kidnapping , fe:Place.impact , fe:Area.operate_vehicle , fe:Place.behind_the_scenes , fe:Location.posture , fe:Area.emitting , fe:Place.robbery , fe:Place.death , fe:Goal.attaching ;
prep:oprep prepword:by , prepword:alongside , prepword:beside , prepword:next_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000045013_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement; nouns of location" ;
prep:cprop "a pathway (mainly horizontal)" ;
prep:df "moving in a constant direction on (a more or less horizontal surface): " ;
prep:ex "he saw Gray run along the top of the wall | " , "soon we were driving along a narrow road | " , "we continued to plod along." ;
prep:fepreps "across; over; down; into; right; towards; around; at; through; back; up; in; above; out; past; against; from; toward; about; along; by; after; beyond; straight; between; nowhere; low; via; on; onto; upon; all; inside; beneath; alongside; under; outside; away; underneath; hard; of; heavily; among; sharply; off; behind; below; deep; northwards; westward; beside; amongst; somewhere; anywhere; close; throughout; near; before; consistently; just; for; due; forwards; further; the; stinking; even; less; though; within; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Path.travel , fe:Path.body_movement , fe:Path.carrying , fe:Area.travel , fe:Theme.friction , fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Path.motion , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Ground.sounds , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Path.ride_Vehicle , fe:Path.sound_movement , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Area.mass_motion , fe:Path.fluidic_motion , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Path.motion_noise , fe:Path.departing , fe:Path.sending , fe:Static_object.friction ;
prep:oprep prepword:up , prepword:alongside , prepword:down ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: pathway" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Path ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:nigh a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "nigh" .
prepsense:prepsense_000451411_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of info processing,storage,or communication; adjs denoting feelings and attitudes" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; a subject of consideration" ;
prep:df "about; concerning: " ;
prep:ex "I saw the deputy head re the incident." ;
prep:oprep prepword:concerning , prepword:about , prepword:with_respect_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "finite verb set: passive of mean,translate" ;
prep:cprop "a term,often in quotes" ;
prep:df "indicating a term to which an interpretation is to be assigned: " ;
prep:ex "what is meant by ‘fair’?" ;
prep:fepreps "as; in; by; with; of; not; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Category.test_the_test , fe:Category.communicate_categorization ;
prep:oprep prepword:as ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "6(2a)" ;
prep:srel "this is really a subset of agent or means with limited scope." ;
prep:srtype preptype:TermInterpreted ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000097654_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a declarative clause; a predicate adjective; an inclusive pronoun (everyone,anything,etc.)" ;
prep:cprop "a thing excepted from what the POA states" ;
prep:df "except for: " ;
prep:ex "his kids were all gone now,bar one." ;
prep:oprep prepword:excluding , prepword:except_for , prepword:excepting , prepword:save , prepword:aside_from , prepword:but , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:with_the_exception_of ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepword:concerning a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "concerning" .
prepword:give_or_take
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "give or take" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000183687
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "during" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000183687_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000183687_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:during .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000581953
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "withal" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000581953_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:withal .
prepsense:prepsense_000177897_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of movement" ;
prep:cprop "two or three dimensional objects; 'stairs' is common" ;
prep:df "from a higher to a lower point of (something): " ;
prep:ex "up and down the stairs | " , "tears streaming down her face." ;
prep:fepreps "over; down; through; along; by; towards; across; up; from; to; past; into; onto; against; in; on; around; at; out; toward; after; back; beyond; above; straight; between; under; away; underneath; within; with; behind; low; anywhere; beneath; about; among; inside; deep; somewhere; the; aro; below; alongside; a; before; beside; centrally; directly; upon; near; either; next; right; close; all; just; outside; capacious; via; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.breathing , fe:Path.motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Path.carrying , fe:Path.placing , fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Path.ride_Vehicle , fe:Path.removing ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: movement downwards" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingDescended ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000173415
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "counting" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000173415_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:counting .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000290300
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the name of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000290300_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000290300_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000290300_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_name_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000052935
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "among" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000052935_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000052935_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000052935_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000052935_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:among .
prepsense:prepsense_000589101_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "nouns and personal pronouns,usually agentive or concrete" ;
prep:df "in the absence of: " ;
prep:ex "he went to Sweden without her." ;
prep:fepreps "in; without; i; of; since; than; to; at; by; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Manner.scrutiny , fe:Degree.desirability ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_absence_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: nonaccompaniment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingNotPresent ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs of choosing and discrimination" ;
prep:cprop "two (or more) items subject to choice or differentiation" ;
prep:df "with reference to a choice or differentiation involving two or more things being considered together: " ;
prep:ex "you have to choose between two or three different options." ;
prep:fepreps "between; of; among; through; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Possibilities.choosing , fe:Phenomena.differentiation ;
prep:oprep prepword:among ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(4c)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to multiple options" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparators ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "activity,competition,or situation" ;
prep:df "eliminated from (a competition) " ;
prep:ex "Oxford United are out of the FA Cup." ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(7)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityAbandoned ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000532295
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "under sentence of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000532295_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:under_sentence_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000396052_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "adj,noun or verb; little discernable pattern" ;
prep:cprop "usually a person; otherwise,sth capable of benefiting" ;
prep:df "in the interests of a person,group,or principle: " ;
prep:ex "he campaigned on behalf of the wrongly convicted four." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: beneficiary" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000174193_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event with ancillary consequences" ;
prep:df "as a result of; thanks to " ;
prep:ex "he booked his place in the final courtesy of a remarkable victory." ;
prep:oprep prepword:because_of , prepword:by_courtesy_of , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:owing_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: extension to event as grantor of a situation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000474727_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "event with an identifiable cause" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a cause" ;
prep:df "as a result of; due to: " ;
prep:ex "it's thanks to you that he's in this mess." ;
prep:oprep prepword:because_of , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:owing_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000253351
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in addition to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000253351_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_addition_to .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000143452
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000143452_18 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_19 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_20 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_21 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_12 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_13 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_14 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_16 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_15 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_17 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000143452_7 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns of location" ;
prep:cprop "a physical space that can be negotiated" ;
prep:df "at the other side of; beyond: " ;
prep:ex "over the hill is a small village." ;
prep:fepreps "across; down; out; over; through; along; past; toward; up; at; from; in; after; towards; around; back; beyond; above; straight; between; of; right; by; on; under; via; alongside; heavily; among; sharply; to; into; off; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.cause_motion , fe:Path.path_shape ;
prep:oprep prepword:across , prepword:at_the_other_side_of , prepword:on_the_other_side_of , prepword:beyond ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "13(4b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to relative locations" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlacePassed ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth developed over time" ;
prep:cprop "a feature accompanying sentence's main event" ;
prep:df "because of (something) and as it happens: " ;
prep:ex "wisdom comes with age." ;
prep:fepreps "as; by; into; alongside; in; on; under; with; of; among; amongst; at; according; between; during; over; against; from; out; for; because; straight; without; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Co_Variable.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Circumstances.desirability , fe:Circumstances.difficulty , fe:Cause.death , fe:Category.categorization ;
prep:oprep prepword:because_of , prepword:along_with ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "12(7c)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is notion of coincident development" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Coresultant ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000281027_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns denoting things that contain refs; also as subjunct" ;
prep:cprop "any NP constituting a subject of reference" ;
prep:df "as regards; with reference to: " ;
prep:ex "the two groups were similar with respect to age,sex,and diagnoses." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2b 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: referenced subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000270703_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting agents or group of agents" ;
prep:df "as a celebration of or expression of respect for." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: party honored" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:after a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "after" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000163551
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by the hands of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000163551_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by_the_hands_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000264040_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly quantifiable nouns" ;
prep:cprop "a quantity,number,or quantifiable thing" ;
prep:df "more than: " ;
prep:ex "a top speed in excess of 20 knots." ;
prep:oprep prepword:upwards_of , prepword:upward_of , prepword:above , prepword:more_than , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: more than" ;
prep:srtype preptype:QuantitySurpassed ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000267205_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of choosing" ;
prep:cprop "NP usually denoting an agent; the preferred of two rivals" ;
prep:df "to be replaced by: " ;
prep:ex "he stepped down as leader in favour of his rival." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: victory over rival" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingReplacing ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000416298
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "outboard of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000416298_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:outboard_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000142294_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a declarative clause; a predicate adjective; an inclusive pronoun (everyone,anything,etc.)" ;
prep:cprop "a thing excepted from what the POA states" ;
prep:df "except for: " ;
prep:ex "I walked along Broadway,deserted but for the occasional cab." ;
prep:oprep prepword:aside_from , prepword:but , prepword:except_for , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:excepting , prepword:with_the_exception_of , prepword:save , prepword:excluding ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000329012
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "near" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000329012_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000329012_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000329012_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000329012_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000329012_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:near .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000437493
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "over and above" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000437493_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:over_and_above .
prepsense:prepsense_000286942_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "one whose behavior or work is imitated" ;
prep:df "in a manner similar to: " ;
prep:ex "she took servants for granted after the fashion of wealthy girls." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_fashion_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: imitated model" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Model ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepword:betwixt a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "betwixt" .
prepword:vice a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "vice" .
prepword:in_honor_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in honor of" .
prepword:with_respect_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "with respect to" .
prepword:by_the_name_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "by the name of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000073770
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "as regards" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000073770_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:as_regards .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "after the object of 'call,' 'mention,' or 'address'" ;
prep:cprop "a name or other personal identifier; the word 'name' or its synonyms" ;
prep:df "indicating a name according to which a person is known: " ;
prep:ex "she mostly calls me by my last name." ;
prep:fepreps "as; of; by; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Name.name_bearing ;
prep:oprep prepword:as ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "7(2b)" ;
prep:srel "possibly included in this sense: a rose by any other name and similar by another name constructions,which are a species of means phrases." ;
prep:srtype preptype:NameUsed ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000284414_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting events" ;
prep:df "during " ;
prep:ex "he was a friend to many people in the course of his life." ;
prep:oprep prepword:during ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to events located in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventInTime ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:save a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "save" .
prepsense:prepsense_000182064_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula or event with an identifiable cause" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a cause or reason" ;
prep:df "caused by or ascribable to: " ;
prep:ex "his death was not due to any lack of care." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_account_of , prepword:because_of , prepword:owing_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000161666
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "by means of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000161666_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:by_means_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000533147_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and other verbs; agentive nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting agents or controlling influences" ;
prep:df "dominated or controlled by: " ;
prep:ex "they will not grow up under the heel of the white man." ;
prep:oprep prepword:under_the_heel_of , prepword:in_the_teeth_of , prepword:in_the_grip_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: domination" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingControlling ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000554329
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "upon" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000554329_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000554329_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:upon .
prepword:in_re a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in re" .
prepsense:prepsense_000563459_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and adjectives" ;
prep:cprop "a point in time,often rep numerically; an event" ;
prep:df "until: " ;
prep:ex "father will be happy while dinner time." ;
prep:oprep prepword:until , prepword:till ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: defining event" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_until ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000208140
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "for the benefit of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000208140_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000208140_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:for_the_benefit_of .
prepword:beside a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "beside" .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "often gerund; otherwise personal or reflexive pronoun." ;
prep:df "considered of higher status or worth than; too good for: " ;
prep:ex "she married above her." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "6(2b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to notion or superiority" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntitySubordinate ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:bare_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "bare of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "may follow another day,date or time that may follow 'from'" ;
prep:cprop "a day,date,or time" ;
prep:df "up to and including (a particular point in an ordered sequence): " ;
prep:ex "they will be in London from March 24 through May 7." ;
prep:oprep prepword:until , prepword:till ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "11(4)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ScaleEnd ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar , preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb or motion or a conveyance" ;
prep:cprop "a destination" ;
prep:df "having (the place mentioned) as a destination: " ;
prep:ex "they are leaving for London tomorrow." ;
prep:fepreps "to; into; onto; over; straight; towards; back; i; up; for; out; beneath; deep; deeper; deeply; under; down; on; aboard; behind; beside; between; inside; next; right; in; at; unto; a; six; the; two; nearer; across; upon; full; i4to; toward; before; against; round; underneath; astride; as; beyond; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(6)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Destination ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:apostrophe_mongst
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "apostrophe mongst" .
prepsense:prepsense_000421851_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "see 'out of'" ;
prep:cprop "see 'out of'" ;
prep:df "a non-standard contraction of ‘out of’,used in representing informal speech: " ;
prep:ex "we'd better get outta here." ;
prep:oprep prepword:out_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "informal sound spelling." ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_out_of ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000254620
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in aid of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000254620_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_aid_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "person or thing serving as source or provenance" ;
prep:df "indicating the source or provenance of someone or something: " ;
prep:ex "I'm from Hackney | " , "she rang him from the hotel | " , "she demanded the keys from her husband." ;
prep:fepreps "with; of; from; on; in; for; to; at; entirely; over; inside; out; as; about; like; direct; mostly; by; humberside; liverpool; newcastle; through; off; across; between; behind; around; among; within; both; amongst; under; next; down; outside; helen; above; into; right; well; 20; below; beneath; just; beyond; upon; the; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Means.perception_experience , fe:Source.breathing , fe:Source.ingestion , fe:Addressee.request , fe:Components.building , fe:Phenomenon.expectation , fe:Location_of_expressor.making_faces , fe:Source.emanating , fe:Seller.commerce , fe:Containing_text.text , fe:Communicator.judgment_communication , fe:Source.chemical-sense_description , fe:Source.duplication , fe:Source.light_movement , fe:Source.getting , fe:Source.roadways , fe:Creator.duplication , fe:Content.coming_to_believe , fe:Location_of_communicator.contacting , fe:Body_part.perception_active , fe:Itinerary.vehicle , fe:Employer.being_employed , fe:Means.getting , fe:Location.hair_configuration , fe:Components.coming_to_be , fe:Seller.commerce_sell , fe:Communicator.contacting , fe:Origin.people , fe:Sub_source.emitting , fe:Emitter.light_movement , fe:Ethnicity.people , fe:Cognizer.judgment , fe:Institution.education_teaching , fe:Location.facial_expression , fe:Sender.sending , fe:Place.collaboration , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Communicator.judgment_direct_address , fe:Source.theft , fe:Source.travel , fe:Source_emitter.emitting , fe:Seller.commerce_buy , fe:Direction.perception_experience , fe:Conditions.change_of_leadership , fe:Cognizer.scrutiny , fe:Descriptor.accoutrements , fe:Descriptor.people ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: provenance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceOfOrigin ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly action & abstract verbs,some vbl nouns" ;
prep:cprop "concrete or abstract NP denoting a source" ;
prep:df "indicating the source or derivation of something; from: " ;
prep:ex "a bench fashioned out of a fallen tree trunk | " , "I get a lot of enjoyment out of teaching." ;
prep:oprep prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "Substitutable usually for the following senses of from: 3(2),9(6),10(7),13(10)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Origin ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000190934_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excluded" ;
prep:df "not taking someone or something into account; except: " ;
prep:ex "the holiday cost £180,excluding accommodation." ;
prep:oprep prepword:dehors , prepword:exclusive_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exclusion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000336644_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "a representative human type" ;
prep:df "almost; near to: " ;
prep:ex "she thought George was next door to a saint." ;
prep:oprep prepword:like , prepword:similar_to ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to similarity as suggesting proximity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Model ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000337760
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "next to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000337760_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000337760_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000337760_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000337760_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:next_to .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000060757
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "apropos" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000060757_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:apropos .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000040719
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "agin" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000040719_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:agin .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000401428
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on the score of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000401428_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_the_score_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000562333
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "vis-à-vis" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000562333_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000562333_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:vis-a-vis .
prepword:excepting a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "excepting" .
prepword:opposite a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "opposite" .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a created work or oeuvre" ;
prep:cprop "an artist,writer,or other creator" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between an author,artist,or composer and their works collectively: " ;
prep:ex "the plays of Shakespeare | " , "the paintings of Rembrandt." ;
prep:fepreps "by; of; from; on; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Author.text ;
prep:oprep prepword:from , prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "7(3a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension notion of creator" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Creator ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000267205
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in favour of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000267205_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000267205_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_favour_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000450051
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "pursuant to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000450051_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:pursuant_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000471384_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:ex "he is smaller than she rather than " , "he is smaller than her. This is based on an analysis of than by which than is a conjunction and the personal pronoun (‘she’) is standing in for a full clause: " , "he is smaller than she is. However,it is arguable that than in this context is not a conjunction but a preposition,similar grammatically to words like with,between,or for. In this case the personal pronoun is objective: " , "he is smaller than her is standard in just the same way as,for example," , "I work with her is standard (not " , "I work with she). Whatever the grammatical analysis,the evidence confirms that sentences like " , "he is smaller than she are uncommon in modern English and only ever found in formal contexts. Uses involving the objective personal pronoun,on the other hand,are almost universally accepted. " .
prepsense:prepsense_000546898_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting a uniformly dispersed activity or phenom" ;
prep:cprop "permeable or pervadable object; a large area" ;
prep:df "in various places throughout: " ;
prep:ex "in clubs up and down the country." ;
prep:oprep prepword:throughout , prepword:through , prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "(not directly related to core sense)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPermeated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000545725_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth in contact with the Comp (sometimes via collision); verbs of placing and motion" ;
prep:cprop "support or stop for sth contacting or colliding" ;
prep:df "close to or in contact with: " ;
prep:ex "crowds pressed up against the police barricades." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Backstop ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:at_the_heels_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "at the heels of" .
prepword:in_need_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in need of" .
prepword:in_spite_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in spite of" .
prepword:down a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "down" .
prepword:of_the_order_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "of the order of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000187498_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting transactions" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting commercial buildings" ;
prep:df "(of goods) without charges to the purchaser until removed from: " ;
prep:ex "ex warehouse." ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to charges applied to goods" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Repository ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000456963
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "round" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000456963_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000456963_2 ;
prep:mprep prepword:round .
prepword:upwards_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "upwards of" .
prepword:a_la a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "a la" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000049540
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "alongside" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000049540_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000049540_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000049540_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:alongside .
prepword:by_virtue_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "by virtue of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000512104_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and adjs characterizing behavior;" ;
prep:cprop "a person" ;
prep:df "expressing the relation between a behavior and the person or thing at which it is directed " ;
prep:ex "he was warm and tender towards her | " , "our attitude towards death." ;
prep:fepreps "in; to; of; with; towards; for; both; on; over; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Company.sociability , fe:Affected_party.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Controllee.strictness ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_reference_to , prepword:with_regard_to , prepword:in_reference_to , prepword:in_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "4(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: object of behavior" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfBehavior ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000094633_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of pursuit; nouns denoting agents or verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting object of pursuit" ;
prep:df "following closely after: " ;
prep:ex "he headed off with Sammy at his heels." ;
prep:oprep prepword:after ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: pursued goal or object" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfPursuit ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000437493_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern." ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in addition to: " ;
prep:ex "exceptional service over and above what normally might be expected." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beside , prepword:in_addition_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: addition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSupplmented ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb or verbal noun denoting separation,divison,partition" ;
prep:cprop "sth separable or dispensable from agent" ;
prep:df "indicating separation or removal from something: " ;
prep:ex "their jobs could be dispensed with." , "to part with one's dearest possessions | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "16(10)" ;
prep:srel "core: separation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingRemoved ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "activities admitting of duration" ;
prep:cprop "nouns denoting periods of time,activities,food & drink" ;
prep:df "expressing duration: " ;
prep:ex "you've given us a lot of heartache over the years | " , "she told me over coffee." ;
prep:fepreps "over; for; between; in; on; during; at; of; by; throughout; before; as; from; many; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.hostile_encounter , fe:Time.placing , fe:Duration.discussion ;
prep:oprep prepword:during , prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "14(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: duration" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodEnduring ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000394877_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "object whose performance,qualities,etc. are matched in the comp." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth judged as the equal of POA" ;
prep:df "equal in importance or quality to: " ;
prep:ex "this home cooking is on a par with the best in the world." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_a_level_with ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: equality" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Peer ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often verbs of endurance,impatience,inactivity" ;
prep:cprop "an experience (often negative)" ;
prep:df "from beginning to end of (an experience or activity,typically a tedious or stressful one): " ;
prep:ex "she's been through a bad time | " , "we sat through some very boring speeches | " , "Karl will see you through,Ingrid." ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(2b)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurvived ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an action or state" ;
prep:cprop "the formula 'the [ordinal] time'" ;
prep:df "indicating an occasion in a series: " ;
prep:ex "the camcorder failed for the third time." ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "14(12)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SeriesItem ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000092474
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "at a range of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000092474_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:at_a_range_of .
prepword:back_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "back of" .
prepword:to_the_tune_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "to the tune of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000582279_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "abstract nouns; copula;" ;
prep:cprop "wide range of abstract NPs denoting organizations,concepts,etc." ;
prep:df "inside the bounds set by (a concept,argument,etc.): " ;
prep:ex "full cooperation within the terms of the treaty." ;
prep:fepreps "in; within; with; as; into; along; by; the; onto; all; at; one; on; over; behind; low; anywhere; back; beneath; round; a; about; across; among; an; around; from; upon; inside; deep; somewhere; under; above; between; below; alongside; against; down; up; before; beside; near; either; right; away; close; directly; through; just; outside; capacious; underneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.cause_confinement , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Manner.encoding , fe:Field.being_employed , fe:Manner.duplication ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_accordance_with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(1c)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to abstractioins limited in scope" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntityLimiting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:on_the_strength_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the strength of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_17
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting a container" ;
prep:cprop "contents of the POA" ;
prep:df "used to indicate the contents of a container" ;
prep:fepreps "of; with; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Occupant.measure_area , fe:Contents.containers , fe:Stuff.measure_volume , fe:Count.measure_volume ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to uniform contents (as opposed to constituents)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Contents ;
prep:sup preptype:Substance .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of perception,understanding" ;
prep:cprop "an information source" ;
prep:df "indicating a source of knowledge or the basis for one's judgement: " ;
prep:ex "information obtained from papers,books,and presentations." ;
prep:fepreps "from; through; in; by; on; during; because; with; of; simply; at; only; partly; more; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Author.text , fe:Evidence.becoming_aware , fe:Experience.memory , fe:Support.reasoning , fe:Evidence.awareness , fe:Evidence.predicting , fe:Evidence.coming_to_believe ;
prep:oprep prepword:out_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "13(10)" ;
prep:srel "core: knowledge source" ;
prep:srtype preptype:OriginOfKnowledge ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000166985_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of sending" ;
prep:cprop "a person or institution who receives mail" ;
prep:df "at the address of: " ;
prep:ex "write to me care of Ann." ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: receiver" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ReceiverOfMail ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000207511
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "for all" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000207511_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:for_all .
prepsense:prepsense_000061515_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "physical entity (often pl) capable of surrounding or appearing on all sides of sth" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity located in space" ;
prep:df "on every side of: " ;
prep:ex "the hills around the city." , "the palazzo is built around a courtyard | " ;
prep:fepreps "into; with; around; of; across; on; out; over; both; at; along; in; between; near; beside; above; behind; beneath; inside; beyond; by; all; from; about; under; full; against; through; his; outside; somewhere; amongst; among; close; 20; below; just; a; up; there; an; before; only; the; opposite; upon; next; athwart; down; towards; past; via; back; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.ride_Vehicle , fe:Location.posture , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Place.change_of_consistency , fe:Body_part.cause_harm , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Area.fluidic_motion , fe:Area.mass_motion , fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Place.birth , fe:Location.abundance , fe:Body_location.accoutrements , fe:Path.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Ground.perception_experience ;
prep:oprep prepword:round , prepword:about ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: surroundment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurrounded ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:as_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000333150_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any NP that can be placed in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event,time,or date" ;
prep:df "a short period of time from: " ;
prep:ex "details will be given nearer the date." , "near the end of the war | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:before , prepword:ahead_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: point in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:ahead_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "ahead of" .
prepword:in_the_matter_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the matter of" .
prepword:aprt_from a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "aprt from" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000003616
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "about" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000003616_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000003616_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000003616_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000003616_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000003616_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000003616_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:about .
prepword:not_up_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "not up to" .
prepword:fornent a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "fornent" .
prepword:gone a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "gone" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000294177
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the teeth of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000294177_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000294177_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_teeth_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000189631_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excepted" ;
prep:df "not including; other than: " ;
prep:ex "I was naked except for my socks | " , "they work every day except Sunday." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_the_exception_of , prepword:excepting , prepword:save , prepword:but_for , prepword:except , prepword:excluding , prepword:but , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:aside_from ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any word denoting an event or condition" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting educational and work institutions" ;
prep:df "(followed by a noun without a determiner) denoting the time spent by someone attending an educational institution or workplace: " ;
prep:ex "it was at university that he first began to perform." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(2b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to time in education or at work" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Activity ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepword:aboard a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "aboard" .
prepword:on_the_right_side_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the right side of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_16
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "first in sentence; precedes description of an event" ;
prep:cprop "noun denoting reaction,preceded by possessive" ;
prep:df "governing a phrase expressing someone's reaction to something: " ;
prep:ex "to her astonishment,he smiled." ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "7(2b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to cover reaction" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Reaction ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "categorical nouns: sort,type,kind,category" ;
prep:cprop "any noun" ;
prep:df "denoting the genus to which a given thing or quality belongs" ;
prep:fepreps "of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Type.instance , fe:Category.type ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "10(5a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to extremely general categories" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exemplar ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000489496_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and other verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs or digits denoting periods of time" ;
prep:df "from beginning to end of (an event or period of time): " ;
prep:ex "both MPs retained a smiling dignity throughout." , "the Church of which she was a faithful member throughout her life | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:through , prepword:down ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "core: passage through time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodSurveyed ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:when a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "when" .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects in space; verbs of movement and placement" ;
prep:cprop "an obstruction; the word 'corner'" ;
prep:df "on the other side of (a corner or obstacle): " ;
prep:ex "Steven parked the car round the corner." ;
prep:fepreps "down; towards; across; by; in; via; along; around; over; through; up; between; beyond; back; past; at; right; toward; alongside; on; to; hard; of; from; under; heavily; among; sharply; out; into; off; further; behind; after; about; onto; for; due; forwards; where; straight; above; the; stinking; underneath; even; all; beside; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Path.departing , fe:Place.placing , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Path.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(3a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where an obstacle requires circumnavigating" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ObstaclePassed ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000043304_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects that can appear on the body; lesions,etc." ;
prep:cprop "'body', or a part of the body" ;
prep:df "throughout; in every part of (the body or body part) " ;
prep:ex "I was shaking all over." ;
prep:oprep prepword:throughout , prepword:all_through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to body and parts thereof" ;
prep:srtype preptype:BodyPartPermeated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_18
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting information; verbs of information manipulation" ;
prep:cprop "a medium or vessel for information; a telephone number" ;
prep:df "(often followed by a noun without a determiner) having (the thing mentioned) as a medium for transmitting or storing information: " ;
prep:ex "put your ideas down on paper | " , "stored on the client's own computer." ;
prep:fepreps "of; on; at; in; to; by; via; with; between; from; under; out; through; after; because; for; given; as; without; during; onto; before; into; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Place.text_creation , fe:Address.contacting , fe:Body_part.perception_active , fe:Circumstances.subject_stimulus , fe:Medium.candidness , fe:Medium.contacting ;
prep:oprep prepword:at , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "12(6)" ;
prep:srel "core: information" ;
prep:srtype preptype:MediumOfInformation ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000171061
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "concerning" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000171061_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:concerning .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs,participles,nouns: no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "sth capable of surrounding,enclosing,or framing" ;
prep:df "expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else: " ;
prep:ex "I'm living in London | " , "dressed in their Sunday best | " , "she saw the bus in the rear-view mirror." ;
prep:fepreps "with; in; of; by; along; on; a; over; under; at; near; somewhere; for; from; to; onto; between; off; across; against; beneath; into; inside; ,; abroad; beside; above; around; behind; low; upon; within; through; not; outside; below; out; among; aboard; amongst; anywhere; deep; just; as; towards; up; all; before; about; beyond; inlaid; ahead; alongside; down; straight; next; underneath; high; throughout; close; back; halfway; right; helen; even; there; an; only; the; opposite; athwart; amidst; fairly; adjacent; upstream; shrewsbury; consistently; after; elsewhere; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Expressor.experiencer_subj , fe:Clothing.clothing_parts , fe:Location_of_perceiver.perception_experience , fe:Society.custom , fe:Goal.being_attached , fe:Place.speak_on_topic , fe:Location.prison , fe:Place.kidnapping , fe:Experiencer.desiring , fe:Mode_of_transportation.travel , fe:Place.breathing , fe:Place.cause_change_of_consistency , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Location.emotion_heat , fe:Cotheme.self_motion , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Descriptor.people , fe:Place.behind_the_scenes , fe:Place.detaining , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Place.being_born , fe:Origin.people , fe:Place.avoiding , fe:Place.text_creation , fe:Goal.fluidic_motion , fe:Theme.adorning , fe:Relative_location.containers , fe:Area.emitting , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Location.posture , fe:Place.arrest , fe:Area.body_movement , fe:Heating_Instrument.apply_heat , fe:Mode_of_Transportation.cotheme , fe:Bodypart_of_agent.manipulation , fe:Place_of_employment.being_employed , fe:Expressor.emotion_directed , fe:Depictive.cause_temperature_change , fe:Place.desiring , fe:Area.strictness , fe:Expressor.biological_urge , fe:Place.getting , fe:Liquid.cause_to_be_wet , fe:Place.event , fe:Place.cause_temperature_change , fe:Expressor.judgment_communication , fe:Place.manufacturing , fe:Area.motion , fe:Place.process_start , fe:Place.grooming , fe:Place.self_motion , fe:Area.fluidic_motion , fe:Place.process_end , fe:Support.evidence , fe:Place.motion , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Place.congregating , fe:Text.topic , fe:Instrument.cause_to_be_dry , fe:Medium.preserving , fe:Area.operate_vehicle , fe:Medium.apply_heat , fe:Container.apply_heat , fe:Locus.manipulation , fe:Place.piracy , fe:Place.moving_in_place , fe:Goal.duplication , fe:Means.smuggling , fe:Place.impact , fe:Place.weather , fe:Theme.abundance , fe:Vehicle.escaping , fe:Instrument.cause_temperature_change , fe:Container.cause_temperature_change , fe:Place.experience_bodily_harm , fe:Place.ingest_substance , fe:Place.businesses , fe:Vehicle.operate_vehicle , fe:Place.smuggling , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Place.collaboration , fe:Place.precipitation , fe:Origin.expensiveness , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Holding_Location.detaining , fe:Ground.perception_active , fe:Container.soaking , fe:Production.behind_the_scenes , fe:Depictive.perception_experience , fe:Liquid.being_wet , fe:Place.ingestion , fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Place.arson , fe:Fixed_location.connectors , fe:Change_agent.cause_change_of_consistency , fe:Place.judgment_communication , fe:Place.custom , fe:Place.rite , fe:Location.residence , fe:Area.travel , fe:Place.coming_to_be , fe:Place.amalgamation , fe:Address.contacting , fe:Locus.reshaping , fe:Place.waking_up , fe:Container_possessor.natural_features , fe:Constant_location.carrying , fe:Place.verdict , fe:Place.death , fe:Expressor.contrition , fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed , fe:Place.robbery , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Goal.motion_noise , fe:Phenomenon.expectation , fe:Place.sleep , fe:Mode_of_transportation.departing , fe:Expressor.judgment , fe:Expressor.certainty , fe:Place.social_event , fe:Place.rape , fe:Descriptor.businesses , fe:Medium.soaking , fe:Place.travel , fe:Container.cause_change_of_phase , fe:Locus.grinding , fe:Body_part.perception_body , fe:Place.killing , fe:Area.motion_directional , fe:Organization.rite , fe:Means.perception_active , fe:Theme.filling , fe:Fixed_location.moving_in_place ;
prep:oprep prepword:inside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: (enclosing)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEnclosing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_19
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "" ;
prep:cprop "" ;
prep:df "through the agency or action of" ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "see Quirk I.40 on deverbal suffix -able +agentive by-phrase" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Agent ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000275561
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in peril of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000275561_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_peril_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000134123_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "occasionally first in sentence as a disjunct; otherwise,no pattern." ;
prep:cprop "no pattern: NPs" ;
prep:df "apart from; except: " ;
prep:ex "beyond telling us that she was well educated,he has nothing to say about her | " , "there was little vegetation beyond brush-growth." ;
prep:oprep prepword:excepting , prepword:but , prepword:but_for , prepword:barring ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepword:in_terms_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in terms of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000073043_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs or adjectives denoting a state or activity" ;
prep:cprop "a date or point in time" ;
prep:df "used to indicate the time or date from which something starts: " ;
prep:ex "I'm on the dole as of now." , "as from 1 January,a free market will be created | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:from ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: starting point" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimeOrigin ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000410188
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "other than" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000410188_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:other_than .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_13
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting sth with earlier provenance" ;
prep:cprop "NP or adverbial of time" ;
prep:df "indicating the date at which something was created: " ;
prep:ex "a document dating from the thirteenth century." ;
prep:fepreps "for; from; of; in; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time_of_creation.text ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "5(3a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to expressions of time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DateOfCreation ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000183687_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of POSs. No pattern" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting events" ;
prep:df "at a particular point in the course of: " ;
prep:ex "the stabbing took place during a row at a party." ;
prep:fepreps "during; on; through; by; from; because; with; between; within; as; a; at; four; for; until; after; before; over; throughout; next; several; towards; whilst; just; 5; early; the; when; last; 10; 22; 48; eight; shortly; to; of; under; due; inside; given; without; since; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.cause_motion , fe:Time.filling , fe:Time.impact , fe:Time.use_firearm , fe:Containing_event.taking , fe:Circumstances.subject_stimulus , fe:Time.escaping , fe:Time.social_event , fe:Time.theft , fe:Time.detaining , fe:Event.cotheme , fe:Event.experience_bodily_harm , fe:Time.cause_to_fragment , fe:Undertaking.importance , fe:Duration.event , fe:Time_of_Event.desiring , fe:Time.change_of_phase , fe:Time.attack , fe:Time.moving_in_place , fe:Time.experience_bodily_harm , fe:Time.statement , fe:Time.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Evidence.becoming_aware , fe:Time.death , fe:Reason.perception_body , fe:Duration.detaining , fe:Time.event ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_course_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to events located in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventInTime ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion." ;
prep:cprop "a physical barrier" ;
prep:df "to a position of contact with " ;
prep:ex "he crashed into a parked car." ;
prep:fepreps "against; to; out; over; into; on; behind; beneath; in; about; above; across; along; around; beside; at; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; full; between; through; with; off; straight; a; down; toward; vaguely; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.motion , fe:Goal.use_firearm , fe:Impactee.impact , fe:Resistant_surface.reshaping , fe:Result.impact , fe:Body_part.cause_harm , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Food_item.slice ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: physical impact" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Impactee ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000365587_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of partition,motion,violence" ;
prep:cprop "place or object with spatial,or figuratively spatial dimensions; agentive with some POAs" ;
prep:df "so as to be removed or separated from: " ;
prep:ex "it's a huge burden off my shoulders." , "threatening to tear the door off its hinges | " , "they knocked $2,000 off the price | " ;
prep:fepreps "from; away; off; out; to; half; into; on; at; up; in; of; back; with; about; across; for; the; towards; beside; between; behind; around; near; like; insistently; softly; under; through; noisily; above; over; right; well; places; clean; and; three; two; by; as; obviously; a; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Manner.self_motion , fe:Manner.make_Noise , fe:Whole.part_orientational , fe:Source.arriving , fe:Location.facial_expression , fe:Source.removing , fe:Delivery_device.ingest_substance , fe:Source.kidnapping , fe:Message.gesture , fe:Source.theft , fe:Location.hair_configuration , fe:Direction.perception_experience , fe:Source.cotheme , fe:Source.motion , fe:Result.cause_harm , fe:Source.cause_motion , fe:Result.experiencer_obj , fe:Resulting_action.manipulate_into_doing , fe:Victim.cause_harm , fe:Source.body_movement , fe:Victim.theft ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: partitive movement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceAbandoned ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of naming" ;
prep:cprop "person or thing serving as inspiration for a name" ;
prep:df "in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name): " ;
prep:ex "they named her Pauline,after Barbara's mother." ;
prep:fepreps "after; as; because; with; for; in; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Motivation.name_conferral , fe:Name_source.name_conferral , fe:Manner.speak_on_topic ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: inspiration for name" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfAllusion ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepword:in_favor_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in favor of" .
prepword:in_the_throes_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the throes of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000112366_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for abstractions" ;
prep:cprop "NPs usually denoting abstractions" ;
prep:df "lower in grade or rank than: " ;
prep:ex "they rated the company's financial soundness below its competitor's." , "the aristocracy rank below the monarchy | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:beneath , prepword:under ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "1: figurative extenion of space to notion of rank" ;
prep:srtype preptype:NormSuperior ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000325062_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "an object or abstraction not present" ;
prep:df "lacking; deprived of: " ;
prep:ex "he was minus a finger on each hand." ;
prep:oprep prepword:absent , prepword:less ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "core: thing missing" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingMissing ;
prep:sup preptype:Void .
prepsense:prepsense_000268437_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs; negative clause often present" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting agents or group of agents" ;
prep:df "in the presence of: " ;
prep:ex "the teacher didn't want his authority challenged in front of the class." ;
prep:oprep prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: presence" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyPresent ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000447200
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "'pon" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000447200_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:apostrophe_pon .
prepsense:prepsense_000416298_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location and placement; nouns for spatial objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "to the outside or on the far side of: " ;
prep:ex "the controls are placed just outboard of the wheel." ;
prep:oprep prepword:next_to , prepword:beside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:withal a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "withal" .
prepsense:prepsense_000299024_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns denoting sports maneuvers" ;
prep:cprop "a player's name or a sports field feature" ;
prep:df "(in soccer,rugby,and other sports) closer to the centre of the field than (another player): " ;
prep:ex "he went inside Graves and scored near the post." ;
prep:fepreps "into; back; towards; below; between; down; on; over; under; behind; beneath; in; onto; above; halfway; for; right; across; up; inside; out; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.path_shape ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(1c)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to sports field as a container" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyBordering ;
prep:ss prepss:Sport , prepss:Hockey , prepss:Soccer ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000003616_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion and perception; other activities" ;
prep:cprop "a focal point in space; a focus of attention (often personal pronoun); center of a circular area" ;
prep:df "around" ;
prep:fepreps "against; to; out; over; into; on; behind; beneath; in; about; above; across; along; around; beside; at; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; inside; outside; between; back; directly; down; firmly; closer; underneath; within; below; close; all; amongst; among; deeper; through; from; off; beyond; with; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; alongside; a; centrally; near; either; next; right; just; capacious; after; toward; past; for; due; forwards; further; straight; stinking; via; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Locus.manipulation , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Fixed_location.cause_to_move_in_place , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Location.hair_configuration , fe:Area.mass_motion , fe:Ground.perception_active ;
prep:oprep prepword:round , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where 'round' or 'around' also work" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceSaturated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:under_cover_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "under cover of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000443565_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "an event,situation,or circumstances" ;
prep:df "until (something) happens: " ;
prep:ex "they were released on bail pending an appeal." ;
prep:oprep prepword:until ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contingent circumstances" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EventArising ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000256952
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in behalf of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000256952_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000256952_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_behalf_of .
prepword:apostrophe_gainst
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "apostrophe gainst" .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sb who works; often after copula" ;
prep:cprop "an employer" ;
prep:df "employed by: " ;
prep:ex "she's with the Inland Revenue now." ;
prep:fepreps "for; of; to; at; in; with; from; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Employer.being_employed ;
prep:oprep prepword:by ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "13(8)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Employer ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a limited range of words denoting discourse or analysis" ;
prep:cprop "anything subject to discourse or analysis" ;
prep:df "on the subject of: " ;
prep:ex "a heated debate over unemployment." ;
prep:fepreps "about; in; on; with; concerning; over; of; regarding; from; at; for; upon; as; among; around; against; because; by; towards; after; through; not; to; an; that; under; relating; the; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Topic.statement , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Action.contrition , fe:Topic.emotion_directed , fe:Topic.cogitation , fe:Topic.discussion , fe:Topic.emotion_active , fe:Behavior_product.expertise , fe:Reason.judgment_communication , fe:Conditions.change_of_leadership , fe:Reason.quitting , fe:Issue.quarreling , fe:Topic.certainty , fe:Issue.hostile_encounter , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:concerning ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "16(7)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:little_short_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "little short of" .
prepword:as_opposed_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as opposed to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000466536_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excepted" ;
prep:df "with the exception of; except." ;
prep:oprep prepword:aside_from , prepword:except , prepword:excepting , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:but , prepword:with_the_exception_of , prepword:excluding , prepword:but_for , prepword:save , prepword:except_for ;
prep:qsyn "1 2c 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting scale or measure" ;
prep:cprop "a quantity or value,often numerical; otherwise a plural noun" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between a scale or measure and a value: " ;
prep:ex "a height of 10 metres." , "an increase of 5% | " ;
prep:fepreps "by; to; at; of; from; among; in; for; between; up; about; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Difference.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Contrast_set.first_rank , fe:Money.commerce , fe:Comparison_set.desirability , fe:Behavior.morality_evaluation , fe:Object.dimension , fe:Measurement.dimension ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "4(2)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Quantity ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:in_sight_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in sight of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000061515_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects that can encircle; verbs of movement or placement" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity capable of being encircled" ;
prep:df "so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something): " ;
prep:ex "he put his arm around her." ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; against; behind; beneath; along; beside; before; up; upon; towards; away; inside; outside; back; down; firmly; closer; underneath; within; below; close; amongst; among; deeper; of; off; with; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; alongside; a; centrally; either; next; right; just; capacious; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Fixed_location.moving_in_place , fe:Locus.manipulation , fe:Entity.manipulation , fe:Enclosed_region.closure , fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Fixed_location.connectors , fe:Wearer.clothing , fe:Location.rope_manipulation , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Body_location.clothing , fe:Location.hair_configuration , fe:Goal.body_movement ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:round ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: encirclement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEncircled ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000422439_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "see 'outside'" ;
prep:cprop "see 'outside'" ;
prep:df "outside; beyond: " ;
prep:ex "he has lived outwith Scotland for only five years." ;
prep:oprep prepword:outside_of , prepword:beyond , prepword:outside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: spatial or conceptual exclusion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_outside ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any word denoting an event or condition" ;
prep:cprop "whole numbers,in digits or spelled out" ;
prep:df "referring to someone's age: " ;
prep:ex "at fourteen he began to work as a postman." ;
prep:fepreps "below; of; over; from; under; aged; between; in; at; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Age.people ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "6(3a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to age in years or months" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Age ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000372295
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000372295_23 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_15 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_22 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_14 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_19 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_21 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_16 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_17 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_20 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_18 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_13 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000372295_12 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on .
prepsense:prepsense_000160402_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "various verbs,especially of achievement" ;
prep:cprop "a capacity,status,or effort" ;
prep:df "by means of: " ;
prep:ex "he had got to where he was today by dint of sheer hard work." ;
prep:oprep prepword:owing_to , prepword:on_account_of , prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:in_the_person_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the person of" .
prepword:such_as a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "such as" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_11
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns denoting travel or movement" ;
prep:cprop "a destination or location" ;
prep:df "expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location): " ;
prep:ex "my first visit to Africa." , "walking down to the shops | " ;
prep:fepreps "into; at; in; on; back; here; over; round; towards; up; onto; with; against; out; behind; beneath; about; above; across; along; around; beside; before; by; upon; away; under; down; right; through; past; from; toward; home; inside; outside; between; directly; firmly; closer; underneath; within; below; close; all; amongst; among; deeper; next; alongside; off; opposite; aboard; as; beyond; nowhere; for; either; mainly; like; without; the; straight; halfway; of; via; heavily; sharply; almost; i; deep; deeply; unto; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; astride; after; due; forwards; further; stinking; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.arriving , fe:Goal.motion_noise , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.ride_Vehicle , fe:Goal.emitting , fe:Goal.smuggling , fe:Goal.motion , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Goal.emanating , fe:Goal.motion_directional , fe:Goal.roadways , fe:Itinerary.vehicle , fe:Goal.duplication , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Resistant_surface.cause_to_fragment , fe:Goal.departing , fe:Message.gesture , fe:Path.cotheme , fe:Goal.escaping , fe:Manner.departing , fe:Goal.fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Goal.mass_motion , fe:Path_end.carrying , fe:Goal.removing , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Goal.operate_vehicle , fe:Goal.cotheme , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.travel , fe:Path.body_movement , fe:Path.travel , fe:Goal.sending ;
prep:oprep prepword:into , prepword:toward ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core (motion)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfMotion ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:respecting a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "respecting" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000342956
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000342956_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_19 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_18 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_13 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_12 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_15 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_17 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_16 , prepsense:prepsense_000342956_14 ;
prep:mprep prepword:of .
prepword:in_lieu_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in lieu of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000105282_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NPs denoting physical objects; verbs of placement and motion" ;
prep:cprop "object locatable in space" ;
prep:df "at or to the far side of (something),typically so as to be hidden by it: " ;
prep:ex "the recording machinery was kept behind screens | " , "the sun came out from behind a cloud." ;
prep:fepreps "behind; in; along; between; near; of; on; to; beside; at; above; around; beneath; across; by; all; from; over; against; out; into; about; before; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; full; through; with; outside; close; next; alongside; off; opposite; amongst; among; for; below; either; inside; down; mainly; back; beyond; within; underneath; inlaid; ahead; his; high; just; throughout; somewhere; halfway; right; as; anywhere; deep; the; aro; a; centrally; directly; capacious; further; there; an; only; athwart; almost; amidst; fairly; adjacent; upstream; shrewsbury; consistently; straight; i; deeper; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; i4to; toward; astride; after; past; due; forwards; stinking; via; even; less; though; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Relative_location.biological_area , fe:Place.make_Noise , fe:Place.rape , fe:Location.hair_configuration , fe:Depictive.perception_experience , fe:Area.carrying , fe:Place.placing , fe:Body_part.perception_body , fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Goal.removing , fe:Place.cause_to_fragment , fe:Place.sounds , fe:Goal.departing , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Body_part.cause_harm , fe:Area.fluidic_motion , fe:Place.self_motion , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Dependent_state.being_attached , fe:Place.motion_noise , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Area.cotheme , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Location.residence , fe:Obstruction.eclipse , fe:Goal.body_movement ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_back_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingIntervening ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "physical entity (often pl) capable of surrounding or appearing on all sides of sth" ;
prep:cprop "physical entity located in space" ;
prep:df "on every side of (a focal point): " ;
prep:ex "the area round the school | " , "with shifting sands all round me." ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; down; inside; among; behind; beside; beneath; low; upon; within; with; his; before; against; close; next; alongside; off; opposite; beyond; inlaid; ahead; along; anywhere; back; deep; somewhere; the; aro; below; a; centrally; either; right; away; just; outside; capacious; underneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.becoming_aware , fe:Place.change_of_consistency , fe:Instrument.cause_temperature_change , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Area.body_movement , fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Attachment.body_mark ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: surroundment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSurrounded ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_13
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an event,denoted in any number of ways" ;
prep:cprop "a day or day fragment,sometimes denoted by an ordinal" ;
prep:df "indicating the day or part of a day during which an event takes place: " ;
prep:ex "on a very hot evening in July." , "reported on September 26 | " ;
prep:fepreps "before; in; at; on; after; late; about; from; within; of; while; during; for; the; through; as; over; around; by; just; somewhat; a; four; between; following; less; until; next; several; towards; many; later; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.death , fe:Time.precipitation , fe:Time.process_end , fe:Time.quitting , fe:Time.placing , fe:Time.event , fe:Event.path_shape , fe:Time.travel , fe:Time.discussion , fe:Time.weather , fe:Time.cause_harm , fe:Time.kidnapping , fe:Time.piracy , fe:Time.congregating , fe:Time.departing , fe:Time.being_born , fe:Time.arrest , fe:Whole.calendric_unit , fe:Time.coming_to_be , fe:Time.social_event , fe:Time.contacting ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "17(8)" ;
prep:srel "core: time placement (day)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Day ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000579963_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "as concerns; in respect of: " ;
prep:ex "he made enquiries with regard to Beth." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject referenced" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting penetration" ;
prep:cprop "permeable or breakable physical object" ;
prep:df "so as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object): " ;
prep:ex "a cucumber,slit,but not right through." , "the lorry smashed through a brick wall | " ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; over; about; at; across; in; under; full; against; between; through; around; with; behind; off; onto; towards; a; by; down; straight; outside; along; near; below; beneath; above; of; within; next; underneath; high; just; beside; beyond; throughout; close; up; for; from; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Body_part.cause_harm , fe:Path.use_firearm , fe:Impactee.impact ;
prep:oprep prepword:into ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "this sense is for things that get 'through' by violence,or unintentionally (leakage,etc.)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingBored ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "articles of clothing; 'come'; 'available'" ;
prep:cprop "colors,patterns,fabrics,sizes,materials" ;
prep:df "used to indicate a variable quality in clothing or personal items" ;
prep:fepreps "with; of; from; on; in; by; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Descriptor.accoutrements , fe:Material.clothing , fe:Descriptor.clothing ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(7)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to pervasive qualities of manufactured items" ;
prep:srtype preptype:VariableQuality ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000324389
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "midst" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000324389_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:midst .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly predicate,after verb or its complement" ;
prep:cprop "a unit of measure (time,volume,quantity)" ;
prep:df "indicating a quantity or amount: " ;
prep:ex "billing is by the minute | " , "the drunken yobbos who turned up by the cartload." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "13(3a)" ;
prep:srel "verbs typically describe a quantifiable activity." ;
prep:srtype preptype:UnitSize ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:all_for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "all for" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000466536
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "saving" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000466536_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000466536_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:saving .
prepsense:prepsense_000134123_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement; noun" ;
prep:cprop "a stage or level in a process,series,or hierarchy" ;
prep:df "having progressed or achieved more than (a specified stage or level): " ;
prep:ex "we need to get beyond square one | " , "his failure to rise beyond the rank of Undersecretary." ;
prep:oprep prepword:past ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: defining stage" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Level ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting arable land; verbs of cultivation" ;
prep:cprop "a crop" ;
prep:df "planted with: " ;
prep:ex "fields under wheat." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "16(5b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to agriculture" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Crop ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of attention,analysis" ;
prep:cprop "sth subject to inquiry,attention,or interest" ;
prep:df "directed towards; about " ;
prep:ex "an inquiry into the squad's practices." , "a clearer insight into what is involved | " ;
prep:fepreps "about; on; after; of; in; into; over; as; regarding; concerning; for; from; within; back; beneath; between; beyond; among; around; through; under; at; up; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Topic.questioning , fe:Phenomenon.scrutiny , fe:Ground.scrutiny ;
prep:oprep prepword:concerning , prepword:about ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(5)" ;
prep:srel "core: directed attention" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Subject ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "numbers indicating minutes; 'quarter'" ;
prep:cprop "numbers 1 to 12 (representing hours); noon,miday,or midnight" ;
prep:df "past " ;
prep:ex "I strolled in about ten minutes after two." ;
prep:oprep prepword:past ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: limited to minutes past the hour" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Hour ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000416946
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "outside" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000416946_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000416946_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000416946_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000416946_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:outside .
prepsense:prepsense_000416946_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,verbs,nouns denoting objects or agents" ;
prep:cprop "space container or object denoting a boundary" ;
prep:df "situated or moving beyond the confines or boundaries of: " ;
prep:ex "I stepped outside the marquee for a breather | " , "the dog was still barking outside | " , "there was a boy outside the door | " , "we ran outside." ;
prep:fepreps "all; at; in; on; under; outside; into; onto; over; back; inside; towards; about; against; around; between; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; among; amongst; deeper; upon; beside; by; along; near; from; of; as; off; through; high; just; beyond; for; past; deep; northwards; westward; after; toward; and; one; with; anywhere; a; an; somewhere; the; alongside; either; right; away; capacious; amidst; fairly; upstream; widely; many; straight; deeply; aboard; half; next; unto; nearer; full; i4to; astride; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Place.cause_to_fragment , fe:Location_of_source.make_Noise , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Source.self_motion , fe:Area.mass_motion , fe:Place.rape , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Location.prison , fe:Location.hostile_encounter , fe:Place.coming_to_be , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Content.memory , fe:Location.change_posture , fe:Area.roadways , fe:Place.event , fe:Location.residence , fe:Place.kidnapping , fe:Place.fighting_activity , fe:Place.congregating , fe:Place.cause_harm ;
prep:oprep prepword:out_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location or destination" ;
prep:srtype preptype:BoundaryMarker ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000052406_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See amid." ;
prep:cprop "See amid." ;
prep:oprep prepword:between , prepword:amid , prepword:among , prepword:amongst ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: (alternative spelling)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_amid ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern except for temporal usages (see note)" ;
prep:cprop "sometimes event or occasion; otherwise no pattern" ;
prep:df "used in various phrases to indicate how something is related to something else (often followed by a noun without a determiner): " ;
prep:ex "a prelude to disaster." , "made to order | " ;
prep:fepreps "for; to; by; on; upon; towards; exclusively; in; with; within; at; inside; into; of; as; beyond; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Event.likelihood , fe:Sign_2.word_relations , fe:Process.process_end , fe:Goal.cause_confinement , fe:Skill.expertise , fe:Figure.attention , fe:Trigger.health_response , fe:Landmark_occasion.relative_time ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "10(4a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to various fixed phrases" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Aspect ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:o_apostrophe_er
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "o apostrophe er" .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth in contact with the Comp (sometimes via collision); verbs of placing and motion" ;
prep:cprop "support or stop for sth contacting or colliding" ;
prep:df "in or into physical contact with (something),so as to be supported by or collide with it: " ;
prep:ex "she stood with her back against the door | " , "frustration made him bang his head against the wall." ;
prep:fepreps "against; to; out; over; into; on; behind; beneath; in; about; above; across; along; around; beside; at; before; by; up; onto; upon; towards; away; under; down; off; with; between; straight; inside; outside; back; directly; firmly; closer; underneath; within; below; close; all; amongst; among; deeper; next; alongside; from; opposite; through; a; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; centrally; near; either; right; just; capacious; there; an; only; athwart; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Locus.manipulation , fe:Resistant_surface.reshaping , fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Impactee.impact , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Impactee.cause_impact , fe:Resistant_surface.cause_to_fragment ;
prep:oprep prepword:up_against ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "10(4)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Backstop ;
prep:sup preptype:Barrier .
prepsense:prepsense_000100514_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of placing and judgment" ;
prep:cprop "often gerunds denoting activities; otherwise no pattern" ;
prep:df "in preference to; rather than: " ;
prep:ex "they would die before they would cooperate with each other." , "a woman who placed duty before all else | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_front_of , prepword:ahead_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: preference" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingRelegated ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:in_favour_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in favour of" .
prepword:nothing_short_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "nothing short of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000436380_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth in contact with the Comp (sometimes via collision); verbs of placing and motion" ;
prep:cprop "support or stop for sth contacting or colliding" ;
prep:df "adjacent to: " ;
prep:ex "over against the wall." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against , prepword:up_against ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Backstop ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:due_for a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "due for" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000533905
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "underneath" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000533905_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000533905_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000533905_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:underneath .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000491989
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "thwart" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000491989_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:thwart .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000439980
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "past" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000439980_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000439980_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000439980_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000439980_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000439980_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:past .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000420767
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "outside of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000420767_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000420767_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:outside_of .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000548770
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "up for" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000548770_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000548770_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000548770_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000548770_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:up_for .
prepsense:prepsense_000491438_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See through." ;
prep:cprop "See through." ;
prep:oprep prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: through" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_through ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_10
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "an amount,or other item in transaction" ;
prep:cprop "item or items in a transaction" ;
prep:df "in place of or in exchange for: " ;
prep:ex "swap these two bottles for that one." ;
prep:fepreps "a; for; on; of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goods.commerce_pay , fe:Goods.robbery , fe:Goods.commerce_collect ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(8)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingExchanged ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000094633
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "at the heels of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000094633_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:at_the_heels_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000439980_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula and other verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a standard or norm serving as a limit; often a gerund" ;
prep:df "beyond the limits or scope of: " ;
prep:ex "I was long past caring and immediately fell asleep on the bed." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beyond ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to psychological limits" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntityLimiting ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000265974_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of choosing" ;
prep:cprop "usually abstract NP denoting a process" ;
prep:df "in support or to the advantage of: " ;
prep:ex "members have voted in favour of strike action | " , "the judge decided in favour of the defendant." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: preference" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000316930_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "counterpart of the comp; copula; nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NP that is a model or similar to the POA or other sentence NP" ;
prep:df "having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to: " ;
prep:ex "she looked nothing like Audrey Hepburn." , "they were like brothers | " , "he used to have a car like mine | " ;
prep:fepreps "like; from; in; of; with; on; as; about; that; to; against; for; such; upon; after; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Descriptor.observable_bodyparts , fe:Manner.sounds , fe:Message.statement , fe:Descriptor.body_mark , fe:Manner.sensation ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_the_order_of , prepword:in_the_order_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: simile" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingSimilar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000403289_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; " ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting activities,subjects,persons" ;
prep:df "in command or control of: " ;
prep:ex "he couldn't get on top of his work." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: control" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingMastered ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000105282_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "abstract nouns; copula;" ;
prep:cprop "mainly NPs denoting agents; pronouns" ;
prep:df "in support of or giving guidance to (someone else): " ;
prep:ex "the power behind the throne." , "whatever you decide to do,I'll be behind you | " ;
prep:fepreps "of; behind; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Form.linguistic_meaning ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: psychological support" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartySupported ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:upward_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "upward of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000168492_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location or residence" ;
prep:cprop "a person (as representing their house)" ;
prep:df "at the home of (used in conscious imitation of French): " ;
prep:ex "I spent one summer chez Grandma." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with , prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: accommodation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Residence ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:in_advance_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in advance of" .
prepword:for_all a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "for all" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000557925
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "versus" , "vs" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000557925_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000557925_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:versus , prepword:vs .
prepsense:prepsense_000405766_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:ex "she climbed on to (or " , "onto) " , "the roof but " , "let's go on to (not " , " the next point." .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_21
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a member; verbs denoting membership or association" ;
prep:cprop "a body containing members" ;
prep:df "as a member of (a committee,jury,or other body): " ;
prep:ex "they would be allowed to serve on committees." ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "10(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: membership" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Group ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "concrete nouns; verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "a supporting surface or entity" ;
prep:df "physically in contact with and supported by (a surface): " ;
prep:ex "she was lying on the floor | " , "on the table was a water jug | " , "a sign on the front gate." ;
prep:fepreps "over; on; around; at; along; in; a; under; through; via; by; past; towards; across; with; to; onto; between; off; against; beneath; into; inside; low; upon; near; within; out; behind; about; above; beside; before; up; away; outside; close; next; alongside; from; opposite; amongst; of; for; below; straight; all; down; back; hard; somewhere; among; just; there; an; only; the; athwart; anywhere; throughout; beyond; consistently; underneath; after; toward; due; forwards; further; stinking; right; even; less; though; aboard; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Area.motion , fe:Means.path_shape , fe:Descriptor.people , fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Area.operate_vehicle , fe:Location.hair_configuration , fe:Place.sleep , fe:Place.rotting , fe:Body_location.body_decoration , fe:Place.social_event , fe:Fixed_location.connectors , fe:Path.arriving , fe:Location.change_posture , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Connector.being_attached , fe:Means.cotheme , fe:Goal.body_movement , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Area.body_movement , fe:Body_location.accoutrements , fe:Attachment.observable_bodyparts , fe:Location.posture , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Relative_location.containers , fe:Location.arranging , fe:Path.travel , fe:Heating_Instrument.apply_heat , fe:Goal.being_attached , fe:Place.reshaping , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Circumstances.desirability , fe:Entity.manipulation , fe:Place.cause_harm , fe:Path.roadways , fe:Clothing.clothing_parts ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:upon , prepword:above , prepword:atop ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contact with surfaces" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SurfaceSupporting ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000058252
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "anent" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000058252_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:anent .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NPs denoting physical objects; verbs of placement,motion,perception" ;
prep:cprop "object locatable in space" ;
prep:df "behind (a physical surface): " ;
prep:ex "it was written on the new canvas under a gluey coating." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_back_of , prepword:behind , prepword:underneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(2a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to 'behind' as suggesting 'under'" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingIntervening ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:in a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in" .
prepsense:prepsense_000049540_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of cooperation" ;
prep:cprop "wide range of NPs" ;
prep:df "at the same time as or in coexistence with: " ;
prep:ex "they aim to encourage coverage of disabled sport alongside able-bodied achievement." ;
prep:oprep prepword:along_with , prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension of space proximity to temporal coexistence" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Coexistant ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000582279
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "within" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000582279_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000582279_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000582279_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000582279_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000582279_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000582279_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:within .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000167514
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "'cept" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000167514_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:apostrophe_cept .
prepword:as a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as" .
prepsense:prepsense_000002200_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion,mounting,embarking." ;
prep:cprop "a conveyance,usu prec by determiner or possessive" ;
prep:df "on or into (a ship,aircraft,train,or other vehicle): " ;
prep:ex "coming aboard as IBM's new chairman | " , "the plane crashed,killing all 158 people aboard | " , "I climbed aboard the yacht." ;
prep:oprep prepword:onto , prepword:on , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: conveyance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Conveyance ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:by_the_hand_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "by the hand of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000509715_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly verbs,especially of buying and selling" ;
prep:cprop "words or figures denoting amounts of money" ;
prep:df "amounting to or involving (a specified considerable sum): " ;
prep:ex "he was in debt to the tune of forty thousand pounds." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for , prepword:about , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: amount" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Sum ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting development; adjs denoting proximity" ;
prep:cprop "a condition (e.g.,an emotional one)" ;
prep:df "approaching or reaching (a particular condition): " ;
prep:ex "she was close to tears." , "Christopher's expression changed from amazement to joy | " ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "5(2)" ;
prep:srel "core (transformation)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Condition ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000546898
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "up and down" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000546898_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000546898_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:up_and_down .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000297765
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "including" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000297765_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:including .
prepword:in_face_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in face of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000076858
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "astraddle" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000076858_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:astraddle .
prepsense:prepsense_000033844_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs (to which 'against' introduces idea of opposition); nouns denoting conflict" ;
prep:cprop "a person or thing (often abstract) opposed" ;
prep:df "in opposition to: " ;
prep:ex "swimming against the tide." , "the fight against crime | " , "he decided against immediate publication | " ;
prep:fepreps "for; from; in; to; against; about; concerning; of; as; on; with; at; over; into; by; upon; a; between; among; because; towards; after; through; not; how; much; an; onto; japanese; amongst; that; like; such; relating; regarding; the; pertaining; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Old_leader.change_of_leadership , fe:Message.statement , fe:Topic.emotion_active , fe:Entity.coming_to_be , fe:Topic.statement , fe:Proposition.evidence , fe:Old_order.change_of_leadership , fe:Undertaking.collaboration , fe:Side_2.hostile_encounter , fe:Evaluee.judgment_communication , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Content.attempt_suasion , fe:Vehicle.piracy , fe:Content.talking_into , fe:Content.suasion , fe:Content.reasoning , fe:Victim.killing , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Topic.text , fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Topic.awareness , fe:Injury.revenge ;
prep:oprep prepword:with , prepword:versus ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Opponent ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000271319
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in keeping with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000271319_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_keeping_with .
prepsense:prepsense_000042709_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns & verbs of persuasion,support,winning,aspiration" ;
prep:cprop "desired or desirable outcome" ;
prep:df "strongly in favor of " ;
prep:ex "I was all for tolerance." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: support for" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingFavored ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:in_accordance_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in accordance with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000540410_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns" ;
prep:cprop "reflexive pronoun,usually 'itself'" ;
prep:df "(with a reflexive pronoun) in its own right" ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to phrase 'unto it/my/him/herself" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Concomitant ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000342458_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See over." ;
prep:cprop "See over." ;
prep:oprep prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: over" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_over ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000450738
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "qua" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000450738_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:qua .
prepsense:prepsense_000537407_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and copula; sometimes a disjunct" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; usually short and not phrasal" ;
prep:df "different from; not similar to: " ;
prep:ex "a large house not unlike Mr Shah's | " , "they were unlike anything ever seen before." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: dissimilarity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000533147
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "under the heel of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000533147_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:under_the_heel_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000340515_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a quantifiable thing or standard" ;
prep:df "almost (or equal to); little (or nothing) less than: " ;
prep:ex "he regarded the cost of living as little short of scandalous." ;
prep:oprep prepword:less_than , prepword:up_to , prepword:not_up_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: deficiency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:StandardMissed ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:amid a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "amid" .
prepsense:prepsense_000532295_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "agentive nouns & verbs" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting a penalty or punishment; usu the word 'death'" ;
prep:df "condemned to " ;
prep:ex "he was under sentence of death." , "her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud | " , "slander of an official carried an eight-year prison sentence | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:under_sentence_of , prepword:on_pain_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: penalty/punishment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Penalty ;
prep:ss prepss:Penal ;
prep:sup preptype:Consequence .
prepword:astride a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "astride" .
prepsense:prepsense_000341196_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrasting thing" ;
prep:df "in spite of: " ;
prep:ex "this small contretemps notwithstanding,they both had a good time." , "notwithstanding the evidence,the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_all , prepword:for_all , prepword:in_spite_of , prepword:in_the_face_of , prepword:despite ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contrastive feature" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000467974_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "disjunct" ;
prep:cprop "action noted by a gerund" ;
prep:df "without going so far as (some extreme action): " ;
prep:ex "short of putting out an all-persons alert,there's little else we can do." ;
prep:oprep prepword:without ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to actions avoided" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActionAvoided ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsense:prepsense_000190289_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NP or whole clause when a disjunct." ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting sth excepted" ;
prep:df "except for; apart from: " ;
prep:ex "excepting a scratched door,the car was in good condition." ;
prep:oprep prepword:except_for , prepword:aside_from , prepword:with_the_exception_of , prepword:excluding , prepword:except , prepword:save , prepword:but_for , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:but ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000208140_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "person or group whom behavior is aimed at" ;
prep:df "in order to interest or impress (someone): " ;
prep:ex "it was all an act put on for his benefit." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to use of 'benefit' in irony" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfDisplay ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000176106
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "dehors" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000176106_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:dehors .
prepword:according_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "according to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000550812_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs,mainly copula,and always with a negative or in a question" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a quantifiable thing or standard; includes 'up to scratch'" ;
prep:df "good enough for: " ;
prep:ex "I was not up to her standards." ;
prep:oprep prepword:less_than , prepword:short_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: standard" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Standard ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:with_all a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "with all" .
prepsense:prepsense_000018489_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "reporting verbs; often a disjunct at beginning of sentence,or otherwise set off by commas" ;
prep:cprop "person or document regarded as authoritative" ;
prep:df "as stated by or in: " ;
prep:ex "the outlook for investors is not bright,according to financial experts." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: reference authority" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Authority ;
prep:sup preptype:Agent .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion and location" ;
prep:cprop "a supporting surface or entity" ;
prep:df "on to: " ;
prep:ex "put it on the table." ;
prep:fepreps "(adverb) in; with; without; parallel; on; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Depictive.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:onto , prepword:on_top_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(1d)" ;
prep:srel "2: limited to verbs of motion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SurfaceSupporting ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000288242
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the light of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000288242_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_light_of .
prepword:inside_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "inside of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000491989_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See athwart" ;
prep:cprop "See athwart" ;
prep:df "from one side to another side of; across: " ;
prep:ex "a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore." ;
prep:oprep prepword:athwart ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: athwart." ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_athwart ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000121466_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sometimes an initial subjunct; otherwise no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "any NP admitting of comparison" ;
prep:df "compared with: " ;
prep:ex "beside Paula she always felt clumsy." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_relation_to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2b" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to the notion that adjacent things invite comparison" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Comparator ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000068646_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs of comparison,categorization,representation" ;
prep:cprop "nouns describing functions and professions; nouns denoting states." ;
prep:df "used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has: " ;
prep:ex "she got a job as a cook." , "it came as a shock | " ;
prep:fepreps "as; like; just; of; with; in; more; the; at; rather; from; to; such; on; against; toward; about; for; by; into; alongside; under; among; amongst; not; after; within; along; because; simply; specifically; due; through; either; something; over; that; his; answers; behind; upon; except; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Task.hiring , fe:Role.change_of_leadership , fe:Reason.judgment_communication , fe:Event.desiring , fe:Position.quitting , fe:Depictive.perception_experience , fe:Purpose.invention , fe:Role.judgment_communication , fe:Role.leadership , fe:Standard.sufficiency , fe:Reason.judgment , fe:Reason.experiencer_subj , fe:Manner.statement , fe:Manner.encoding , fe:Content.awareness , fe:Position.hiring , fe:Role.performers_and_roles , fe:Role.judgment , fe:Characterization.appearance , fe:New_Status.rite , fe:Position.employing , fe:Category.categorization , fe:Reason.judgment_direct_address , fe:Parameter.experiencer_subj , fe:Position.being_employed , fe:Category.communicate_categorization , fe:Attribute.evaluative_comparison , fe:Category.test_the_test , fe:Phenomenon.becoming_aware , fe:Evidence.expectation ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_capacity_of , prepword:like , prepword:qua , prepword:in_the_nature_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2b 2c 2d 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: characterizing function." ;
prep:srtype preptype:FunctionFulfilled ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000339894
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "nigh" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000339894_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:nigh .
prepsense:prepsense_000304791_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "physical objecct with interior dimensions" ;
prep:df "within: " ;
prep:ex "something inside of me wanted to believe him." ;
prep:oprep prepword:within , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location within" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEnclosing ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:excluding a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "excluding" .
prepsense:prepsense_000533905_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for concrete objects" ;
prep:cprop "NPs locatable in space" ;
prep:df "situated directly below (something else): " ;
prep:ex "his eyes were red-rimmed with black bags underneath | " , "on longer hair,the underneath layers can be permed to give extra body." , "our bedroom's right underneath theirs | " , "four names written underneath each other | " ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; onto; at; in; over; back; inside; outside; towards; about; against; around; between; under; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; among; amongst; deeper; upon; through; along; right; alongside; past; away; toward; from; via; near; off; of; high; just; beside; beyond; for; one; with; anywhere; an; deep; somewhere; the; by; either; capacious; widely; many; straight; deeply; aboard; half; next; unto; nearer; full; i4to; astride; as; due; after; throughout; bulgaria; further; stinking; even; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.fluidic_motion , fe:Path.fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Path.motion , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Area.self_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:under , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000191514
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "exclusive of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000191514_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:exclusive_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of inward or penetrative motion" ;
prep:cprop "sth capable of being entered or of incorating or enveloping input" ;
prep:df "expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else: " ;
prep:ex "don't put coal in the bath | " , "he got in his car and drove off." ;
prep:fepreps "into; in; at; on; back; here; over; round; towards; up; onto; with; for; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; by; all; between; near; from; against; behind; beneath; along; beside; before; upon; away; exclusively; within; inside; down; full; outside; firmly; closer; underneath; below; close; amongst; among; deeper; as; next; alongside; off; opposite; straight; toward; right; of; throughout; anywhere; deep; somewhere; the; aro; a; centrally; either; just; capacious; almost; i; deeply; aboard; unto; six; two; nearer; i4to; astride; beyond; like; and; three; obviously; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Whole.amalgamation , fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Addressee.telling , fe:Area.placing , fe:Goal.travel , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Location.change_posture , fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Goal.motion , fe:Subregion.impact , fe:Whole.cause_to_amalgamate , fe:Sub_source.emitting , fe:Goal.breathing , fe:Manner.self_motion , fe:Means.emitting , fe:Goal_area.dispersal , fe:Goal.excreting , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Goal.cause_fluidic_motion , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Goal.arriving , fe:Goal.smuggling , fe:Goal.removing , fe:Depictive.placing , fe:Body_part.cause_harm , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Goal.cause_confinement , fe:Goal.body_movement ;
prep:oprep prepword:inside , prepword:into ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to motion resulting in enclosement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEntered ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000259582_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "usually predicates some form of have; pronouns something,anything,nothing typically occur as well." ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "in the same way as: " ;
prep:ex "in common with other officers I had to undertake guard duties." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: common features" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntitySimilar ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000548770_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "NPs denoting a person; copula" ;
prep:cprop "verbal nouns denoting an activity; pronoun 'it'" ;
prep:df "ready to take part in (a particular activity): " ;
prep:ex "Nigel was really up for it,as always." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: proposed activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActivityProposed ;
prep:sup preptype:Activity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000284414
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the course of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000284414_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000284414_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_course_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000517214_13
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a sovereign or elected ruler" ;
prep:df "during the rule of: " ;
prep:ex "the coinage standard was reformed under Elizabeth I." ;
prep:fepreps "from; of; by; among; both; in; amongst; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Judge.verdict , fe:Communicator.judgment_communication ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "9(4a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to ruler as dominator" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Ruler ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:more_than a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "more than" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000075757
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "aside from" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000075757_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:aside_from .
prepword:sans a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "sans" .
prepsense:prepsense_000445692_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "number representing degrees" ;
prep:df "(of temperature) above zero: " ;
prep:ex "the temperature is frequently plus 35 degrees at midday." ;
prep:oprep prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: temperature" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Degrees ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:up a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "up" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000168492
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "chez" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000168492_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:chez .
prepword:vs a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "vs" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000341956
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "o'" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000341956_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:o_apostrophe .
prepword:in_reference_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in reference to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000510950_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns of info processing,storage,or communication; adjs denoting feelings and attitudes" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; a subject of consideration" ;
prep:df "concerning; about: " ;
prep:ex "discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the London Boroughs." ;
prep:oprep prepword:about , prepword:of , prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:over , prepword:on ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting conflict" ;
prep:cprop "both parties to a conflict" ;
prep:df "with reference to a collision or conflict: " ;
prep:ex "the wars between Russia and Poland." , "a collision in mid-air between two light aircraft | " ;
prep:fepreps "between; of; among; with; within; amongst; involving; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Impactors.impact , fe:Arguers.quarreling , fe:Sides.hostile_encounter ;
prep:oprep prepword:involving ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "5(4a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to conflicts" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Antagonists ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepsense:prepsense_000548011_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs,mainly 'bring,and 'haul'; NPs denoting agents" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting authorities: court,judge,Congress,etc." ;
prep:df "appearing for a hearing in the presence of: " ;
prep:ex "we'll have to come up before a magistrate." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_front_of , prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: hearing with authority" ;
prep:srtype preptype:AuthorityFacing ;
prep:ss prepss:Law ;
prep:sup preptype:Party .
prepword:near a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "near" .
prepsense:prepsense_000541978_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs of motion and navigation" ;
prep:cprop "a watercourse; river,stream,creek,etc." ;
prep:df "to a higher part of (a river or stream),away from the sea: " ;
prep:ex "a cruise up the Rhine." ;
prep:fepreps "across; past; through; under; down; up; in; over; away; towards; between; underneath; against; along; around; back; toward; from; via; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.ride_Vehicle , fe:Path.motion ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to ascending watercourses" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Watercourse ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of patterns in which quantity is noted" ;
prep:cprop "a quantity or number of something" ;
prep:df "higher or more than (a specified number or quantity): " ;
prep:ex "they've been married for over a year." , "over 40 degrees C | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:more_than , prepword:in_excess_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "10(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: more than" ;
prep:srtype preptype:QuantitySurpassed ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_14
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun phrase" ;
prep:cprop "an attribute,possession,or feature of the attachement point" ;
prep:df "having or possessing (something): " ;
prep:ex "a flower-sprigged blouse with a white collar." ;
prep:fepreps "with; of; from; on; in; by; for; among; out; at; inside; within; across; next; down; outside; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Persistent_characteristic.people , fe:Constituent_parts.natural_features , fe:Protagonist.custom , fe:Style.clothing , fe:Part.accoutrements , fe:Descriptor.people , fe:Descriptor.clothing , fe:Society.custom , fe:Subregion.clothing , fe:Descriptor.accoutrements , fe:Depictive.being_born , fe:Part.containers ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "(core)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPossessed ;
prep:sup preptype:Possession .
prepsense:prepsense_000115980_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of movement,placement,location; NPs for abstractions" ;
prep:cprop "NPs usually denoting abstractions" ;
prep:df "lower in grade or rank than: " ;
prep:ex "he was relegated to the rank beneath theirs." ;
prep:oprep prepword:underneath , prepword:under , prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(2a)" ;
prep:srel "1: figurative extenion of space to notion of rank" ;
prep:srtype preptype:NormSuperior ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000052935_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs of motion and location" ;
prep:cprop "one or more physical entities; often joined by 'and'" ;
prep:df "situated more or less centrally in relation to (several other things): " ;
prep:ex "flowers hidden among the roots of the trees | " , "you're among friends." ;
prep:fepreps "about; around; among; in; into; on; onto; at; over; inside; outside; towards; against; between; under; back; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; amongst; deeper; upon; for; either; mainly; beyond; with; by; through; somewhere; of; right; along; from; toward; via; alongside; past; heavily; sharply; off; deep; northwards; westward; after; anywhere; the; aro; beside; centrally; near; next; away; just; capacious; there; an; only; opposite; athwart; throughout; consistently; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Obstruction.eclipse , fe:Location.posture , fe:Area.path_shape , fe:Goal.departing , fe:Area.self_motion , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Goal.placing , fe:Direction.perception_active , fe:Area.cause_motion , fe:Area.motion_noise , fe:Area.cotheme , fe:Goal.escaping ;
prep:oprep prepword:between , prepword:amidst ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: bisected space" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceBisected ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000306260
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "into" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000306260_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000306260_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:into .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000510356
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "together with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000510356_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:together_with .
prepword:in_keeping_with
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in keeping with" .
prepsense:prepsense_000329012_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "any NP that can be placed in time; verbs" ;
prep:cprop "an event,time,or date" ;
prep:df "a short period of time from: " ;
prep:ex "near the end of the war | " , "details will be given nearer the date." ;
prep:oprep prepword:ahead_of , prepword:before ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: point in time" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePoint ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepword:over_and_above
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "over and above" .
prepsense:prepsense_000045013_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "'the way'; 'the road'; 'the line'" ;
prep:df "used to refer to the passage of time or the making of progress: " ;
prep:ex "they asked how the construction was coming along." , "you'll pick up some valuable tips along the way | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "1: figurative extension of progress representing a physical path" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PathOfProgress ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal , preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000298527_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a generic noun" ;
prep:cprop "any member of a class; clauses also." ;
prep:df "containing (a specified element) as part of a whole: " ;
prep:ex "all prices are inclusive of VAT." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: species" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Member ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000451411_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:ex "Re: Ainsworth versus Chambers,but not as a normal word meaning ‘about’,as in " , "I saw the deputy head re the incident. However,the evidence suggests that re is now widely used in the second context in official and semi-official contexts,and is now generally accepted. It is hard to see any compelling logical argument against using it as an ordinary English word in this way." .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000509715
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "to the tune of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000509715_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:to_the_tune_of .
prepword:atop a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "atop" .
prepword:out a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "out" .
prepword:in_the_grip_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the grip of" .
prepword:depending_on
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "depending on" .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "follows nouns & adjectives (including part participles)" ;
prep:cprop "very wide variety; includes all 'by which' clauses." ;
prep:df "indicating the means of achieving something: " ;
prep:ex "malaria can be controlled by attacking the parasite | " , "they plan to provide further working capital by means of borrowing." , "they substantiate their opinions by the use of precise textual reference | " ;
prep:fepreps "on; through; via; round; at; by; past; towards; across; with; from; in; during; because; under; near; down; inside; about; above; to; among; of; simply; only; partly; according; not; solely; without; for; like; around; against; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Instrument.cause_harm , fe:Handle.being_attached , fe:Ground.becoming_aware , fe:Means.cause_to_be_dry , fe:Means.duplication , fe:Means.getting , fe:Means.path_shape , fe:Locus.manipulation , fe:Evidence.awareness , fe:Path.arriving , fe:Evidence.coming_to_believe , fe:Means.destroying , fe:Means.attempt , fe:Means.commerce_pay , fe:Means.communicate_categorization , fe:Locus.cause_to_move_in_place , fe:Cause.death , fe:Evidence.becoming_aware , fe:Connector.being_attached , fe:Handle.cotheme , fe:Means.manufacturing , fe:Means.leadership , fe:Means.smuggling , fe:Cause.cause_temperature_change , fe:Means.experiencer_obj , fe:Manner.departing , fe:Treatment.cure , fe:Connector.attaching , fe:Road.path_shape , fe:Manner.killing , fe:Cause.cause_expansion , fe:Cause.cause_confinement , fe:Means.killing , fe:Means.suasion , fe:Means.execution , fe:Means.statement , fe:Means.cotheme , fe:Manner.communicate_categorization , fe:Handle.cause_motion , fe:Means.cause_expansion , fe:Criteria.communicate_categorization ;
prep:oprep prepword:with ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "5(2)" ;
prep:srel "See notes." ;
prep:srtype preptype:MeansToEnd ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000097654_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a statement of odds in racing" ;
prep:cprop "name of a horse or horses" ;
prep:df "(used when stating the odds) except (a particular horse or horses)" ;
prep:oprep prepword:except ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to horse racing" ;
prep:srtype preptype:HorsesExcepted ;
prep:ss prepss:Racing ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000448911
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "prior to" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000448911_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:prior_to .
prepsense:prepsense_000177897_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "place names; words denoting distances; verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "rivers,streams,courses with a downward slope" ;
prep:df "at or to the part of (a river or stream) that is nearer the sea: " ;
prep:ex "a dozen miles or so down the Thames." ;
prep:fepreps "about; across; along; around; at; between; past; through; up; down; from; in; over; towards; under; back; after; to; alongside; on; by; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.motion_noise , fe:Path.travel ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to water courses and other downsloping things" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceDownstream ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:instead_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "instead of" .
prepword:using a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "using" .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "the preferred of two things" ;
prep:cprop "the rejected of two things" ;
prep:df "in preference to: " ;
prep:ex "the firm cynically chose profit above car safety." ;
prep:fepreps "in; like; to; above; as; with; out; beyond; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Degree.judgment , fe:Degree.experiencer_subj ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:instead_of , prepword:in_place_of ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "7(2c)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to preference as a metaphor of relative location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingNotPreferred ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000315793_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "subjunct only; no clear attachment" ;
prep:cprop "any NP or clause beginning with a wh-word" ;
prep:df "not taking (something) into account; regardless of: " ;
prep:ex "child benefit is paid irrespective of income levels." ;
prep:oprep prepword:regardless_of ;
prep:qsyn "2b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exclusion of consideration" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000124679_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "differentia regarding the pairs in the comp" ;
prep:cprop "two items showing contrast,often joined by 'and'" ;
prep:df "with reference to a contrast or failure to correspond: " ;
prep:ex "the difference between income and expenditure." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "6(4b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to contrasts" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PairContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Doubles .
prepsense:prepsense_000589101_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "mainly verbal nouns and gerunds" ;
prep:df "in circumstances in which the action mentioned does not happen: " ;
prep:ex "they sat looking at each other without speaking." ;
prep:fepreps "like; without; almost; at; by; with; as; in; according; not; on; solely; for; to; of; through; under; from; just; parallel; beneath; including; now; while; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Depictive.motion_directional , fe:Manner.fluidic_motion , fe:Manner.perception_active , fe:Depictive.self_motion , fe:Manner.becoming_aware , fe:Reason.firing , fe:Manner.avoiding , fe:Manner.duplication , fe:Manner.communicate_categorization , fe:Depictive.change_posture , fe:Manner.destroying , fe:Criteria.communicate_categorization , fe:Manner.departing , fe:Manner.breathing , fe:Depictive.leadership , fe:Conditions.avoiding , fe:Manner.text_creation , fe:Depictive.communication_response , fe:Result.getting , fe:Manner.placing , fe:Depictive.expectation ;
prep:oprep prepword:sans ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to actions not accompanying others" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ActionOmitted ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:all_through a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "all through" .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action and communication verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a motive or cause of behavior" ;
prep:df "having (the thing mentioned) as a motivation: " ;
prep:ex "he was acting out of spite." ;
prep:oprep prepword:from , prepword:because_of , prepword:on_account_of ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "same as on account of,because of,though more informal" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:anti a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "anti" .
prepsense:prepsense_000396052_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a party represented by another" ;
prep:df "as a representative of: " ;
prep:ex "he had to attend the funeral on Mama's behalf." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_behalf_of , prepword:for , prepword:instead_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: representation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyRepresented ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:in_the_capacity_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in the capacity of" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000059635
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "apart from" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000059635_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000059635_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:apart_from .
prepsense:prepsense_000559315_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns of location" ;
prep:cprop "a point in space on a route" ;
prep:df "travelling through (a place) en route to a destination: " ;
prep:ex "they came to Europe via Turkey." ;
prep:fepreps "via; across; by; in; towards; along; around; back; down; over; through; up; between; beyond; past; at; from; off; out; alongside; on; to; hard; of; under; heavily; among; right; toward; for; beneath; onto; into; due; about; after; straight; throughout; bulgaria; further; above; the; stinking; behind; upon; underneath; even; all; beside; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.placing , fe:Path.departing , fe:Path.emitting , fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Source.departing , fe:Road.cotheme , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Path.self_motion , fe:Path.escaping , fe:Path.ride_Vehicle ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_way_of , prepword:through ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: transit" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Route ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000173415_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of addition and reckoning" ;
prep:cprop "an item constituting a member of a set" ;
prep:df "(when reaching or stating a total) taking account of; including " ;
prep:ex "the college had 139 employees,not counting those engaged in routine clerical work." , "there were three of us in the family,or four counting my pet rabbit | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:including ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: inclusion" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingIncluded ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000267205_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of choosing" ;
prep:cprop "usually abstract NP denoting a process" ;
prep:df "in support or to the advantage of: " ;
prep:ex "the judge decided in favour of the defendant." , "members have voted in favour of strike action | " ;
prep:oprep prepword:for ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: preference" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000058965_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs (to which 'against' introduces idea of opposition); copula,where the PP is the whole predicate." ;
prep:cprop "a person or thing (often abstract) opposed" ;
prep:df "opposed to; against: " ;
prep:ex "I'm anti the abuse of drink and the hassle that it causes." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: opposition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Opponent ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000142294_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often first in sentence; otherwise no clear POA" ;
prep:cprop "usu an agent,often personal pronoun" ;
prep:df "if it were not for: " ;
prep:ex "the game could be over but for you." ;
prep:oprep prepword:except_for ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyRequired ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000563459
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "while" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000563459_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:while .
prepsense:prepsense_000161666_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs and verbal nouns" ;
prep:cprop "anything capable of being a tool or agency" ;
prep:df "with the help of; by using: " ;
prep:ex "supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts." ;
prep:oprep prepword:by_way_of , prepword:by_force_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: means/agency" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000192012
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "failing" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000192012_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:failing .
prepsense:prepsense_000017875_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "a thing missing or not present; of an abstraction" ;
prep:df "without: " ;
prep:ex "absent a willingness to negotiate,you can't have collective bargaining." ;
prep:oprep prepword:minus , prepword:without ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: thing missing" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingMissing ;
prep:sup preptype:Void .
prepword:by_way_of a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "by way of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000033222_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs" ;
prep:cprop "one whose behavior or work is imitated" ;
prep:df "in a manner similar to: " ;
prep:ex "she took servants for granted after the fashion of wealthy girls." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_the_fashion_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: imitated model" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Model ;
prep:sup preptype:Membership .
prepsense:prepsense_000420767_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,nouns,verbs" ;
prep:cprop "space container,object,or activity" ;
prep:df "beyond the boundaries of: " ;
prep:ex "a village 20 miles outside of New York." ;
prep:oprep prepword:outside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location or defining activity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:BoundaryMarker ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting travel" ;
prep:cprop "relatively closed set: nouns denoting transport. FrameNet 'Mode_of_transportation'" ;
prep:df "indicating the means of transport selected for a journey: " ;
prep:ex "travelling by road to Aylsham." , "the cost of travelling by bus | " ;
prep:fepreps "by; in; on; down; towards; across; via; along; around; over; through; up; between; beyond; back; past; at; right; toward; aboard; of; to; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Vehicle.path_shape , fe:Mode_of_transportation.travel , fe:Mode_of_transportation.arriving , fe:Mode_of_transportation.departing , fe:Path.departing , fe:Path.travel , fe:Vehicle.escaping ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:on ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "8(2c)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Transport ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000182064_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting amounts or money; copula" ;
prep:cprop "personal pronouns or other nominal agents" ;
prep:df "because of; owing to: " ;
prep:ex "he had to withdraw due to a knee injury." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: obligation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyOwed ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:thro_apostrophe
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "thro apostrophe" .
prepword:previous_to a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "previous to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000227269_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "PP works as adjunct or conjunct,modifying figure given in other clause" ;
prep:cprop "a unit of measure,often preceded by a number" ;
prep:df "to within (a specified amount) " ;
prep:ex "three hundred and fifty years ago,give or take a few." ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2d" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: allowable variation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:AmountOfVariance ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000259582
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in common with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000259582_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_common_with .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a perceived object; sometimes complement of a verb of perception" ;
prep:cprop "a permeable obstacle" ;
prep:df "so as to be perceived from the other side of (an intervening obstacle): " ;
prep:ex "the glass in the front door where the moonlight streamed through." , "the sun was streaming in through the window | " ;
prep:fepreps "at; from; in; through; under; near; on; by; down; inside; about; above; to; among; round; with; between; across; over; beneath; beyond; into; against; inlaid; behind; within; ahead; around; along; towards; past; up; back; off; below; deep; northwards; westward; outside; after; toward; amongst; of; like; without; as; upon; right; well; 20; just; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Means.becoming_aware , fe:Manner.perception_active , fe:Depictive.perception_experience , fe:Path.light_movement , fe:Body_part.perception_experience , fe:Direction.perception_experience , fe:Ground.perception_experience , fe:Ground.perception_active , fe:Ground.becoming_aware , fe:Ground.location_of_light , fe:Body_part.perception_active , fe:Speaker.encoding , fe:Means.perception_active , fe:Direction.perception_active ;
prep:oprep prepword:into ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(1c)" ;
prep:srel "e.g.,the sunlight streaming through the window/I heard the screaming through the walls/you could feel the mind right through your coat" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingPenetrated ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun or verb representing purposeful action" ;
prep:cprop "fulfillment of the POA" ;
prep:df "with the object,function,or purpose of " ;
prep:ex "the necessary tools for making a picture frame." , "networks for the exchange of information | " ;
prep:fepreps "in; for; on; over; onto; into; round; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; towards; upon; exclusively; with; within; inside; until; of; against; a; as; straight; because; simply; back; the; beside; concerning; specifically; only; right; home; mainly; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Purpose.giving , fe:Message.communication_noise , fe:Sought_entity.seeking , fe:Figure.attention , fe:Task.employing , fe:Issue.hostile_encounter , fe:Use.clothing , fe:Circumstances.desirability , fe:Phenomenon.reading , fe:Purpose.getting , fe:Offense.arrest , fe:Message.commitment , fe:Purpose.invention , fe:Message.request , fe:Reason.contacting , fe:Goal.attaching , fe:Use.gizmo , fe:Topic.attempt_suasion , fe:Connected_item.connectors , fe:Message.gesture , fe:Goal.hostile_encounter , fe:Purpose.hiring , fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Medium.encoding , fe:Reason.experiencer_subj , fe:Purpose.usefulness , fe:Undertaking.collaboration , fe:Purpose.manufacturing , fe:Message.communication_manner , fe:Qualification.education_teaching , fe:Purpose.travel , fe:Purpose.ingest_substance , fe:Competition.competition , fe:Use.containers , fe:Affliction.cure , fe:Communication.contacting , fe:Goal.attempt , fe:Phenomenon.scrutiny , fe:Purpose.kidnapping , fe:Goal.cause_confinement , fe:Purpose.cause_change_of_phase , fe:Qualification.skill_test , fe:Use.connectors , fe:Destination_event.change_event_time , fe:Type.rite , fe:Subject.education_teaching , fe:Purpose.text_creation ;
prep:oprep prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Purpose ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepsense:prepsense_000010708_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs denoting sound or aural perception" ;
prep:cprop "the quieter of two noises or sounds" ;
prep:df "at a higher volume or pitch than: " ;
prep:ex "he seldom spoke above a whisper | " , "the doorbell went unheard above the din." ;
prep:fepreps "20; in; on; inside; above; around; behind; below; beneath; from; just; outside; over; through; among; between; beyond; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.perception_experience ;
prep:oprep prepword:over ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "8(2d)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to competiting sounds" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DrownedSound ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000545725
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "up against" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000545725_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000545725_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:up_against .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of recovery or other change" ;
prep:cprop "an abandoned or formerly experienced state (usually sleep or illness)" ;
prep:df "identifying the state or condition that one has just left usually on account of awakening or healing" ;
prep:fepreps "from; in; out; of; for; to; against; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Place.cause_to_wake , fe:Sleep_state.waking_up , fe:Affliction.recovery , fe:Sleep_state.cause_to_wake , fe:Affliction.cure ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "10(7)-1" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to states and conditions" ;
prep:srtype preptype:OriginCleft ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000167514_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a declarative clause; a predicate adjective; an inclusive pronoun (everyone,anything,etc.)" ;
prep:cprop "a thing excepted from what the POA states" ;
prep:ex "everyone else had visitors—'cept for Captain." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_the_exception_of , prepword:but , prepword:aprt_from , prepword:excluding , prepword:excepting , prepword:aside_from , prepword:except_for , prepword:save ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: exception" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exception ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepsense:prepsense_000410872_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; idiomatic verbs indicating depletion,persuasion" ;
prep:cprop "concrete or abstract entity that has been abandoned,used up,or is missing" ;
prep:df "not having (a particular thing): " ;
prep:ex "you're out of luck,mate,there's none left." , "they had run out of cash | " ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(4)" ;
prep:srel "This construction is often the negation of many phrases that begin with 'in' and 'into': see treatment." ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingNegated ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:barring a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "barring" .
prepword:overtop a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "overtop" .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and nouns nouns expressing emotion" ;
prep:cprop "Cause of a reaction or action" ;
prep:df "denoting the thing that provokes an emotional reaction" ;
prep:fepreps "in; at; from; with; about; for; over; of; on; against; because; by; to; among; amongst; within; as; towards; after; through; not; under; an; into; onto; upon; due; either; something; that; during; inside; concerning; relating; regarding; the; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Topic.statement , fe:External_cause.making_faces , fe:Internal_cause.facial_expression , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Internal_cause.body_movement , fe:Action.contrition , fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Reason.emotion_directed , fe:Internal_cause.making_faces , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed , fe:Reason.perception_body , fe:Topic.emotion_active , fe:External_cause.facial_expression , fe:Reason.judgment , fe:Reason.judgment_communication , fe:External_cause.body_movement , fe:Cause.emotion_heat ;
prep:oprep prepword:for , prepword:about ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "11(6)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Stimulus ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000000000_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "noun,often an agent or person." ;
prep:df "noticeably superior to: " ;
prep:ex "she's a cut above the rest." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_top_of , prepword:over , prepword:above ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: superiority" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingOutranked ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000336152_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See beneath." ;
prep:cprop "See beneath." ;
prep:df "beneath: " ;
prep:ex "roaming around neath the trees." ;
prep:oprep prepword:beneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: beneath" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_beneath ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_5
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "noun denoting a person" ;
prep:cprop "number denoting age" ;
prep:df "used to indicate a person's age in months or years " ;
prep:ex "a boy of 15." ;
prep:fepreps "below; of; over; from; under; aged; between; in; at; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Age.people ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "5(2a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to scale of age in years" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Age ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepword:a_cut_above a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "a cut above" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000177897
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "down" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000177897_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000177897_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000177897_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000177897_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000177897_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:down .
prepsense:prepsense_000256952_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting persons,groups,ideas" ;
prep:df "in the interests of a person,group,or principle: " ;
prep:ex "he campaigned on behalf of the wrongly convicted four." ;
prep:oprep prepword:for , prepword:in_aid_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: benefit" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Beneficiary ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000278913_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; nouns denoting things that contain refs; also as subjunct" ;
prep:cprop "any NP constituting a subject of reference" ;
prep:df "in relation to; as regards: " ;
prep:ex "war can only be explained with reference to complex social factors." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1 2b 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: referenced subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000274938_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern; phrase is often an entire predicate after copula" ;
prep:cprop "wide range of NPs; common collocs are help,repair,improvement,treatment" ;
prep:df "needing (something): " ;
prep:ex "he was in desperate need of medical care." ;
prep:qsyn "1 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: thing needed" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingNeeded ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000273645_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "often a subjunct; otherwise verbs of location and placement,often used figuratively" ;
prep:cprop "no pattern: sth already existing" ;
prep:df "in alignment or accordance with " ;
prep:ex "remuneration is in line with comparable international organizations." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_accord_with ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 2b 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: agreement between entities" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectAgreedWith ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000041202_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns denoting objects in space" ;
prep:cprop "sth in front of the POA; object in space" ;
prep:df "in front of or before. " ;
prep:oprep prepword:before , prepword:in_front_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: relative location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingInFront ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of attirement; nouns denoting persons; adjs denoting judgments" ;
prep:cprop "something worn (mainly clothing)" ;
prep:df "used to indicate articles being worn" ;
prep:fepreps "in; with; on; as; under; about; to; of; against; upon; without; parallel; over; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Topic.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Behavior.mental_property , fe:Depictive.desirability , fe:Circumstance.experiencer_subj , fe:Depictive.cause_motion , fe:Depictive.self_motion , fe:Clothing.clothing_status ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to the notion of clothes as enclosing" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingEnclosing ;
prep:sup preptype:Possession .
prepword:exclusive_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "exclusive of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000207511_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrast to sth in the other clause" ;
prep:df "in spite of ——: " ;
prep:ex "for all its clarity and style,the book is not easy reading." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_spite_of , prepword:notwithstanding , prepword:with_all , prepword:despite ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contrastive feature" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000545725_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "mainly copula; occasionally noun with implied copula" ;
prep:cprop "sth actively resisted" ;
prep:df "confronted with: " ;
prep:ex "I began to think of what teachers are up against today." ;
prep:oprep prepword:against ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to psychic opposition from physical" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ForceOpposing ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000260836_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "wide range of nouns and verbs; no pattern" ;
prep:cprop "any NP; a subject of consideration" ;
prep:df "with reference to; concerning: " ;
prep:ex "detectives are questioning two men in connection with alleged criminal damage." ;
prep:oprep prepword:over , prepword:of , prepword:with_respect_to , prepword:on , prepword:about , prepword:concerning ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: subject" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:mod a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "mod" .
prepsense:prepsense_000070988_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of motion; nouns denoting travel or movement" ;
prep:cprop "a destination or location" ;
prep:df "for a great enough distance to reach " ;
prep:ex "the river stretched away as far as he could see." ;
prep:oprep prepword:up_to , prepword:toward , prepword:into , prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core (motion)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DistanceLimit ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000438727_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a clause for which the PP supplies the 'why'" ;
prep:cprop "NP,concrete or abstract" ;
prep:df "because of or on account of: " ;
prep:ex "his reading was hesitant owing to a stammer." ;
prep:oprep prepword:on_account_of , prepword:for_from , prepword:by_reason_of ;
prep:qsyn "2a 2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:anent a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "anent" .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000078899
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "at" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000078899_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_3 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000078899_10 ;
prep:mprep prepword:at .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_9
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of speech and vision" ;
prep:cprop "a person,other being,or group of these" ;
prep:df "(with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away: " ;
prep:ex "she stared after him." ;
prep:fepreps "to; at; with; across; after; out; around; along; inside; over; in; into; towards; about; past; through; up; behind; back; between; beyond; down; from; off; on; under; above; below; beneath; deep; northwards; westward; outside; among; toward; of; as; regarding; concerning; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path_of_gaze.making_faces , fe:Topic.questioning , fe:Addressee.communication_manner , fe:Direction.perception_active ;
prep:oprep prepword:toward , prepword:to ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "6(2a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to moving agents" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfAction ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000252725_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "action verbs; copula" ;
prep:cprop "wide range of NPs; no pattern" ;
prep:df "according to." ;
prep:oprep prepword:in_accordance_with , prepword:per , prepword:as_per ;
prep:qsyn "1 2b 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: thing consistent with" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectAgreedWith ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepword:like a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "like" .
prepword:at_the_other_side_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "at the other side of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000187498_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs" ;
prep:cprop "any NP" ;
prep:df "not including: " ;
prep:ex "the cost is £5,000 ex VAT." ;
prep:oprep prepword:exclusive_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: exclusive of" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingExcluded ;
prep:sup preptype:Exception .
prepword:to_the_accompaniment_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "to the accompaniment of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000530555_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location,placement,perception" ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting a camouflaging thing,esp the word 'darkness'" ;
prep:df "concealed by: " ;
prep:ex "the yacht made landfall under cover of darkness." ;
prep:oprep prepword:behind , prepword:beneath , prepword:underneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: concealment" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingCamouflaging ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000291788
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "in the pay of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000291788_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:in_the_pay_of .
prepword:o_apostrophe
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "o apostrophe" .
prepword:in_comparison_to
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in comparison to" .
prepsense:prepsense_000512104_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs of motion and progress" ;
prep:cprop "a place; a destination" ;
prep:df "getting closer to achieving (a goal): " ;
prep:ex "moves towards EU political and monetary union." ;
prep:fepreps "on; through; via; round; at; by; past; towards; across; to; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.arriving , fe:Goal.attempt ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to accentuating progress rather than arrival" ;
prep:srtype preptype:GoalApproached ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000564045_6
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verb of communication" ;
prep:cprop "content of a communication" ;
prep:df "identifyng the content of a communication" ;
prep:fepreps "for; with; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Communication.contacting ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)-1" ;
prep:srel "3: extension is notion of motive to communicate" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Means ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000423047_8
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of movement (often downward,or accidental)" ;
prep:cprop "an obstacle with a height differential" ;
prep:df "beyond and falling or hanging from: " ;
prep:ex "he toppled over the side of the boat." ;
prep:fepreps "across; over; along; down; up; back; through; alongside; around; between; by; in; on; past; to; towards; via; at; hard; out; directly; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.operate_vehicle , fe:Path.removing ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "12(4a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to drops in elevation" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingDescendedFrom ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000477228_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "thing that the complement is joined to" ;
prep:cprop "thing that the POA attaches to" ;
prep:df "used to denote two things that can interconnect" ;
prep:fepreps "onto; in; into; on; for; round; over; around; above; across; directly; through; under; about; at; by; all; between; near; from; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.attaching ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "12(5)-1" ;
prep:srel "see notes." ;
prep:srtype preptype:Handle ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:apart_from a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "apart from" .
prepsense:prepsense_000193438_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth subject to duration" ;
prep:cprop "a period of time" ;
prep:df "indicating the length of (a period of time): " ;
prep:ex "he was jailed for 12 years | " , "I haven't seen him for some time." ;
prep:fepreps "for; until; about; from; since; during; in; on; by; with; of; between; across; into; through; throughout; after; beyond; as; till; over; at; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Time.precipitation , fe:Time_of_Eventuality.predicting , fe:Interval.change_event_time , fe:Duration.process_continue , fe:Duration.leadership , fe:Manner.hostile_encounter , fe:Duration.precipitation , fe:Duration.detaining , fe:Duration.apply_heat , fe:Duration.travel , fe:Period_of_Iterations.travel , fe:Time.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Time.cause_confinement , fe:Duration.being_employed , fe:Duration.soaking , fe:Duration.sleep ;
prep:oprep prepword:during ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "12(10)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TimePeriod ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000281838_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; verbs of location and placement; nouns" ;
prep:cprop "a physical,visible object" ;
prep:df "so as to see or be seen from: " ;
prep:ex "I climbed the hill and came in sight of the house." ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: visible object" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingVisible ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:under_the_heel_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "under the heel of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000582279_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location; concrete nouns" ;
prep:cprop "numbers and terms denoting distances" ;
prep:df "not further off than (used with distances): " ;
prep:ex "he lives within a few miles of Oxford." ;
prep:fepreps "into; on; onto; at; in; over; back; inside; outside; towards; about; against; around; between; under; directly; across; down; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; before; below; close; up; all; among; amongst; deeper; upon; near; along; off; of; through; high; just; beside; beyond; for; from; by; here; amidst; fairly; the; upstream; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Distance.path_shape , fe:Location.residence , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Goal.cause_motion ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "5(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: limit of distance" ;
prep:srtype preptype:DistanceLimit ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_16
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "sth beleonging to,representing,or an inherent quality of the complement" ;
prep:cprop "person or thing admitting of features,possessions,or representatives" ;
prep:df "indicating an association between two entities,typically one of belonging,in which the first is the head of the phrase and the second is something associated with it: " ;
prep:ex "the government of India | " , "a photograph of the bride | " , "a former colleague of John's." , "the son of a friend | " ;
prep:fepreps "on; of; for; from; in; by; to; at; with; ,; abroad; along; between; near; beside; above; around; behind; beneath; inside; over; within; among; humberside; liverpool; newcastle; under; about; amongst; back; outside; below; off; through; next; underneath; high; just; beyond; throughout; close; up; helen; into; as; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Employer.being_employed , fe:Relative_location.natural_features , fe:Student.education_teaching , fe:Sign_2.word_relations , fe:Proprietor.businesses , fe:Source.chemical-sense_description , fe:Place.custom , fe:Container_possessor.natural_features , fe:Behavior_product.expertise , fe:Undergoer.catastrophe , fe:Wearer.accoutrements , fe:Place.catastrophe , fe:Jurisdiction.leadership , fe:Speaker.statement , fe:Place.businesses , fe:User.gizmo , fe:Leader.rite , fe:Knowledge.expertise , fe:Speaker.speak_on_topic , fe:Partner_2.personal_relationship , fe:Society.custom , fe:Protagonist.custom , fe:Traveler.travel , fe:Container_possessor.biological_area , fe:Speaker.communication_response , fe:Resource_controller.frugality , fe:Original.duplication , fe:Speaker.prevarication , fe:Owner.containers , fe:Wearer.clothing , fe:Teacher.education_teaching , fe:Owner.possession , fe:Possessor.facial_expression , fe:Institution.education_teaching , fe:Process.process_end , fe:Speaker.request , fe:Protagonist.health_response , fe:Co_resident.residence , fe:Speaker.questioning , fe:Possessor.observable_bodyparts , fe:Ego.kinship , fe:Place_of_employment.being_employed , fe:Name.natural_features , fe:Origin.people , fe:Side_1.hostile_encounter , fe:Entity.name_bearing , fe:Production.behind_the_scenes , fe:Protagonist.expertise , fe:Organization.rite , fe:Sleeper.sleep , fe:Partner_2.collaboration , fe:Sides.hostile_encounter , fe:Original.imitation , fe:Source.sensation , fe:Relative_location.biological_area ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "6(3)" ;
prep:srel "core" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Possessor ;
prep:sup preptype:Possession .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "statement of distance or location" ;
prep:cprop "point in space or abstraction identified as origin of measurement" ;
prep:df "indicating the distance between a particular place and another place used as a point of reference: " ;
prep:ex "the ambush occurred 50 metres from a checkpoint." ;
prep:fepreps "across; on; between; by; all; behind; around; at; beside; beneath; from; in; near; over; like; to; with; according; as; during; against; out; of; for; and; three; two; through; under; off; about; obviously; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Attachment.body_mark , fe:Co_Variable.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Manner.self_motion , fe:Manner.body_movement , fe:Manner.making_faces ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to relative distances" ;
prep:srtype preptype:OriginOfMeasure ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000061515_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs denoting foundational relationship; often 'build' or 'base'" ;
prep:cprop "an abstraction; words like matter,subject,issue,etc." ;
prep:df "(of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point: " ;
prep:ex "our entire culture is built around those loyalties." ;
prep:fepreps "about; on; as; over; among; around; of; concerning; with; at; for; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Issue.hostile_encounter , fe:Topic.discussion ;
prep:oprep prepword:round , prepword:upon ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "1: metaphor of the spatial sense to include ideas" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Basis ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000333150_2
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "a state or condition (often of a person)" ;
prep:df "close to (a state); verging on: " ;
prep:ex "she gave a tiny smile,brave but near tears | " , "she was near to death." ;
prep:oprep prepword:at , prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: condition approached" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ConditionApproached ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000078899_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; verbs denoting change" ;
prep:cprop "NPs completing idioms denoting condition" ;
prep:df "expressing a particular state or condition: " ;
prep:ex "his ready smile put her at ease | " , "they were at a disadvantage." ;
prep:fepreps "at; by; in; like; with; from; of; inside; within; on; across; next; down; outside; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Descriptor.people , fe:Manner.commerce_sell ;
prep:oprep prepword:in ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "7(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: condition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Condition ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepword:aside_from a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "aside from" .
prepsense:prepsense_000493932_15
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a cardinal number" ;
prep:cprop "the + ordinal (+power)" ;
prep:df "indicating the power (exponent) to which a number is raised: " ;
prep:ex "ten to the minus thirty-three." ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "12(4c)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to mathematical expressions" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Exponent ;
prep:ss prepss:Mathematics ;
prep:sup preptype:Quantity .
prepsense:prepsense_000342956_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "usually a verbal noun; some adjs. Included" ;
prep:cprop "noun representing the obj. of action denoted in the POA" ;
prep:df "expressing the relationship between a verbal noun and its object " ;
prep:ex "the murder of two boys | " , "payment of his debts | " , "an admirer of Dickens." ;
prep:fepreps "of; from; on; including; out; about; round; to; as; at; such; in; against; toward; more; concerning; with; over; for; into; like; entirely; between; within; upon; particularly; that; the; both; after; a; an; behind; far; by; among; through; amongst; towards; onto; due; either; something; because; japanese; unto; his; answers; across; back; up; down; right; along; under; via; alongside; past; heavily; around; beyond; sharply; off; places; away; clean; beneath; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goods.commerce , fe:Addressee.questioning , fe:Item.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Prize.finish_competition , fe:Topic.awareness , fe:Reason.judgment_direct_address , fe:Employee.quitting , fe:Topic.telling , fe:Patient.cure , fe:Phenomenon.perception_active , fe:Victim.offenses , fe:Created_entity.building , fe:Theme.placing , fe:Phenomenon.becoming_aware , fe:Suspect.arrest , fe:Affected_party.social_interaction_evaluation , fe:Indicated.sign , fe:Side_2.hostile_encounter , fe:Item.expansion , fe:Theme.removing , fe:Content.awareness , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Ground.sensation , fe:Item.categorization , fe:Evaluee.judgment , fe:Source.removing , fe:Path.path_shape , fe:Goods.theft , fe:New_Status.rite , fe:Product.manufacturing , fe:Content.coming_to_believe , fe:Evaluee.rewards_and_punishments , fe:Phenomena.differentiation , fe:Victim.rape , fe:Ground.scrutiny , fe:Reason.judgment , fe:Affliction.cure , fe:Item.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Topic.cogitation , fe:Child.birth , fe:Possession.possession , fe:Opponent.finish_competition , fe:Phenomenon.scrutiny , fe:Source.emptying , fe:Occasion.social_event , fe:Item.communicate_categorization , fe:Addressee.judgment_direct_address , fe:Norm.compliance , fe:Addressee.request , fe:Goods.commerce_buy , fe:Competition.finish_competition , fe:Victim.kidnapping , fe:Defendant.verdict , fe:Item.cause_expansion , fe:Executed.execution , fe:Object.rite , fe:Member.rite , fe:Source.robbery , fe:Chosen.choosing , fe:Components.building , fe:Topic.memory , fe:Undesirable_situation.avoiding , fe:Goods.smuggling , fe:Evaluee.judgment_communication , fe:Cotheme.cotheme , fe:Experiencer.emotion_directed , fe:Employee.firing , fe:Victim.killing ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "12(6a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to complements as objs" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Recipient ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000511679_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "See towards" ;
prep:cprop "See towards" ;
prep:oprep prepword:towards ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: towards" ;
prep:srtype preptype:All_towards ;
prep:sup preptype:Tributary .
prepsense:prepsense_000456963_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs denoting blows" ;
prep:cprop "the target of an aimed blow" ;
prep:df "so as to hit (something) in passing: " ;
prep:ex "if he didn't shut up he might get a clip round the ear." ;
prep:oprep prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "7(3b)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to cases where the obstacle is a target" ;
prep:srtype preptype:TargetOfBlow ;
prep:sup preptype:Target .
prepsense:prepsense_000043304_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula" ;
prep:cprop "person or thing receiving great attention" ;
prep:df "effusively attentive to: " ;
prep:ex "James was all over her." ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: object of affection" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ObjectOfAffection ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000372295_17
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula; sth that must be paid for" ;
prep:cprop "a person or institution who pays" ;
prep:df "paid for by: " ;
prep:ex "the drinks are on me." ;
prep:qsyn "2a" ;
prep:senseid "21(11)" ;
prep:srel "core: payer" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PartyPaying ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepword:following a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "following" .
prepsense:prepsense_000231082_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "adjectives characterizing attitudes; verbs and verbal nouns denoting change,distinction,or faculties" ;
prep:cprop "an attribute subject to judgment,opinion,observation; a reflexive pronoun" ;
prep:df "indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgement is made: " ;
prep:ex "no discernible difference in quality." ;
prep:fepreps "of; in; with; on; about; as; by; into; alongside; under; among; amongst; at; according; from; because; depending; not; concerning; over; upon; per; between; during; against; for; within; except; near; due; through; either; something; towards; neither; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Category.communicate_categorization , fe:Resource.stinginess , fe:Parameter.subject_stimulus , fe:Behavior.frugality , fe:Criteria.categorization , fe:Controlling_act.strictness , fe:Scale.sufficiency , fe:Comparison_set.desirability , fe:Parameter.desirability , fe:Reason.judgment , fe:Content.sociability , fe:Location.dimension , fe:Attribute.surpassing , fe:Behavior.praiseworthiness , fe:Content.certainty , fe:Attribute.evaluative_comparison , fe:Parameter.difficulty , fe:Variable.position_on_a_scale , fe:Item.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Knowledge.expertise , fe:Category.categorization , fe:Manifestation_of_bias.partiality , fe:Item.cause_expansion , fe:Parameter.compatibility , fe:Message.candidness , fe:Stimulus.subject_stimulus , fe:Topic.candidness , fe:Dimension.expansion , fe:Issue.strictness , fe:Item.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Item.expansion , fe:Attribute.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Co_Variable.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Item.sufficiency , fe:Property.subject_stimulus , fe:Skill.expertise ;
prep:oprep prepword:concerning , prepword:with_regard_to ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "6(4a)" ;
prep:srel "3: extension to judged aspect as an enduring condition" ;
prep:srtype preptype:SubjectConsidered ;
prep:sup preptype:Topic .
prepsense:prepsense_000143452_18
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "animal name,esp. animal young" ;
prep:cprop "(pedigree) animal name" ;
prep:df "indicating the sire of a pedigree animal,especially a horse: " ;
prep:ex "a black filly by Goldfuerst." ;
prep:oprep prepword:of ;
prep:qsyn "1" ;
prep:senseid "10(2e)" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Parent ;
prep:ss prepss:Racing ;
prep:sup preptype:MeansMedium .
prepsense:prepsense_000134123_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location; nouns denoting objects" ;
prep:cprop "a limiting object,concept,or faculty" ;
prep:df "outside the physical limits or range of: " ;
prep:ex "the hook which held the chandelier was beyond her reach." ;
prep:fepreps "across; down; out; over; through; along; past; toward; up; at; from; in; after; towards; around; back; beyond; above; straight; between; via; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Path.placing , fe:Path.cause_motion ;
prep:oprep prepword:past , prepword:outside_of ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(1a)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to an object's location being a limit" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Boundary ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsense:prepsense_000337760_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula,verbs of placement,nouns" ;
prep:cprop "NPs for objects or parties locatable in space" ;
prep:df "in or into a position immediately to one side of; beside." ;
prep:oprep prepword:alongside , prepword:beside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: location" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingAdjacent ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000393732
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "on a level with" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000393732_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000393732_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:on_a_level_with .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000093128
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "at the hand of" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000093128_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:at_the_hand_of .
prepsense:prepsense_000211938_12
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs and verbal nouns of transition" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a cause (esp. illnesses or causes thereof)" ;
prep:df "indicating a cause: " ;
prep:ex "a child suffering from asthma." ;
prep:fepreps "as; like; just; of; with; in; more; the; at; rather; from; because; either; out; through; by; against; over; towards; about; on; for; after; not; to; under; an; due; during; inside; concerning; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Cause.dead_or_alive , fe:Undesirable_Event.catastrophe , fe:Reason.perception_body , fe:Reason.biological_urge , fe:Evidence.expectation , fe:Content.experiencer_subj , fe:Intoxicant.intoxication , fe:Cause_of_shine.location_of_light , fe:Cause.coming_to_be , fe:Reason.self_motion , fe:External_cause.body_movement , fe:Cause.death , fe:Cause.emotion_heat , fe:Characterization.appearance , fe:Stimulus.emotion_directed , fe:Cause.body_mark , fe:Cause.moving_in_place , fe:Topic.request ;
prep:oprep prepword:for , prepword:on_acct_of , prepword:because_of ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "12(9)" ;
prep:srel "core: cause" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Cause ;
prep:sup preptype:Cause .
prepword:dehors a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "dehors" .
prepword:as_per a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "as per" .
prepsense:prepsense_000306260_7
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns denoting routes or paths; verbs of motion" ;
prep:cprop "a destination" ;
prep:df "indicating a route by which someone or something may arrive at a particular destination: " ;
prep:ex "the narrow road which led down into the village." ;
prep:fepreps "into; at; in; on; back; here; over; round; towards; up; onto; with; before; down; home; out; upon; right; inside; outside; about; against; around; between; under; directly; across; firmly; above; behind; beneath; closer; underneath; within; below; close; all; amongst; among; deeper; beside; by; next; alongside; off; from; opposite; aboard; as; through; for; the; straight; halfway; i; deep; deeply; unto; a; six; two; nearer; full; i4to; toward; astride; beyond; of; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Goal.emptying , fe:Goal.self_motion , fe:Goal.escaping , fe:Goal.excreting , fe:Goal.cause_motion , fe:Place.text_creation , fe:Goal.roadways , fe:Goal.ride_Vehicle , fe:Goal.operate_vehicle , fe:Goal.smuggling , fe:Goal.motion_noise , fe:Goal.emanating , fe:Goal.cotheme , fe:Content.suasion , fe:Goal.change_posture , fe:Message.gesture , fe:Goal.travel , fe:Path_end.carrying , fe:Goal.path_shape , fe:Goal.arriving ;
prep:oprep prepword:toward , prepword:to , prepword:at ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(3)" ;
prep:srel "core: destination" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Destination ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsense:prepsense_000365587_3
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "objects locatable in space; addresses; verbs of location" ;
prep:cprop "a main route,intersection,or linear reference point" ;
prep:df "situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection): " ;
prep:ex "single wires leading off the main lines | " , "in a little street off Whitehall." ;
prep:fepreps "of; around; at; outside; in; above; on; off; near; behind; through; to; beside; by; for; beyond; under; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Area.roadways ;
prep:oprep prepword:next_to , prepword:beside ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "2(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: location in relation to" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PlaceRelative ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000517214
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "under" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000517214_11 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_2 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_15 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_5 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_4 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_8 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_7 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_10 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_14 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_6 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_9 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_0 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_13 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_12 , prepsense:prepsense_000517214_3 ;
prep:mprep prepword:under .
prepsense:prepsense_000024784_4
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "a later item in same set" ;
prep:cprop "an earlier item on a list or set of priorities" ;
prep:df "next to and following in order or importance: " ;
prep:ex "in their order of priorities health comes after housing." ;
prep:oprep prepword:next_to ;
prep:qsyn "3a" ;
prep:senseid "8(4)" ;
prep:srel "core: order in list" ;
prep:srtype preptype:EntryPreceding ;
prep:sup preptype:Tandem .
prepsyn:prepsynset_000077532
a prep:PrepSynset ;
rdfs:label "astride" ;
prep:containsPrepSense prepsense:prepsense_000077532_1 , prepsense:prepsense_000077532_0 ;
prep:mprep prepword:astride .
prepsense:prepsense_000112366_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "no pattern." ;
prep:cprop "NPs denoting quantity or a point on a scale" ;
prep:df "lower than (a specified amount or standard): " ;
prep:ex "below freezing | " , "pupils of below average ability | " , "below 50 mph." ;
prep:fepreps "to; below; above; at; almost; close; into; by; of; over; from; under; aged; between; in; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Value_2.change_position_on_a_scale , fe:Value_2.cause_change_of_scalar_position , fe:Temperature_goal.cause_temperature_change , fe:Age.people ;
prep:oprep prepword:under , prepword:underneath ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "3(1b)" ;
prep:srel "1: extension of space to notion of quantity" ;
prep:srtype preptype:QuantityAbove ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepword:on_the_other_side_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "on the other side of" .
prepsense:prepsense_000325062_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "copula (see note)" ;
prep:cprop "a number indicating degrees" ;
prep:df "(of temperature) below zero by: " ;
prep:ex "minus 40 degrees centigrade." ;
prep:oprep prepword:below ;
prep:qsyn "3a 3b" ;
prep:senseid "3(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: degrees below zero" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Degrees ;
prep:ss prepss:Meteorology ;
prep:sup preptype:Scalar .
prepsense:prepsense_000285569_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "(usually a disjunct/sentence adverb clause)" ;
prep:cprop "NP denoting a contrasting thing" ;
prep:df "when confronted with: " ;
prep:ex "her resolution in the face of the enemy." ;
prep:oprep prepword:with_all , prepword:in_spite_of , prepword:for_all , prepword:despite , prepword:notwithstanding ;
prep:qsyn "2c" ;
prep:senseid "1(1)" ;
prep:srel "core: contrastive feature" ;
prep:srtype preptype:ThingContrasting ;
prep:sup preptype:Backdrop .
prepsense:prepsense_000299024_0
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "nouns and verbs" ;
prep:cprop "a period of time" ;
prep:df "in less than (the period of time specified): " ;
prep:ex "the oven will have paid for itself inside 18 months." ;
prep:oprep prepword:within ;
prep:qsyn "1 2a" ;
prep:senseid "5(2)" ;
prep:srel "core: period within which" ;
prep:srtype preptype:PeriodLimiting ;
prep:sup preptype:Temporal .
prepsense:prepsense_000003616_1
a prep:PrepSense ;
prep:aprop "verbs of location; objects that can be located in space" ;
prep:cprop "a space,literal or abstract" ;
prep:df "used to express location in a particular place: " ;
prep:ex "rugs were strewn about the hall | " , "he produced a knife from somewhere about his person." ;
prep:fepreps "for; of; on; from; in; into; within; back; beneath; between; beyond; about; among; around; through; under; at; over; up; " ;
prep:frfe fe:Ground.scrutiny ;
prep:oprep prepword:in , prepword:throughout , prepword:around ;
prep:qsyn "2a 3a" ;
prep:senseid "4(3)" ;
prep:srel "2: specific to location without the idea of movement" ;
prep:srtype preptype:Place ;
prep:sup preptype:Spatial .
prepword:in_consideration_of
a prep:PrepWord ;
rdfs:label "in consideration of" .