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Concept: Move

Superconcept: Action


Component Semantics:

Move
Definition: change location
Required slot: object
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Restriction: location changes
Required slot: pre-conditions
Restriction: object must not be object of a Be-Restrained
Restriction: if object is object of a Be-Held, agent must be agent of that Be-Held
Restriction: path must not be the object of a Be-Blocked
Restriction: if object is the object of a Be-Attached-To, the path of this Move must be the location of the destination of the Be-Attached-To
Restriction: if object is one of the objects of a Be-Attached-To, the other object and the instrument of the Be-Attached-To also Move (nothing is known of the new location of the second object or the instrument except that the new location still abuts the location the the object of this Move).
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: causes object's location to change
Primary slot: origin
Restriction: Place
Restriction: = original location of object
Primary slot: destination
Restriction: Place
Restriction: = final location of object
Primary slot: path
Restriction: Place
Restriction: = transient location of object
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: move#1, move#2, move#3, move#4, move#7, move#12, move#14, move#15
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: displace#4, go#1, go#21, locomote#1, travel#1

Core Senses:

move1
Definition: change location
Transitivity: intransitive
Required slot: object
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Restriction: location changes
move2
Definition: cause to change location
Transitivity: transitive
Required slot: agent
Restriction: causes object's location to change
Required slot: object
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Restriction: location changes

Other Senses:

move3
Definition: be not still
Transitivity: intransitive
move4
Definition: inspire emotion
Transitivity: transitive
move5
Definition: persuade
Transitivity: transitive
move6
Definition: propose
Transitivity: intransitive
move7
Definition: act
Transitivity: intransitive
move8
Definition: progress
Transitivity: intransitive

There are several variations on senses 1 and 2 that have abstract location: change affiliation/job; change time of event; change topic.

Reference: Levin

Move is what's sometimes called an ergative verb: loosely, a verb that can be both transitive and intransitive, where the participant represented by the direct object of the transitive is the subject of the intransitive. Levin distinguishes different variations on this transitivity alternation. Move is the causative/inchoative alternation:
Agent Vtrans Object = Agent causes Object to Vintrans

So where does the inchoative come in? The resulting state of move is

Object in new location
.

Reference: COBUILD

COBUILDmove1
Equivalents: move1, move2
COBUILDmove2
Equivalent: move1
COBUILDmove3
Equivalent: move1
COBUILDmove4
Equivalent: move2
Comment: abstract location
COBUILDmove5
Equivalent: move1
COBUILDmove7
Equivalent: move1
Comment: manner=fast
COBUILDmove8
Equivalent: move2
Comment: abstract location=time
COBUILDmove9
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location
COBUILDmove10
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location=topic
COBUILDmove11
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location=attitude
COBUILDmove12
Equivalent: move5
COBUILDmove13
Equivalent: move3
COBUILDmove14
Equivalent: move5
COBUILDmove15
Equivalent: move4
COBUILDmove16
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location=social circle
COBUILDmove17
Equivalent: move6
COBUILDmove18
Equivalent: none
Comment: remove (BrE)

Reference: LDOCE

LDOCEmove1
Equivalents: move1, move2
LDOCEmove2
Equivalent: move8
LDOCEmove3
Equivalent: move1
LDOCEmove4
Equivalent: move1
LDOCEmove5
Equivalent: move4
LDOCEmove6
Equivalent: move5
LDOCEmove7
Equivalent: move6
LDOCEmove8
Equivalent: move7
LDOCEmove9
Equivalents: move1, move2
Comment: move merchandise
LDOCEmove10
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location=social circle

Reference: NODE

NODEmove1
Equivalents: move1, move2
NODEmove2
Equivalents: move1, move2
Comment: abstract locations
NODEmove2
Equivalents: move4, move5, move7
NODEmove3
Equivalent: move8
NODEmove3
Equivalent: move1
Comment: manner=fast
NODEmove3
Equivalents: move1, move2
Comment: move merchandise
NODEmove4
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location=social circle
NODEmove5
Equivalent: move6

Reference: WordNet1.6

WNmove#1
Equivalent: move1
WNmove#2
Equivalent: move2
WNmove#3
Equivalent: move2
WNmove#4
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract locations
WNmove#5
Equivalent: move7
WNmove#6
Equivalent: move3
WNmove#7
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location
WNmove#8
Equivalent: move7
WNmove#9
Equivalent: move4
WNmove#10
Equivalent: move5
WNmove#11
Equivalent: move4
WNmove#12
Equivalents: move1, move2
Comment: move merchandise
WNmove#13
Equivalent: move8
WNmove#14
Equivalent: move1
Comment: abstract location=social circle
WNmove#15
Equivalent: move1
WNmove#16
Equivalent: move6