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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Verb
S:
(v)
request (request%2:32:01::)
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ask for (ask_for%2:32:00::)
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bespeak (bespeak%2:32:00::)
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call for (call_for%2:32:04::)
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quest (quest%2:32:01::)
(express the need or desire for)
"She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
S:
(v)
necessitate (necessitate%2:42:00::)
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ask (ask%2:42:00::)
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postulate (postulate%2:42:00::)
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need (need%2:42:00::)
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require (require%2:42:00::)
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take (take%2:42:00::)
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involve (involve%2:42:07::)
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call for (call_for%2:42:00::)
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demand (demand%2:42:00::)
(require as useful, just, or proper)
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
S:
(v)
invite (invite%2:32:01::)
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call for (call_for%2:32:03::)
(request the participation or presence of)
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
S:
(v)
collect (collect%2:40:03::)
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pick up (pick_up%2:40:01::)
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gather up (gather_up%2:40:00::)
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call for (call_for%2:40:00::)
(gather or collect)
"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"