agentive role

ˈeɪdʒəntɪv roʊl

Definition

Definition of agentive role - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics

TECH.

semantic role of the doer of an action

TECH.

In the sentence 'She kicked the ball', 'she' has the agentive role.
'John' takes the agentive role in 'John opened the door'.
In 'The cat chased the mouse', 'the cat' is the agentive role.

actor

doer

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Expressions with role

plum role

highly desirable job or position

She landed a plum role in the new movie.

back-seat role

supportive role without leading

He prefers a back-seat role in the team.

juicy role

acting part that is interesting and exciting

She landed a juicy role in the new movie.

linchpin role

central role crucial for success or stability

Her linchpin role in the project ensured its success.

play a role

to act a character in a performance

She played a role in the school's theater production.

carve out a role

establish a position through effort

She managed to carve out a role in the new company.

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French:rôle agentif, ...
German:Agensrolle, ...
Italian:ruolo agente, ...
Spanish:rol agentivo, ...
Portuguese:papel agentivo, ...
Chinese:施事角色, ...
Japanese:行為者, ...
Arabic:الدَوْر الفَاعِلِي, ...
Hebrew:תַּפְקִיד סֵמַנְטִי שֶׁל עוֹשֶׂה הַפְּעוּלָּה, ...
Russian:агентивная роль, ...
Ukrainian:агентивна роль, ...
Hindi:कर्ता भूमिका, ...
Bengali:কর্তা ভূমিকা, ...
Catalan:rol agentiu, ...
Czech:agens, ...
Danish:agentrolle, ...
Dutch:agentieve rol, ...
Greek:ενεργητικός ρόλος, ...
Hungarian:ágensi szerep, ...
Khmer:តួនាទីន័យវិទ្យារបស់អ្នកធ្វើសកម្មភាព, ...
Korean:행위자 역할, ...
Persian:نقش فاعلی, ...
Polish:rola agensa, ...
Portuguese (BR):papel agentivo, ...
Romanian:rol agentiv, ...
Swedish:agentroll, ...
Thai:บทบาทผู้กระทำ, ...
Turkish:etken rol, ...
Vietnamese:vai trò tác nhân, ...

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