Complete Verb Hierarchy

The verb hierarchy at the moment is quite incomplete, with many verbs that could have obvious troponyms (verb hypernyms) do not have them.

This issue aims to create a hierarchy with three top verbs as follows

act, do defined as "perform an action" using the existing synset oewn-02372362-v. This covers most verbs (91.8%) and describes any action performed by an agent with some temporal aspect (including a fixed start and/or end point or a regular habitual action)
be defined as "have a particular state, attribute or quality" using the synset oewn-02610777-v. The covers all states including equality, existence etc.
happen, go on, pass, occur, fall out, pass off, hap, take place, come about defined as "come to pass" covering events without a (mentioned) agent.

I have a working proposal for this, and rough sketch of the completed verb hierarchy is as follows (number in brackets refer to the number of hyponym synsets).

act, do (12447)
- induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make (4873)
- change, alter, modify (1834)
  - better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate (130)
  - fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify (54)
    - groom, neaten (44)
  - discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off (105)
  - prevent, keep (68)
  - affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch (94)
  - process, treat (39)
  - end, terminate (76)
  - decrease, lessen, minify (73)
  - decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify (54)
  - mark (52)
  - increase (50)
  - adjust, set, correct (49)
  - fill, fill up, make full (48)
  - indispose (47)
  - hurt (38)
  - convert (41)
  - shape, form (38)
- move, displace (1060)
  - put, set, place, pose, position, lay (215)
  - arrange, set up (60)
  - transfer (181)
  - convey, transmit, communicate (160)
    - communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across (159)
    - request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest (136)
      - ask (75)
      - request (73)
        
        order, tell, enjoin, say (38)
  - separate, disunite, divide, part (132)
  - cut (103)
  - propel, impel (107)
  - hit (58)
  - transport, carry (35)
- make, create (886)
  - re-create, recreate (136)
  - represent, interpret (40)
  - arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke (109)
  - stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir (40)
  - create from raw material, create from raw stuff (106)
  - shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge (38)
  - produce, make, create (73)
  - reproduce (38)
  - cause, do, make (72)
  - decide, make up one's mind, determine (62)
  - choose, take, select, pick out (41)
  - affect, impress, move, strike (44)
  - create by mental act, create mentally (43)
  - show (36)
- transfer (522)
  - give (450)
  - supply, provide, render, furnish, offer (218)
    - treat, care for (60)
  - pay (81)
    - spend, expend, drop (49)
  - provide, supply, ply, cater (72)
  - exchange, change, interchange (35)
- cause to be perceived (121)
  - sound, go (90)
- keep, maintain, hold (114)
  - prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid (83)
  - restrain, keep, keep back, hold back (39)
- give (74)
  - support, back up (40)
- kill (51)
- change (1453)
- change state, turn (300)
  - become, go, get (107)
  - perceive, comprehend (59)
- change magnitude (216)
  - increase (149)
  - grow (71)
    - develop (36)
  - decrease, diminish, lessen, fall (60)
- change integrity (168)
  - break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart (35)
- change shape, change form, deform (78)
- change by reversal, turn, reverse (54)
  - undo (35)
- change surface (54)
- discolor, discolour, colour, color (37)
- interact (1239)
- communicate, intercommunicate (1063)
  - inform (668)
  - tell (485)
    - impart, leave, give, pass on (417)
    - convey (416)
      - express, show, evince (394)
      - express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to (259)
        
        state, say, tell (180)
        
        declare (93)
        
        promise, assure (38)
        
        note, observe, mention, remark (45)
        
        comment, notice, remark, point out (42)
        
        knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart (39)
      - utter, emit, let out, let loose (90)
  - talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise (161)
  - talk of, talk about (54)
    - hash out, discuss, talk over (52)
  - talk, speak (42)
- treat, handle, do by (67)
  - wrong (39)
  - victimize, victimise (36)
- change, alter, vary (1105)
- travel, go, move, locomote (714)
  - enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into (83)
  - penetrate, perforate (58)
  - walk (54)
  - leave, go forth, go away (49)
  - travel (44)
  - ride (40)
  - descend, fall, go down, come down (42)
  - come, come up (39)
- move (334)
  - turn (49)
  - dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe (40)
- think, cogitate, cerebrate (561)
- evaluate, pass judgment, judge (354)
  - think, believe, consider, conceive (105)
  - see, consider, reckon, view, regard (97)
    - analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass (54)
  - declare, adjudge, hold (45)
  - measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value (40)
  - reject (36)
- reason (77)
  - calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure (41)
- connect, link, tie, link up (266)
- attach (170)
  - fasten, fix, secure (99)
- join, conjoin (53)
- get, acquire (230)
- take, get hold of (57)
  - seize, prehend, clutch, take hold, take hold of (48)
- obtain (44)
- remove, take, take away, withdraw (208)
- touch (198)
- handle, palm (53)
  - manipulate (49)
- strike (38)
- hit (37)
- cover (189)
- coat, surface (65)
- use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ (152)
- exert, exercise (95)
  - control, command (94)
  - manage, deal, care, handle (42)
- prosecute, engage, pursue (139)
- compete, vie, contend (86)
  - play (60)
- feel, experience (110)
- get rid of, remove (109)
- obviate, rid of, eliminate (52)
  - exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release (50)
- contend, fight, struggle (97)
- attack, assail (36)
- react, respond (93)
- accept, consent, go for (65)
  - permit, allow, let, countenance (51)
- consume, ingest, take in, take, have (86)
- spread, distribute (74)
- emit, give out, give off (35)
- touch, adjoin, meet, contact (68)
- surround, environ, ring, skirt, border (37)
- win (65)
- get the better of, overcome, defeat (57)
  - beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish (43)
- determine, set (56)
- identify, place (35)
- act, behave, do (55)
- confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm (48)
- appoint, charge (43)
- agree, hold, concur, concord (40)
- perform, execute, do (39)
- reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain (38)
- take (38)
- exert (36)
be (1064)
- have, have got, hold (335)
- keep, hold on (178)
  - save, preserve (84)
  - record, enter, put down (81)
  - deny, refuse (55)
  - withhold, keep back (54)
    - deprive (47)
- know, cognize, cognise (46)
  - understand (42)
- be (93)
- look (81)
- look (79)
  - watch (54)
  - observe (43)
    - examine, see (35)
- equal, be (36)
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place (36)

globalwordnet / english-wordnet

Complete Verb Hierarchy #936