main verb
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main verb
noun main verbs
- In a clause, the verb with the highest semantic content, contrasted with auxiliary verb.
- In a sentence, the main-clause verb with the highest semantic content.
Similar: full verb, lexical verb · Opposite: auxiliary verb, helping verb
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Similar: full verb, lexical verb · Opposite: auxiliary verb, helping verb
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noun verb in a clause with the highest semantic content
| Español | verbo principal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 본동사 bondongsa |
| 日本語 | 本動詞 hondōshi, 主動詞 shudōshi |
| Português | verbo principal |
| Français | verbe principal |
| Deutsch | Hauptverb |
| Italiano | verbo principale |
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