Meaning

1 senses
  1. A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

    The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.

    defektives Verb

Translations

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Deutsch
By meaning 1
verb with an incomplete conjugation:

Forms

plural: defective verbs
Singulardefective verb
Pluraldefective verbs

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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