modal auxiliary
modal auxiliary · modal auxiliaries
Modalverb
A verb used to express the mood of another verbA verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.
Meaning
1 sensesA verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.
Modalverb
an auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
verb used to express the mood of another verb:
Forms
plural: modal auxiliaries| Singular | modal auxiliary |
|---|---|
| Plural | modal auxiliaries |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality:modal auxiliary verbmodal verbmodal
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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