semiauxiliary
semiauxiliary · semiauxiliaries
A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full…A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.
Meaning
1 sensesA verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.
Origin
From semi- + auxiliary.From semi- + auxiliary.
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Forms
plural: semiauxiliaries| Singular | semiauxiliary |
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| Plural | semiauxiliaries |
regular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.