auxiliary verb
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See also: auxiliary-verb
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
auxiliary verb (plural auxiliary verbs)
- (grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
- Synonyms: auxiliary, helper verb, helping verb
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:auxiliary verb.
Antonyms[edit]
- full verb
- (sometimes) modal verb, modal
Hyponyms[edit]
- (sometimes) temporal auxiliary verb, temporal auxiliary
- (sometimes) modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary
Translations[edit]
a helping verb
See also[edit]
examples of English auxiliary verbs
- Other types of verbs: Thesaurus:verb