finite verb en · NOUN
Meanings
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A verb inflected for person and tense that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.
The future tense came into being as the verbs sculan and willan lost their ancient power as finite verbs and turned into future auxiliaries.
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 157:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| finite verbs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (14)
nl verbum finitum (verb inflected for person and tense) · hu ragozott ige/igealak (verb inflected for person and tense) · fi finiittiverbi (verb inflected for person and tense) · it verbo finito (verb inflected for person and tense) · nl finiet werkwoord (verb inflected for person and tense) · pl czasownik odmienny (verb inflected for person and tense) · de finites Verb (verb inflected for person and tense) · ta வினைமுற்று (verb inflected for person and tense) · cmn 限定動詞 /限定动词 (verb inflected for person and tense) · fi finiittinen verbi (verb inflected for person and tense) · fr verbe fini (verb inflected for person and tense) · pt verbo finito (verb inflected for person and tense) · nl persoonsvorm (verb inflected for person and tense) · es verbo finito (verb inflected for person and tense)