Dictionary

main verb en · NOUN

Meanings

1. In a clause, the verb with the highest semantic content, contrasted with auxiliary verb.
2. In a sentence, the main-clause verb with the highest semantic content.

Forms

Antonyms

helping verb · auxiliary verb

Synonyms

lexical verb · full verb

Translations (17)

fi pääverbi (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · nl hoofdwerkwoord (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · da hovedverbum (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · no hovedverb (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · it verbo principale (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · hu főige (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · ja 本動詞 (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · ca verb principal (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · pl czasownik leksykalny (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · de Hauptverb (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · sv huvudverb (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · ko 본동사 (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · ja 主動詞 (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · es verbo principal (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · is aðalsögn (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · fr verbe principal (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) · pt verbo principal (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content)