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31Dynamic verb — A dynamic or finitive verb is a verb that shows continued or progressive action on the part of the subject. This is the opposite of a stative verb. Dynamic verbs have duration, that is, they occur over time. This time may or may not have a… …
32modal auxiliary verb — noun an auxiliary verb (such as can or will ) that is used to express modality • Syn: ↑modal auxiliary, ↑modal verb, ↑modal • Hypernyms: ↑auxiliary verb * * * modal [ˈm …
33modal verb — noun an auxiliary verb (such as can or will ) that is used to express modality • Syn: ↑modal auxiliary verb, ↑modal auxiliary, ↑modal • Hypernyms: ↑auxiliary verb * * * noun, pl ⋯ verbs [count] grammar : a verb ( …
34Portuguese verb conjugation — Portuguese verbs display a high degree of inflection. A typical regular verb has over fifty different forms, expressing up to six different grammatical tenses and three moods. Two forms are peculiar to Portuguese within the Romance languages: *… …
35Passive verb — Passive Pas sive, a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See {Passion}.] 1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. [1913 Webster] The passive air Upbore… …
36auxiliary verb — auxil′iary verb′ n. gram. a verb used in construction with certain forms of other verbs, as infinitives or participles, to express distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, etc., as did in Did you go?, have in We have spoken, or can in They can see… …
37you ought to see — you ought to see/hear/meet/etc phrase used for emphasizing how good, impressive, or unusual something or someone is You ought to see their new house – it’s enormous. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym ways of emphasizing how good something is …
38auxiliary verb — a word used in construction with and preceding certain forms of other verbs, as infinitives or participles, to express distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, etc., as did in Did you go?, am in I am listening, have in We have spoken, or can in They… …
39dipper — n. 1. Plunger, ladler, etc. See verb. 2. Immersionist, dunker, tunker, tumbler. 3. Charles Wain, Great Bear, Ursa Major, Cleaver. 4. Water craw, water pyet, water crake, water ouzel (Cinclus aquaticus) …
40take in — verb 1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑house, ↑put up, ↑domiciliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2) …
