auxiliary verb
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
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
QuotationsEdit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:auxiliary verb.
AntonymsEdit
- full verb
- (sometimes) modal verb, modal
HyponymsEdit
- (sometimes) temporal auxiliary verb, temporal auxiliary
- (sometimes) modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary
TranslationsEdit
a helping verb
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See alsoEdit
examples of English auxiliary verbs
- Other types of verbs: Thesaurus:verb