semiauxiliary
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editsemiauxiliary (not comparable)
- (grammar) Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.
Noun
editsemiauxiliary (plural semiauxiliaries)
- (grammar) A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.