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full verb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A verb with its own meaning: a verb that is not an auxiliary verb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In "They have it", have is a full verb, but in "They have done it", it's an auxiliary verb.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: plnovýznamové sloveso — verb which has semantic meaning
  • German: Vollverb — verb which has semantic meaning
  • Italian: verbo pieno — verb which has semantic meaning
  • Italian: verbo comune — verb which has semantic meaning
  • Italian: verbo principale — verb which has semantic meaning
  • Polish: czasownik leksykalny — verb which has semantic meaning