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A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predicate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: phrase
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
глаголна група
(glagolna grupa)
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Catalan:
sintagma verbal
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Finnish:
verbilauseke
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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French:
syntagme verbal
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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German:
Verbalphrase
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Hungarian:
igei csoport
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Hungarian:
igei kifejezés
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Hungarian:
igei szerkezet
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Indonesian:
frasa verba
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Japanese:
動詞句
(dōshi-ku)
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Khmer:
កន្សោមកិរិយា
(kɑnsaom ke’ri’yaa)
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Polish:
fraza werbalna
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Polish:
fraza czasownikowa
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Polish:
grupa werbalna
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Polish:
grupa czasownikowa
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Portuguese:
sintagma verbal
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Romanian:
locuțiune verbală
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Russian:
глаго́льное словосочета́ние
(glagólʹnoje slovosočetánije)
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Spanish:
sintagma verbal
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Spanish:
frase verbal
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Turkish:
eylem öbeği
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
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Vietnamese:
cụm động từ
— Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
