| English Dictionary |
AUXILIARY VERB
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does auxiliary verb mean?
• AUXILIARY VERB (noun)
The noun AUXILIARY VERB has 1 sense:
1. a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
Familiarity information: AUXILIARY VERB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("auxiliary verb" is a kind of...):
verb (the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "auxiliary verb"):
modal; modal auxiliary; modal auxiliary verb; modal verb (an auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once." (William Shakespeare)
"Over a long distance, you learn about the strength of your horse; over a long time, you learn about the character of your friend." (Chinese proverb)
"Pulled too far, a rope ends up breaking." (Corsican proverb)