LINKING VERB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does linking verb mean? 

• LINKING VERB (noun)
  The noun LINKING VERB has 1 sense:

1. an equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

  Familiarity information: LINKING VERB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINKING VERB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

copula; copulative; linking verb

Hypernyms ("linking verb" is a kind of...):

verb (a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence)