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MODAL AUXILIARY VERB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does modal auxiliary verb mean?
• MODAL AUXILIARY VERB (noun)
The noun MODAL AUXILIARY VERB has 1 sense:
1. an auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality
Familiarity information: MODAL AUXILIARY VERB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
modal; modal auxiliary; modal auxiliary verb; modal verb
Hypernyms ("modal auxiliary verb" is a kind of...):
auxiliary verb (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)
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