auxiliary verb
Noun
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Noun
auxiliary verb (plural auxiliary verbs)
- (grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
- Synonyms: auxiliary, helper verb, helping verb
- full verb
- (sometimes) modal verb, modal
- French: verbe auxiliaire, auxiliaire
- German: Auxiliar, Auxiliare, Auxiliarverb, Hilfsverb, Hilfsverbum, Hilfswort, Hilfszeitwort
- Italian: verbo ausiliaro, ausiliare
- Portuguese: verbo auxiliar
- Russian: вспомога́тельный глаго́л
- Spanish: verbo auxiliar, auxiliar
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