modal verb
See also: Modalverb
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Noun
modal verb (plural modal verbs)
- (grammar) A verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood.
- Synonyms: modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb
- 2019, Irina S. Lebedeva, Svetlana N. Orlova, “Semantics and pragmatics of the double modal ‘might could’”, in Training, Language and Culture, volume 3, number 2, :
- Although at first glance combinations of two modal verbs might seem to be cases of grammatical distortion, their use is scientifically recognised.
Translations
a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood — see also modal auxiliary
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See also
- auxiliary
- auxiliary verb
- helping verb
- semimodal
- central modal
- Appendix:English modal verbs
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