semiauxiliary

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ auxiliary

Adjective

semiauxiliary (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.

Noun

semiauxiliary (plural semiauxiliaries)

  1. (grammar) A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.
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