concrete verb
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Of Slavic languages, a verbal aspect in a verb of motion that is unidirectional (as opposed to multidirectional), a definitely directed motion, or a single, completed action (instead of a repeated action or series of actions). Concrete verbs may be either imperfective or perfective.
Example Sentences
- "(abstract) I went to the post office. (there and back, multidirectional)"
- "(abstract) I went to the theater and had an accident. (the event occurred during the trip there and back)"
- "(abstract) I like to fly. (repeated action)"