Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helping verb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: help-ing verb
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An auxiliary verb; a verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause.

Example Sentences

"Such verbs as can be formed through the present and past times without the aid of any of these helping verbs, are called principal verbs, and are formed thus:"

Inflected Forms

helping verbs (plural)

Questions

What does helping verb mean?: An auxiliary verb; a verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause.

How to pronounce helping verb

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