Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light verb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: light verb
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.

Inflected Forms

light verbs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

auxiliary verb helping verb full verb lexical verb main verb

Synonyms

vector verb delexical verb explicator verb thin verb empty verb

Questions

What does light verb mean?: A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.

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