Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

main verb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: main verb
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a clause, the verb with the highest semantic content, contrasted with auxiliary verb.

noun

In a sentence, the main-clause verb with the highest semantic content.

Inflected Forms

main verbs (plural)

Synonyms

full verb lexical verb

Antonyms

auxiliary verb helping verb

Questions

What does main verb mean?: In a clause, the verb with the highest semantic content, contrasted with auxiliary verb.

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