light verb
English
Noun
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light verb (plural light verbs)
- (linguistics) A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.
- Synonyms: vector verb, delexical verb, explicator verb, thin verb, empty verb
- Coordinate term: full verb
Translations
thematically incomplete verb
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See also
- Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take
- Category:English light verb constructions
Further reading
light verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- light verb at OneLook Dictionary Search