modal verb
See also: Modalverb
English
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Noun
modal verb (plural modal verbs)
- (grammar) A verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood.
- Synonyms: modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb
Translations
a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood — See also translations at modal auxiliary
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See also
- auxiliary
- auxiliary verb
- helping verb
- semimodal
- central modal
- Appendix:English modal verbs