abstract verb
English
Noun
abstract verb (plural abstract verbs)
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see abstract, verb.
- (Slavic grammar) A verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).
Synonyms
- indeterminate verb
- indefinite verb
- potential verb
Antonyms
- concrete verb
- determinate verb
- definite verb
Translations
type of verb
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