abstract verb

noun — 2 senses

abstract verb

noun
1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of Slavic languages, 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).

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, verb.

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