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finite verb

noun

finite verb

noun
1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A verb inflected for person and tense that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

  • The future tense came into being as the verbs sculan and willan lost their ancient power as finite verbs and turned into future auxiliaries.1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 157:

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