full verb

noun

full verb

noun
1

A verb with its own meaning: a verb that is not an auxiliary verb.

  • In "They have it", have is a full verb, but in "They have done it", it's an auxiliary verb.
Synonyms
lexical verb, main verb
Antonyms
auxiliary verb, helping verb, light verb
Hyponyms
linking verb

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