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abstract verb

abstract verb noun: 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).

Noun

abstract verb (plural abstract verbs)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of abstract verb

Antonyms

Forms of abstract verb

pluralabstract verbs

Questions about abstract verb

What does abstract verb mean?
Abstract verb means 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).
What part of speech is abstract verb?
Abstract verb is a noun.
What is the plural of abstract verb?
The plural of abstract verb is abstract verbs.

Words near abstract verb in the dictionary

  1. abstract terms
  2. abstract type
  3. abstract types
  4. abstract universal
  5. abstract universals
  6. abstract verb
  7. abstract verbs
  8. abstracta
  9. abstractable
  10. abstracted
  11. abstracted empiricism

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