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abstract verbs

abstract verbs is the plural of abstract verb.

Meaning of abstract verb

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.

Questions about abstract verbs

What is abstract verbs the plural of?
Abstract verbs is the plural of abstract verb.

Words near abstract verbs in the dictionary

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

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