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control verb

control verb noun: a verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.

Noun

control verb (plural control verbs)

  1. A verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.

Forms of control verb

pluralcontrol verbs

Questions about control verb

What does control verb mean?
Control verb means a verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.
What part of speech is control verb?
Control verb is a noun.
What is the plural of control verb?
The plural of control verb is control verbs.

Words near control verb in the dictionary

  1. control towers
  2. control unit
  3. control units
  4. control variable
  5. control variables
  6. control verb
  7. control verbs
  8. control wheel
  9. control wheels
  10. control-F
  11. control-flow graph

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