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defective verb

defective verb noun: a verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

Noun

defective verb (plural defective verbs)

  1. A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.
    • The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.

defective verb meaning in Tamil

defective verb in Tamil

குறைவினை

Forms of defective verb

pluraldefective verbs

Questions about defective verb

What does defective verb mean?
Defective verb means a verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.
What is defective verb in Tamil?
Defective verb in Tamil is குறைவினை. See Defective verb meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is defective verb?
Defective verb is a noun.
What is the plural of defective verb?
The plural of defective verb is defective verbs.

Words near defective verb in the dictionary

  1. defective matrices
  2. defective matrix
  3. defective number
  4. defective numbers
  5. defective on arrival
  6. defective verb
  7. defective verbs
  8. defectively
  9. defectiveness
  10. defectivenesses
  11. defectives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defective verb (page history and authors); defective verb (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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