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helping verbs

helping verbs is the plural of helping verb.

Meaning of helping verb

Noun

helping verb (plural helping verbs)

  1. An auxiliary verb; a verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause.
    • Such verbs as can be formed through the present and past times without the aid of any of these helping verbs, are called principal verbs, and are formed thus:1814, Lindley Murray, The Young Man's Best Companion: And Book of General Knowledge

Questions about helping verbs

What is helping verbs the plural of?
Helping verbs is the plural of helping verb.

Words near helping verbs in the dictionary

  1. helping oneself
  2. helping out
  3. helping profession
  4. helping professions
  5. helping verb
  6. helping verbs
  7. helpingly
  8. helpings
  9. helpless
  10. helplessdesk
  11. helplessdesks

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