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lexical verb

lexical verb noun: a member of an open class of verbs typically expressing action, state, or other predicate meaning that includes all verbs except auxiliary verbs.

Noun

lexical verb (plural lexical verbs)

  1. A member of an open class of verbs typically expressing action, state, or other predicate meaning that includes all verbs except auxiliary verbs.
    Synonyms:
    full verb, main verb

Synonyms of lexical verb

Forms of lexical verb

plurallexical verbs

Questions about lexical verb

What does lexical verb mean?
Lexical verb means a member of an open class of verbs typically expressing action, state, or other predicate meaning that includes all verbs except auxiliary verbs.
What part of speech is lexical verb?
Lexical verb is a noun.
What is the plural of lexical verb?
The plural of lexical verb is lexical verbs.

Words near lexical verb in the dictionary

  1. lexical sets
  2. lexical simplification
  3. lexical substitution
  4. lexical unit
  5. lexical units
  6. lexical verb
  7. lexical verbs
  8. lexical word
  9. lexical words
  10. lexicalic
  11. lexicalisable

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