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semiauxiliary

semiauxiliary adjective: of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.

Adjective

semiauxiliary (not comparable)

  1. Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.

Noun

semiauxiliary (plural semiauxiliaries)

  1. A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.

Forms of semiauxiliary

pluralsemiauxiliaries

Origin of semiauxiliary

From semi- + auxiliary.

Questions about semiauxiliary

What does semiauxiliary mean?
Semiauxiliary means of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.
What part of speech is semiauxiliary?
Semiauxiliary can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semiauxiliary in the dictionary

  1. semiautonomous
  2. semiautonomously
  3. semiautonomy
  4. semiautos
  5. semiauxiliaries
  6. semiauxiliary
  7. semiaxes
  8. semiaxis
  9. semibald
  10. semiballistic
  11. semibarbarian

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