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Modal verb Moderate

Modal verb has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality

2

a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood

See Also
auxiliary modal auxiliary semimodal mood verb modal auxiliary verb helping verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
auxiliary verb
Rhyming Words
erb verb ferb gerb herb serb kerb acerb imberb superb adverb reverb diverb coverb potherb cowherb converb preverb proverb pro verb
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