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MODAL AUXILIARY VERB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modal auxiliary verb mean? 

MODAL AUXILIARY VERB (noun)
  The noun MODAL AUXILIARY VERB has 1 sense:

1. an auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modalityplay

  Familiarity information: MODAL AUXILIARY VERB used as a noun is very rare.


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MODAL AUXILIARY VERB (noun)


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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

modal; modal auxiliary; modal auxiliary verb; modal verb

Hypernyms ("modal auxiliary verb" is a kind of...):

auxiliary verb (a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with)


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