auxiliary verb

Definition of auxiliary verb

Nouns

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
Types:
modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb
an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Type of:
verb
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

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