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modal auxiliary verb

DEFINITIONS OF: modal auxiliary verb

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

Synonyms:
modal, modal auxiliary, modal verb
Type 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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