English Explanatory Dictionary

abstract verb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Of Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, verb.

Word forms

abstract verb abstract verbs

Synonyms

indeterminate verb indefinite verb potential verb

Antonyms

concrete verb definite verb determinate verb

Translations

Bulgarian: абстрактен глагол Georgian: აბსტრაქტული ზმნა Korean: 추상 동사 Polish: czasownik abstrakcyjny Romanian: verb abstract Russian: разнонапра́вленный глаго́л Russian: абстра́ктный глаго́л
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