English Explanatory Dictionary

defective verb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

Word forms

defective verb defective verbs

Related words

impersonal verb can
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