English Explanatory Dictionary

light verb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.

Word forms

light verb light verbs

Synonyms

vector verb delexical verb explicator verb thin verb empty verb

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