English Explanatory Dictionary

semiauxiliary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.
noun
  1. A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.

Word forms

semiauxiliary semiauxiliaries

Etymology

From semi- + auxiliary.

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