HyperDic: modal_auxiliary

English > 1 sense of the expression modal auxiliary:
NOUNcommunicationmodal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb, modalan auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality
English > modal auxiliary: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality.
Synonymsmodal auxiliary verb, modal verb, modal
Broaderauxiliary verbA verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
Spanishmodal, verbo modal
Catalanmodal

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