MODAL AUXILIARY

Meaning of MODAL AUXILIARY in English

[modal auxiliary] n (ca. 1904): an auxiliary verb (as can, must, might, may) that is characteristically used with a verb of predication and expresses a modal modification and that in English differs formally from other verbs in lacking -s and -ing forms

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MODAL AUXILIARY — noun Date: circa 1904 an auxiliary verb (as can, must, might, may ) that is characteristically used with a verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MODAL AUXILIARY — noun : a verb or a grammatical form resembling a verb that is characteristically used with a verb of predication …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MODAL AUXILIARY — Gram. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MODAL AUXILIARY — helping verb, auxiliary verb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MODAL AUXILIARY — Date: circa 1904 : an auxiliary verb (as can, must, might, may ) that is characteristically used with a verb …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MODAL AUXILIARY — Function: noun Date: circa 1904 : an auxiliary verb (as can, must, might, may ) that is characteristically used with …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MODAL AUXILIARY — ➡ modal
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MODAL AUXILIARY — ˌmodal auxˈiliary BrE AmE noun [countable] a modal verb
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MODAL AUXILIARY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The use of dare as a modal auxiliary follows the same pattern as need.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MODAL — adj modal (1. [Philos.]; 2. [Gram.]; 3. [Mus.])
Interlingua English vocab
MODAL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
MODAL — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin ~is, from Latin modus Date: 1569 of or relating to ~ity in logic, containing provisions as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUXILIARY — In grammar , a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions …
Английский словарь Британика
MODAL — I. ˈmōd ə l adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus measure, manner + -alis -al — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — I. (ˈ)ȯg|zilyərē, əgˈz-, ÷-l(ə)r-, -ri sometimes -k|s- or -kˈs- or -lēˌer- adjective Etymology: Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium help (akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MODAL — (a.) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.
Английский словарь Webster
MODAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the …
Английский словарь Webster
AUXILIARY — (sing.) A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an auxiliary …
Английский словарь Webster
AUXILIARY — (a.) Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.
Английский словарь Webster
MODAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MODAL — ( a. ) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MODAL — — modally , adv. /mohd"l/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to mode, manner, or form. 2. Music. a. pertaining …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — /awg zil"yeuh ree, -zil"euh-/ , adj., n., pl. auxiliaries . adj. 1. additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MODAL — adj. of form, of manner; pertaining to mood (Grammar); pertaining to mode, in a key other than major or minor …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AUXILIARY — I. ȯg-ˈzil-yə-rē, -ˈzil-rē, -ˈzi-lə- adjective Etymology: Latin auxiliaris, from auxilium help; akin to Latin augēre to increase — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MODAL — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus Date: 1569 1. : of or relating to modality in logic 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MODAL — adj indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought. 2. modal ·adj of or pertaining …
Webster English vocab
AUXILIARY — noun a helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise. 2. auxiliary ·adj conferring aid or help; helping; …
Webster English vocab
MODAL — [ 'məʊd(ə)l ] ■ adjective 1》 relating to mode or form as opposed to substance. 2》 Grammar of or denoting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MODAL — [mod.al] adj [ML modalis, fr. L modus] (1569) 1: of or relating to modality in logic 2: containing provisions as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUXILIARY — [aux.il.ia.ry] adj [L auxiliaris, fr. auxilium help; akin to L augere to increase--more at eke] (15c) 1 a: offering or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUXILIARY — in grammar, a helping element, especially a verb or verbal, that adds meaning to the basic meaning of the main …
Britannica English vocabulary
MODAL — modal BrE AmE ˈməʊd ə l AmE \ ˈmoʊd ə l ▷ modal|s z ▶ ˌ modal au ˈ xiliary …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MODAL — / ˈməʊdl; NAmE ˈmoʊdl/ (also modal ˈverb , modal auˈxiliary , modal auˈxiliary verb ) noun ( grammar ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MODAL — I. ˌmodal ˈverb BrE AmE ( also modal ) noun [countable] technical one of these verb forms: can, could, may, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUXILIARY — I. aux ‧ il ‧ ia ‧ ry 1 /ɔːɡˈzɪljəri, ɔːk- $ ɒːɡˈzɪljəri, -ˈzɪl ə ri/ BrE AmE adjective [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUXILIARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a person or thing) that gives help. 2 (of services or equipment) subsidiary, additional. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUXILIARY — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person or thing) that gives help. 2 (of services or equipment) subsidiary, additional. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (of a person or thing) that gives help. 2 (of services or equipment) subsidiary, additional. …
Oxford English vocab
MODAL — ( modals) In grammar, a modal or a modal auxiliary is a word such as ‘can’ or ‘would’ which is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — ( auxiliaries) 1. An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — (auxiliaries) 1. An ~ is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MODAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a modal verb (= a verb that is used with other verbs to express …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AUXILIARY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an auxiliary verb (= a verb that is used with another verb to show …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MODAL — modal [verb], modal auxiliary [noun] [C] [specialized] - a verb used with another verb to express an idea such as …
Cambridge English vocab
AUXILIARY — [adjective], [noun] - (someone or something) giving help or support, esp. to a more important person or thingauxiliary staffan auxiliary …
Cambridge English vocab
AUXILIARY — Synonyms and related words : abetting, accessory, accident, accidental, acolyte, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, adjutant, adjuvant, adscititious, adventitious, agent, aid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MODAL — adj. Modal is used with these nouns: ↑ verb
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — n. 25B6; adjective an auxiliary power source : ADDITIONAL, supplementary, supplemental, extra, reserve, back-up, emergency, fallback, other. auxiliary nursing staff …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MODAL — 1. (Of an interface) Having mode s. Modeless interfaces are generally considered to be superior because the user does not …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
AUXILIARY — adj. 1 helping, assisting, supportive, aiding, abetting; helpful, accessory, supplementary In a well-balanced mind, imagination and understanding are auxiliary to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AUXILIARY — 1 adjective which helps; the hospital has an auxiliary power supply in case the electricity supply breaks down 2 noun …
English Dictionary of Medicine
MODAL — прил. 1) относящийся к виду, форме, образу действий; присущий виду, форме, образу действий (а не внутреннему содержанию) 2) филос.; линг. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUXILIARY — 1. прил. 1) вспомогательный Our auxiliary verbs give us a power which the ancients, with all their varieties of mood, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MODAL — a 1. спец. модальный modal proposition - лог. модальное суждение modal verb - грам. модальный глагол modal analysis - геол. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AUXILIARY — auxiliary.ogg 1. ɔ:gʹzıljərı n 1. 1> помощник, подчинённый the doctor tries to find three auxiliaries to work under him - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AUXILIARY — 1) вспомогательный, подсобный 2) добавочный; запасной 3) помощник, ассистент 4) вспомогательное устройство, вспомогательный механизм • auxiliary fuel tank — подвесной топливный бак auxiliary power requirements — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MODAL — a 1. спец. модальный modal proposition - лог. модальное суждение modal verb - грам. модальный глагол modal analysis - геол. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AUXILIARY — 1. ɔ:gʹzıljərı n 1. 1> помощник, подчинённый the doctor tries to find three auxiliaries to work under him - врач …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MODAL — прил. 1) относящийся к виду, форме, образу действий; присущий виду, форме, образу действий ( а не внутреннему содержанию ) 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AUXILIARY — 1. прил. 1) вспомогательный Our auxiliary verbs give us a power which the ancients, with all their varieties of mood, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MODAL — прил. 1) относящийся к виду, форме, образу действий; присущий виду, форме, образу действий (а не внутреннему содержанию) 2) филос.; лин модальный Gram: Modal verbs Modals …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AUXILIARY — 1. прил. 1) вспомогательный Our auxiliary verbs give us a power which the ancients, with all their varieties of mood, and inflections …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MODAL — модальный - modal dialog box - modal window
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам

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