abstract verb

noun

Of Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

Similar
indeterminate verbindefinite verbpotential verb
Opposite
concrete verbdefinite verbdeterminate verb
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Meanings

nounabstract verb (plural abstract verbs)

plural abstract verbs

  1. grammarOf Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

    Synonyms: indeterminate verb, indefinite verb, potential verb · Antonyms: concrete verb, definite verb, determinate verb

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, verb.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOf Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

Similar
indeterminate verbindefinite verbpotential verb
Opposite
concrete verbdefinite verbdeterminate verb
Also see
indefinite verbindeterminate verbpotential verb

Translations

Bulgarian абстрактен глагол
  • абстрактен глагол (abstrakten glagol)a type of verb
Finnish abstrakti verbi
  • abstrakti verbia type of verb
Korean 추상 동사
  • 추상 동사 (chusang dongsa)a type of verb
Polish czasownik abstrakcyjny
  • czasownik abstrakcyjnya type of verb
Romanian verb abstract
  • verb abstracta type of verb
Russian разнонапра́вленный глаго́л, абстра́ктный глаго́л
  • разнонапра́вленный глаго́л (raznonaprávlennyj glagól)a type of verb
  • абстра́ктный глаго́л (abstráktnyj glagól)a type of verb
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APA

abstract verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20verb

MLA

“abstract verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20verb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstract verb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20verb.

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