Meanings
nouncatenative verb (plural catenative verbs)
plural catenative verbs
- grammarA verb that may take a full or bare infinitive, or a gerund (i.e. another (non-finite) verb).
Synonyms: catenative
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA verb that may take a full or bare infinitive, or a gerund (i.e. another (non-finite) verb).
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 連接動詞 /连接动词
- 連接動詞 /连接动词 (lin4 zip3 dung6 ci4)verb able to be immediately followed
Chinese Mandarin 連接動詞 /连接动词
- 連接動詞 /连接动词 (liánjiē dòngcí)verb able to be immediately followed
Finnish ketjuverbi
- ketjuverbiverb able to be immediately followed
German katenatives Verb, verkettendes Verb
- katenatives Verbverb able to be immediately followed
- verkettendes Verbverb able to be immediately followed
Polish czasownik łańcuchowy
- czasownik łańcuchowyverb able to be immediately followed
Russian катенативный глагол
- катенативный глагол (katenativnyj glagol)verb able to be immediately followed
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APA
catenative verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenative%20verb
MLA
“catenative verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenative%20verb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catenative verb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenative%20verb.
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