control verb

noun

A verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.

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Meanings

nouncontrol verb (plural control verbs)

plural control verbs

  1. human sciencesA verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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