control verbs

A form of control verb — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of control verb
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