Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe use of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries.
As we can see, ‘do-support’ is a frequently used construction in Modern English, that has no equal construction in German. We chose the topic of ‘do-support’ for our study since “[...]^([sic]) do-support is one of the main stumbling blocks”[…]
2018, Janina Madlener, The Phenomenon of “do-support”: Problems of German Learners of English in a Linguistic Perspective, GRIN Verlag, →ISBN, page 1Synonyms: do-insertion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe use of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries.
Translations
Polish do-support
- do-supportuse of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries
Swedish do-omskrivning
- do-omskrivninguse of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries
Cite this entry
do-support. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-support
“do-support.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-support. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do-support,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-support.
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