Meanings
nounfull verb (plural full verbs)
plural full verbs
- A verb with its own meaning: a verb that is not an auxiliary verb.
In "They have it", have is a full verb, but in "They have done it", it's an auxiliary verb.
Synonyms: lexical verb, main verb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA verb with its own meaning: a verb that is not an auxiliary verb.
Similar
antonym(s) of “verb with its own meaning”
Also see
Translations
Czech plnovýznamové sloveso
- plnovýznamové slovesoverb which has semantic meaning
German Vollverb
- Vollverbverb which has semantic meaning
Italian verbo pieno, verbo comune
- verbo pienoverb which has semantic meaning
- verbo comuneverb which has semantic meaning
- verbo principaleverb which has semantic meaning
Polish czasownik leksykalny
- czasownik leksykalnyverb which has semantic meaning
Cite this entry
APA
full verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20verb
MLA
“full verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20verb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full verb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20verb.
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