semiauxiliary

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adjective

Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.

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Meanings

adjectivesemiauxiliary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarOf a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.
nounsemiauxiliary (plural semiauxiliaries)

plural semiauxiliaries

  1. grammarA verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.

Origin

From semi- + auxiliary.

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APA

semiauxiliary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiauxiliary

MLA

“semiauxiliary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiauxiliary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiauxiliary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiauxiliary.

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