unaccusatives

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UK, US/ˌʌnəˈkjuːzətɪvz/

A form of unaccusative — Intransitive and having an experiencer as its subject, that is, the (syntactic) subject is not a (semantic) agent.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of unaccusative
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unaccusatives. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccusatives

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

Chicago

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