Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abstract verb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: ab-strac-t verb
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, verb.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Inflected Forms

abstract verbs (plural)

Synonyms

indeterminate verb indefinite verb potential verb

Antonyms

concrete verb definite verb determinate verb

Questions

What does abstract verb mean?: Of Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

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