- verb of predication
- ekfiil, ekeylem
English to Turkish dictionary. 2009.
verb of predication
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predication — predicate ► NOUN 1) Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2) Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ►… … English terms dictionary
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modal auxiliary — noun Date: circa 1904 an auxiliary verb (as can, must, might, may) that is characteristically used with a verb of predication and expresses a modal modification and that in English differs formally from other verbs in lacking s and ing forms … New Collegiate Dictionary
predicate — verb (predicated, predicating) –verb (t) /ˈprɛdɪkeɪt / (say predikayt) 1. to proclaim; declare; affirm or assert. 2. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. 3. to connote or imply. 4. to found or base (a statement, action …
be — verb (past first & third singular was; second singular were; plural were; past subjunctive were; past part been; present part being; present first singular am; second singular are; third singular is; plural are; present subjunctive be) … New Collegiate Dictionary
predicate — predication, n. predicational, adj. predicative /pred i kay tiv, keuh /; Brit. /pri dik euh tiv/, adj. predicatively, adv. v. /pred i kayt /; adj., n. /pred i kit/, v., predicated, predicating … Universalium
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