abstract verb

English

Noun

abstract verb (plural abstract verbs)

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see abstract, verb.
  2. (Slavic grammar) 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).

Synonyms

  • indeterminate verb
  • indefinite verb
  • potential verb

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