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Modal Auxiliary

see synonyms of modal auxiliary

Noun

1. modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb

an auxiliary verb (such as can' or will') that is used to express modality

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Modal Auxiliary

see synonyms of modal auxiliary
an auxiliary verb that is used with another verb to indicate its mood, as can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would
it has no special form in the third person singular and no present or past participle [the modal auxiliary “would” indicates the subjunctive mood in “We would go if we could”]

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Modal Auxiliary

see synonyms of modal auxiliary
n.
An auxiliary verb characteristically used with other verbs to express mood, aspect, or tense. In English, the most common modal auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and would. Also called modal.

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