abstract verb

English

Noun

abstract verb (plural abstract verbs)

  1. (grammar) 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).
    Synonyms: indeterminate verb, indefinite verb, potential verb
    Antonyms: concrete verb, definite verb, determinate verb
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract,‎ verb.

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