full verb

full verb
A verb with its own meaning: a verb that is not an auxiliary verb.

In "They have it", have is a full verb, but in "They have done it", its an auxiliary verb.


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  • full verb — noun : a verb with full meaning compare link verb …   Useful english dictionary

  • full — Ⅰ. full [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. 2) (full of) having a large number or quantity of. 3) not lacking or omitting anything; complete. 4) (full of) unable to stop talking or… …   English terms dictionary

  • full|er — full|er1 «FUL uhr», noun. a person whose work is cleaning and thickening cloth. ╂[Old English fullere < Latin fullō] full|er2 «FUL uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a tool for grooving and spreading iron, used in blacksmithing, etc. 2. a groove made by …   Useful english dictionary

  • full — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fol full, Latin plenus full, plēre to fill, Greek plērēs full, plēthein to be full Date: before 12th century 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • full — I. /fʊl / (say fool) adjective 1. filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup; a full theatre. 2. complete; entire; maximum: a full supply. 3. of unmixed ancestry: a full Aboriginal. 4. of the maximum size,… …  

  • full — full1 adjective 1》 containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.     ↘having eaten as much as one is able.     ↘filled with intense emotion.     ↘(full of) having a large number or quantity of.     ↘(full of) unable …   English new terms dictionary

  • FULL — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index full noun plug, satiation adjective full, heavy verb charge, crowd, fill (2), flood (2), heap …   English dictionary for students

  • full — 1. adjective /fʊl/ a) Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available. The jugs were full to the point of overflowing. b) Complete; with nothing omitted. Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling …   Wiktionary

  • full-length — 1 adjective 1 full length mirror/photograph/portrait a mirror etc that shows all of a person, from their head to their feet: a full length portrait of the queen 2 full length skirt/dress/coat a full length skirt etc reaches the ground, or is the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • verb — noun Etymology: Middle English verbe, from Anglo French, from Latin verbum word, verb more at word Date: 14th century a word that characteristically is the grammatical center of a predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, that …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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