modal verb
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modal verb
noun
plural
modal verbs
modal verb
noun
plural
modal verbs
Britannica Dictionary definition of MODAL VERB
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grammar
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a verb (such as can, could, shall, should, ought to, will, or would) that is usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility, necessity, and permission
— called also
modal, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb
