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Linking Verb

nounid 84210·updated May 18, 2026
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an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
copulative
plural
Linking Verbs
possessive
Linking Verb's
pluralpossessive
Linking Verbs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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