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Modal Verb

nounid 91669·updated May 18, 2026
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an auxiliary verb, such as can or will, that is used to express modality

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
modal
plural
Modal Verbs
possessive
Modal Verb's
pluralpossessive
Modal Verbs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an auxiliary verb, such as can or will, that is used to express modality
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an auxiliary verb, such as can or will, that is used to express modality
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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