control verb

English - English

Definition of control verb in English English dictionary

A verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is semantically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb

Related Terms

control verbs

plural form of control verb

Hyphenation

con·trol verb

Turkish pronunciation

kıntrōl vırb

Pronunciation

/kənˈtrōl ˈvərb/ /kənˈtroʊl ˈvɜrb/