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Definition of coverb in English English dictionary
- A class of words in various languages including Chinese and Hungarian whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages
- (Dilbilim) In general linguistics, a coverb (or converb) is a non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination, i.e. notions like 'when', 'because', 'after', 'while'
- a class of words in various languages including Chinese and Hungarian whose function is to convey the meaning of the preposition