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Meaning of pro-verb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A pro-form used to substitute for a verb or verb phrase.

Equivalents

Français pro-verbe
日本語 代動詞
Nederlands proverbum

Examples

““They herd cattle, and raise corn, just as we used to do”; i.e., to herd cattle and raise corn. Do is sometimes thus used as a sort of pro-verb to represent an active verb or a phrase.”
“The pro-verb do is like a pronoun; just as a pronoun replaces the entire NP, the pro-verb replaces an entire VP.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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