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Meaning of strong verb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.
  2. Any of a subset of English irregular verbs which lack the addition of a dental affix to indicate the simple past and past participle tenses.
  3. A member of a "strong" class in a language with two or more verb classes.

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Examples

“CONJUGATION OF THE STRONG VERB "TO TAKE" (Commonly called Irregular.) [...] Present, Take. Past, Took. Perf. Part. Taken.”
“Three basic root consonant classes exist: the strong verb, roots with weak initial root consonant (I-weak verbs), roots with weak final consonants (III-weak verbs), and a composite class...”

CEFR level

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

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