MODAL VERB Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase modal verb. (close relations)
Definition of MODAL VERB
Best Alternative Words for MODAL VERB
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can | verbv | |||||||
noun • airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. • the quantity contained in a can • a buoy with a round bottom and conical top • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination • a room or building equipped with one or more toilets verb • preserve in a can or tin • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
may | ||||||||
noun • thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America • the month following April and preceding June | ||||||||
might | adverbadv | |||||||
noun • physical strength | ||||||||
must | verbv | |||||||
noun • a necessary or essential thing • grape juice before or during fermentation • the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy adjective satellite • highly recommended | ||||||||
will | ||||||||
noun • the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention • a fixed and persistent intent or purpose • a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die verb • decree or ordain • determine by choice • leave or give by will after one's death | ||||||||
could | ||||||||
noun • airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. • the quantity contained in a can • a buoy with a round bottom and conical top • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination • a room or building equipped with one or more toilets verb • preserve in a can or tin • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
shall | ||||||||
verb • (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. • Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. • Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. • To owe. | ||||||||
should | ||||||||
verb • (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. • Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. • Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. • To owe. • To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality. • (auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it. • (auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable. • (auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate. • (auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive. • (auxiliary) A variant of would when used with first person subjects. noun • A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case. | ||||||||
would | ||||||||
noun • Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality. | ||||||||
modal | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode • relating to or expressing the mood of a verb noun • an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality adjective satellite • relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution | ||||||||
modal auxiliary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality | ||||||||
modal auxiliary verb | nounn | |||||||
noun • an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality |