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Aux·il·ia·ry verb

/ôɡˈzilyerē ˌvərb/

noun
- 1. a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs.
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Verb not bearing a meaning but instead serving a grammatical purpose
An auxiliary verb (abbreviated aux) is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis, etc. Auxiliary verbs usually accompany an infinitive verb or a participle, which respectively provide the main semantic content of the clause. An example is the verb have in the sentence I have finished my lunch. Here... Wikipedia
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