modal auxiliary

noun

Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.

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Origin:
1930–35

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modal auxiliary
noun
an auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'will') that is used to express modality [syn: modal auxiliary verb]

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