abstract verb

English

Noun

abstract verb (plural abstract verbs)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract,‎ verb.
(Slavic grammar) A verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać).

Synonyms

indeterminate verb
indefinite verb
potential verb

Antonyms

concrete verb
determinate verb
definite verb

Translations

type of verb

Bulgarian: абстрактен глагол m (abstrakten glagol)
Georgian: აბსტრაქტული ზმნა (absṭrakṭuli zmna)
Romanian: verb abstract n
Russian: разнонапра́вленный глаго́л m (raznonaprávlennyj glagól), абстра́ктный глаго́л m (abstráktnyj glagól)

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