noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish. Examples : "While English lacks true frequentative verbs, the professor explained that a series of "kept coughing" in the sentence "He kept coughing" expresses a similar meaning to what a single frequentative verb form might convey in a language like Latin. " grammar language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action. Examples : ""Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack"." grammar language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading