strong verb

  • 1Strong verb — *for the strong inflection in various languages, see strong inflection *for irregular verbs, see irregular verb *for the strong verbs in Germanic languages, see Germanic strong verb …

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  • 2strong verb — noun a) A class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense. b) A subset of English irregular verbs which lack the addition of a dental affix to indicate the simple past and past participle tenses …

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  • 3Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …

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  • 4East Germanic strong verb — See also the articles West Germanic strong verb and Germanic verb. Indo EuropeanThe Indo European vowel alternations could be as follows:* ei mdash; oi mdash; i * eu mdash; ou mdash; u * e mdash; o mdash; nullThese are all the same, being an… …

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  • 5Strong — Strong, a. [Compar. {Stronger}; superl. {Strongest}.] [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. str[ a]ng strict, severe. Cf. {Strength},… …

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  • 6Strong conjugation — Strong Strong, a. [Compar. {Stronger}; superl. {Strongest}.] [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. str[ a]ng strict, severe. Cf. {Strength} …

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  • 7Strong — may refer to:General usage*Strong acid *Strong agnosticism *Strong AI *Strong atheism *Strong cardinal *Strong coloring *Strong convergence *Strong CP problem *Strong cryptography *Strong inflection (linguistics):*Germanic strong verb *Strong… …

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  • 8Strong inflection — A strong inflection is a system of verb conjugation or noun/adjective declension which can be contrasted with an alternative system in the same language, which is then known as a weak inflection. The term strong was coined with reference to the… …

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  • 9strong-arm — strong ,arm1 adjective using force or threats to get what you want: strong arm tactics strong arm strong ,arm 2 verb transitive to use force or threats to make someone do something: I was strong armed into going along …

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  • 10strong-arm — I verb 1. handle roughly He was strong armed by the policemen • Derivationally related forms: ↑strong armer • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by • …

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