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cat·e·na·tive
\ˈkad.əˌnād.iv, ˈkatənˌād.iv, -atə-, -ātiv\ noun
or catenative verb also catenative auxiliary
(-s)
Etymology: catenate (I) + -ive (II)
: a verb often followed by a function word (as to or on) that occupies a position other than final in a succession of two or more verbs together forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence (as ought in “I ought to go home now” and try and keep in “they tried to keep on working”) |