abstract verb

Meaning

Noun

• 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).

Related

Similar words

• indeterminate verb
• indefinite verb
• potential verb

Opposite words

• concrete verb
• determinate verb
• definite verb