Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
modeling
modeling chocolate
modelling
modem
Modena
moderate
moderate breeze
moderate gale
moderate-income
moderation
moderato
moderator
modern
Modern Apprenticeship
modern dance
modern-day
Modern English
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

modal auxiliary

mo·dal aux·il·ia·ry (plural mo·dal aux·il·ia·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
kind of verb: a verb used with other verbs to express such ideas as permission, possibility, and necessity. The modal auxiliaries in English grammar are "can," "could," "may," "might," "must," "ought to," "shall," "should," "will," and "would." Some classifications also include "dare," "need," and "used."

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft