modal verb

1. 1.

   an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality

   Synonymsmodal auxiliary verbmodal auxiliarymodal

   Broaderauxiliary verb

Questions about modal verb

What does modal verb mean?

modal verb means "an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality".

What is another word for modal verb?

Close synonyms include modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, modal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.