"weak verb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weak verbs [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German schwaches Verb, equivalent to weak + verb. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|schwaches Verb}} Calque of German schwaches Verb, {{compound|en|weak|verb}} weak + verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} weak verb (plural weak verbs)
  1. (grammar) One of a class of Germanic verbs which use a dental affix appended to the stem to indicate tense; a Germanic weak verb. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar: Germanic verb which uses dental affix to indicate tense): zwak werkwoord (Dutch), säännöllinen verbi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-weak_verb-en-noun-fTVCETDh Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: Germanic verb which uses dental affix to indicate tense': 74 16 10
  2. (grammar, linguistics) A member of a "weak" class in a language with two or more verb classes. Categories (topical): Grammar, Linguistics Translations (grammar: member of a "weak" verb class): säännöllinen verbi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-weak_verb-en-noun-1maZ0LWE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 51 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 59 13 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: member of a "weak" verb class': 32 49 19
  3. (grammar) A verb the conjugation of which is regular. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-weak_verb-en-noun-WKZFheNU Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: strong verb Translations (grammar: verb with regular conjugation): säännöllinen verbi (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'grammar: verb with regular conjugation': 29 33 38

Inflected forms

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