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semi-modal

semi-modal ▶noun a verb that functions to some extent like a modal verb, typically in the way it forms negative and interrogative constructions. English semi-modals include need and dare .

 

Oxford Dictionary

semi-modal

semi-modal ▶noun a verb that functions to some extent like a modal verb, typically in the way it forms negative and interrogative constructions. English semi-modals include need and dare .