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defective verb

verb with incomplete conjugation; e.g. "beware" in English, which cannot be used as "bewaring" or "bewared"
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defective verb

Summary

defective verb ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • defective verb's GND ID is recorded as 4467638-4[2].
  • defective verb's subclass of is recorded as verb[3].
  • defective verb's subclass of is recorded as defective word[4].
  • defective verb's has characteristic is recorded as defective paradigm[5].
  • defective verb's different from is recorded as avalent verb[6].
  • defective verb's different from is recorded as impersonal verb[7].
  • defective verb's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11gh355y67[8].

Why It Matters

defective verb ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). defective verb. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/defective-verb
MLA “defective verb.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/defective-verb.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_defective-verb_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{defective verb}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/defective-verb}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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