main verbs definition
main verb noun [C]. âº in a âclause, the âverb that âcontains the âmeaning, âcompared with any âauxiliary âverbs that go with it: In I should have been âstudying, âstudying is the âmain âverb. Grammar. Verbs: types â¦. Main verbsMain verbs have meanings related to actions, events and states.