Usually means: Primary action or state word.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word main verb:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. main verb: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. main verb: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. main-verb, main verb: Wiktionary
  4. main verb: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. main verb: Dictionary.com

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  1. Main verb: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (main verb)

noun:  (grammar) In a clause, the verb with the highest semantic content, contrasted with auxiliary verb.
noun:  (grammar) In a sentence, the main-clause verb with the highest semantic content.

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