Modal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
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Meaning 3
Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- She would eat an apple is a sentence using the modal auxiliary "would" to express a possibility.
- Modal verbs such as "can" and "must" are used to express degrees of obligation or ability.
- The sentence "You must be tired" uses the modal "must" to express a conclusion based on evidence.
- In English grammar, modal verbs are auxiliaries that express necessity or possibility.
- Modal auxiliaries like "should" and "could" convey degrees of obligation or advice in speech.