linking verb

The definition of a linking verb is a grammar term for a verb that connects a subject with a noun or adjective that is the subject.

(noun)

An example of a linking verb is "are" in the sentence, "They are cold."

See linking verb in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a verb that functions chiefly as a connection between a subject and a predicate complement (Ex.: be, appear, seem, become); copula

See linking verb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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