bijzin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clause noun A group of words with its own subject and verb, forming part of a sentence (or occasionally standing as one).
Senses
bijzin is used for these senses in English:
- clause (grammar) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
- clause (grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)
- subordinate clause (grammar) A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as either a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).
clause — full definition
- noun A group of words with its own subject and verb, forming part of a sentence (or occasionally standing as one).
- noun A distinct section of a contract, will, or other legal document, setting out a specific term.