predicate adjective

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US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɛdɪkɪt ˈædʒɪktɪv/

pred•i•cate ad•jec•tive /ˈprɛdɪkɪt ˈædʒɪktɪv/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

an adjective that comes after a verb, esp. after the verb be:In "He is ill,'' "ill'' is a predicate adjective.

[be + ~]

appear

become:

He is ill.

He appears ill.

He became ill.

pred′icate ad′jective,

Grammaran adjective used in the predicate, esp. with a copulative verb and attributive to the subject, as in He is dead, or attributive to the direct object, as in It made him sick.

1880–85

'predicate adjective' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

A, a - be - hers - its - mine - ours - theirs - thine - yours

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