1. an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence; [syn: copula, copulative, linking verb]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
linking verb
n 1: an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the
subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: copula,
copulative, linking verb]