everlastinghope  +  827927 Mon, 20 Jul 09 10:11 PM Please,what does "hot verb" mean in english? everlastinghope Grammar, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Best answer by CalifJim  +  829026 Tue, 21 Jul 09 10:37 PM After doing a little Google research, I found that "hot verb" is a term used pedagogically to refer to any high frequency verb that is used in a great variety of situations with a great number of meanings depending on context.  It is quite possible that only one particular methodology uses the term.  It doesn't seem to be very widespread. get, make, and take are probably the top three, but go, have, and do would seem to be candidates. I got sick; I got a letter; I got around to it later; I got the point; ... I made a cake; I made a complaint; I made a U-turn; I made room for them; ... I took my time; I took sick; I took the money; I took my friends to dinner; ... I believe I've heard a completely different term for these.  It's something like "meaningless" verb or "placeholder" verb.  I think the term may be "vacuous verb". CJ CalifJim

	Clive  +  827949 Mon, 20 Jul 09 10:28 PM Hi, Can you provide some context? Where did you find this term?   Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,670 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Context

	everlastinghope  +  827965 Mon, 20 Jul 09 10:46 PM Yeah,for instance,"to go out for a meal and go wrong".the verb "go" is considered as a hot verb.  everlastinghope Grammar

	Goodman  +  828003 Mon, 20 Jul 09 11:18 PM I have replied to your e-mail with my comments. Please don't duplicate the effort if you already posted the question on the forum.   Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all!

	Clive  +  828102 Tue, 21 Jul 09 12:52 AM Hi, If you know, can you please define 'a hot verb' so that the rest of us can understand?   Thanks, Clive Clive

	Yankee  +  829006 Tue, 21 Jul 09 10:11 PM Did you find "hot verbs" in one particular English grammar book or English course book? It sounds like something the author of a particular book might have made up simply as a "creative" heading. I've never heard "hot verbs" used as a standard term. The word "hot" might have been used to suggest that these are verbs of special interest because they are very "popular" verbs. Verbs such as "go" are commonly used in many different ways. Look at definitions 6a and 6d for the word "hot" here. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,506 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Grammar, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Goodman  +  829193 Wed, 22 Jul 09 01:29 AM I feel I should clarify this post. I replied to your e-mail. I said "hot verb" can be anything from the way you described to me; but it has no particular meaning to my understanding. And I further gave your a detailed usage on many contexts on "hot". Google further showed that many threads with "hot verb" showed it's a term used in many foreign English Websites. In the further, if you must quote someone's answer. please do so with the entirety. Goodman Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Online, Websites, Usages, Languages