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(grammar) A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable in context.

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pro-form

Source Word

pro-form

(grammar) A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable in context.

Japanese Meaning

文脈からその意味が取り戻せるように、単語、語句、節、または文全体の代用として使われる語。

In the sentence, the pro-form 'do' stands in for the verb phrase from the previous clause.

その文では、代用表現「do」が前の節の動詞句の代わりをしています。

Sense（1）

(grammar) A word that substitutes for words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable in context.

pro-forms

（ plural ）