To borrow from another site, as it's quicker: A copular verb is a special kind of verb used to join an adjective or noun complement to a subject. Common examples are: be (is, am, are, was, were), appear, seem, look, sound, smell, taste, feel, become and get. You could use them in sentences such as: He appears tired / She smells awful / It tastes nice / They seem uncertain...
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To borrow from another site, as it's quicker:
A copular verb is a special kind of verb used to join an adjective or noun complement to a subject. Common examples are: be (is, am, are, was, were), appear, seem, look, sound, smell, taste, feel, become and get.
You could use them in sentences such as:
He appears tired / She smells awful / It tastes nice / They see
He came up empty-handed.
He ended up very wealthy.
It all came to nothing.