copular verb

Noun

 * 1)  A verb that links a subject to a complement that refers to the subject.

Usage notes

 * Complements that follow copular verbs are typically adjectives or participles.
 * The most important copular verbs are to be and to become.
 * Other copular verbs, which usually have the sense of to be perceived as or to become: appear, feel, get, go, keep, grow, lie, look, prove, remain, run, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn