However, some verbs which can act as main verbs are "delexicalised" - they have no individual meaning other than indicating "perform the action indicated by the noun". In English, do, have, take and make are all examples of verbs which may be delexicalised:
- She had lunch
- We took a break
- I made a mistake
- He did the shopping
Some of these verbs can of course also be used with lexical meaning :
have = possess : She has a lovely house.
take = seize hold of : She took a book off the shelf.
