Verb
/vɜːb/
Verb is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state.
“The word “speak” is an English verb.”
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An action as opposed to a trait or thing.
“Kindness is a verb, not an adjective. You're only kind if you do kind things.”
verb
- To use any word that is not, or had not been a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb.
- (used as a neutral, unspecific verb) To perform any action that is normally expressed by a verb.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Old French verbe, from Latin verbum.
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