Looking for the meaning of the word VERB in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of VERB with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Verb
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French verbe or Latin verbum ‘word, verb’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
Short Definition:word used to describe action, state, or occurrence
Word: Verb
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
use (a word that is not conventionally used as a verb, typically a noun) as a verb
Short Definition:use noun as verb
Examples:- any English noun can be verbed, but some are more resistant than others
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