pro-verb

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh vurb]
- /proʊ vɜrb/
- /prəʊ vɜːb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh vurb]
- /proʊ vɜrb/

Definition of pro-verb word

noun pro-verb a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly. 1

Just one definition for pro-verb

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Origin of pro-verb

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; by analogy with pronoun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pro-verb

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pro-verb

pro-verb popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.