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verb

verb
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vurb]
    • /vɜrb/
    • /vɜːb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vurb]
    • /vɜrb/

Definitions of verb word

  • noun verb any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object. 1
  • countable noun verb A verb is a word such as 'sing', 'feel', or 'die' which is used with a subject to say what someone or something does or what happens to them, or to give information about them. 0
  • noun verb (in traditional grammar) any of a large class of words in a language that serve to indicate the occurrence or performance of an action, the existence of a state or condition, etc. In English, such words as run, make, do, and the like are verbs 0
  • noun verb a word or group of words that functions as the predicate of a sentence or introduces the predicate 0
  • noun verb (as modifier) 0
  • noun verb any of a class of words expressing action, existence, or occurrence, or used as an auxiliary or copula, and usually constituting the main element of a predicate (Ex.: give, build, run, be, happen, do, have, would, seem) 0

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Origin of verb

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English verbe < Latin verbum word

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Verb

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

verb popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

verb usage trend in Literature

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