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verbid

ver·bid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vur-bid]
    • /ˈvɜr bɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vur-bid]
    • /ˈvɜr bɪd/

Definitions of verbid word

  • noun verbid a nonfinite verb form; a verbal; an infinitive, participle, or gerund. 1
  • noun verbid any nonfinite form of a verb or any nonverbal word derived from a verb 0
  • noun verbid a word or form, as a gerund, infinitive, or participle, that functions in part as a verb, as in taking an object, but cannot form a syntactically complete sentence (Ex.: watching television can be tiring) 0

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Origin of verbid

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; verb + -id2

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Parts of speech for Verbid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

verbid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

verbid usage trend in Literature

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