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verb

UK/vɜːb/ US/vɝb/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence

2.

a content word that denotes an action or a state

Origin

From Middle English verbe, directly from Latin verbum (“word, verb”), reinforced by Old French verbe, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo-. Doublet of verve and word.

Phrases

  • abstract verb
  • action verb
  • attributive verb
  • auxiliary verb
  • boot verb
  • catenative verb
  • causal verb
  • concrete verb

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