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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /vɝb/ · UK /vɜːb/
Forms: verbs
verb means: A word that describes an action, event, or state, such as eat, happen, or be.
noun
A word that describes an action, event, or state, such as eat, happen, or be.
- Find the verb in this sentence.
- Some verbs have irregular past forms.
- Which verb describes what the boy is doing?
Something understood as an action you perform, rather than just an idea or quality.
- For her, love is a verb: she shows it by helping.
- Treat kindness as a verb and do something useful today.
- He calls friendship a verb because it requires action.
verb
To use a word, especially a noun, as a word describing an action.
- Writers sometimes verb a noun for fun.
- She verbed the word to make her sentence shorter.
- English speakers have been verbing nouns for centuries.
Questions about verb
What does verb mean?
A word that describes an action, event, or state, such as eat, happen, or be.
What is verb in other languages?
Türkçe: fiil · Español: verbo · Français: verbe · Deutsch: Verb · Italiano: verbo · 日本語: 動詞
How do you pronounce verb?
In American English /vɝb/; in British English /vɜːb/.
How do you use verb in a sentence?
Find the verb in this sentence. Some verbs have irregular past forms.
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