verb.
A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
Meaning & usage
A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
The word “speak” is an English verb.
Any word; a vocable.
An action as opposed to a trait or thing.
Kindness is a verb, not an adjective. You're only kind if you do kind things.
A named command that performs a specific operation on an object.
Where this word comes from
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.
To use any word that is or was not a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb.
Used as a placeholder for any verb.
Where this word comes from
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.
Reverb.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of reverb.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.