verse

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
2. (countable, uncountable) Poetic form in general.
3. (countable, uncountable) One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
4. (countable, uncountable) A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
5. (countable, uncountable) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To compose verses.
2. (transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry.
3. (figuratively, transitive) to educate about, to teach about.

Verb

To oppose, to compete against.

Concepten

couplet

strofe

vers

versregel

dichtregel

gedicht

poëzie

dichtwerk

dichtkunst

dichten

Synoniemen

stanza

poetry

poem

rhyme

line

strophe

poesy

spell

verse line

versify

sentence

poetise

quatrain

poetize

versification

couplet

paragraph

passage

section

measure

stave

twig

diviner

lyric

ode

row

versicle

historical fiction

coming to sudden halt by meeting an obstacle 2

paragraph 3

legal provisions

metrical unit

imambic

short section

acquaint

v.

✌️

distich

familiarise

familiarize

folk song

fraction

hymn

idyll

joint

limerick

meter

metre

note

nursery rhyme

pastoral

Vertalingen

vers

verset

Vers

verso

verso

Strophe

verso

στροφή

poésie

poesia

στίχος

estrofa

versetto

vers

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvɝs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: vers

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fers

In summary

From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”).