verb

Meaning

Noun

1. A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
2. (obsolete) Any word; a vocable.
3. (figuratively) An action as opposed to a trait or thing.
4. A named command that performs a specific operation on an object.

Verb

1. (colloquial, nonstandard, transitive) To use any word that is or was not a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb.
2. Used as a placeholder for any verb.

Synonyms

𐑂𐐲𐑉𐐺

verbal

action word

predicate

story

tale

empty

word

V

✌️

verbal phrase

legend

noun

Translations

verbe

verbo

verbo

Verb

Zeitwort

werkwoord

verbo

verb

ρήμα

verbum

فعل

fiil

eylem

Tätigkeitswort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɜːb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: verbe

In summary

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.