'Verb' definitions:

Definition of 'verb'

(from WordNet)
noun
The word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
noun
A content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence

Definition of 'Verb'

From: GCIDE
  • Verb \Verb\, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See Word.]
  • 1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression. --Earle. [1913 Webster]
  • Active verb, Auxiliary verb, Neuter verb, etc. See Active, Auxiliary, Neuter, etc. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Verb'