About The Word Verb
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Verb
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What's The Definition Of Verb?
[n] a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence
[n] a content word that denotes an action or a state Synonyms | Synonyms for Verb: Related Terms | Find terms related to Verb: See Also | conjugation | content word | copula | copulative | infinitive | intransitive verb | intransitive verb form | linking verb | major form class | open-class word | participle | transitive verb | transitive verb form Verb In Webster's Dictionary \Verb\, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See {Word}.]
1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] --South.
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.
Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind
[the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds
expression. --Earle.
{Active verb}, {Auxiliary verb}, {Neuter verb}, etc. See
{Active}, {Auxiliary}, {Neuter}, etc.
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