Definition of Verb

Babylon English
verb
n. part of speech used to express action or state of being or the relationship between the subject and object in a sentence (Grammar)

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Verb Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Verb
(n.)
A word; a vocable.
  
(n.)
A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.
  

WordNet 2.0
verb

Noun
1. a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence
(hypernym) major form class
(hyponym) infinitive
(member-holonym) conjugation
(derivation) verbify
2. a content word that denotes an action or a state
(hypernym) content word, open-class word
(hyponym) reflexive verb
(derivation) verbify

hEnglish - advanced version
verb

verb
\verb\ (?), n. [f. verbe, l. verbum a word, verb. see word.]
1. a word; a vocable. [obs.]
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.


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 impersonal verb 
 auxiliary verb 
 intransitive verb 
 verb phrase 
 transitive verb form 
 linking verb 
 active verb 
 passive verb 
 transitive verb 
 personal verb 
 neuter verb 
 intransitive verb form 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
verb
briathar

JM Languages
VERB
In traditional grammar a verb is a member of a large class of words in a language that serve to indicate the occurrence or performance of an action, the existence of a state or condition, etc.
For example 'run', 'jump', 'climb' and 'fall' are all verbs.
Verbs are often simply described as 'doing words' or 'actions'.
The language is: Verb

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Parwydd
Parwydd = n. what is cognitive of acting or causing; a verb

Parwyddiad
Parwyddiad = n. a verb

Parwyddol
Parwyddol = a. belonging to a verb

Peiriwyddiad
Peiriwyddiad = n. a verb


Verb Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Vb Glossary 1.0
verb
verb

Specifies an action that can be performed on an object, such as Edit.

Internet Glossary
Verb
The act of entering into a computer system, e.g. Login to the WELL and then go to the GBN conference.

See Also: Password

DW and OLAP terms
verb
A part of speech denoting action, occurrence, or existence. A verb can consist of one or more words. For example, verbs appear in italics in the following sentences:


Verb Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Verb
tor-zhit

TUPAC SHAKUR Rap Dictionary V.2.0
Verb
Larry Dobson, US MC.

English - Klingon
verb
n. wot


Verb Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Basic Guide to ASL
Verb
The right 'V' hand, palm facing the body and fingers pointing left, moves across the mouth from left to right.


Verb Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Verbophobia
Fear of words


Verb Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Verb
In syntax, a verb is a word belonging to the part of speech that usually denotes an action (bring, read), an occurrence (decompose, glitter), or a state of being (exist, stand). Depending on the language, a verb may vary in form according to many factors, possibly including its tenseaspectmood and voice. It may also agree with the persongender, and/or number of some of its arguments (subjectobject, etc.).

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