Verb

//vɜːb//

Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "verb" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

book instructions for assembly scentence sentance sentence sentences

Derived Terms

HTTP verb abstract verb action verb adverb also: Thesaurus:verb attributive verb auxiliary verb boot verb catenative verb causal verb concrete verb control verb copular verb coverb defective verb definite verb determinate verb direct verb ditransitive verb dynamic verb ergative verb finite verb full verb guess the verb helper verb helping verb impersonal verb indefinite verb indeterminate verb intradirective verb intransitive verb irregular verb labile verb lexical verb light verb link verb linking verb main verb middle verb modal verb monotransitive verb negative verb non-finite verb particle verb phrasal prepositional verb phrasal verb potential verb prepositional verb preterite-present verb preverb pro-verb progressive verb pronominal verb psych verb regular verb reporting verb separable verb shoe verb stem-changing verb strong verb subject-verb agreement substantive verb transitive verb vector verb verb form verb inflection verb of motion verb phrase verb tense verb-framed verb-framing verb-object verbal verbal complement verbal noun verbal regency verbless clause weak verb weather verb

Etymologically Related To

Context

grammar linguistics nonstandard programming used as neutral unspecific verb

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

content word major form class open-class word word

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Type Of (IsA)

action word content word major form class open class word part of speech word word referring to action youdo

Part Of

predicate sentence

Related Terms

copula workword

Related Terms

Used For

demonstration action denote action discription express action expressing action follow noun indicating action making sentence go showing action signifying action

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.