verb
Meanings
Noun
- the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
- a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
- A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
- Any word; a vocable.
- An action as opposed to a trait or thing.
- A named command that performs a specific operation on an object.
Verb
- To use any word that is or was not a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb.
- Used as a placeholder for any verb.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
action word, verb
Scrabble Score: 9
verb is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordverb is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verb is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
verb is a valid Words With Friends word