"verb" meaning in English

See verb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɜː(r)b/ Audio: en-us-verb.ogg [US] Forms: verb [singular], verbs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A verb is a kind of word that usually tells about an action or a state and is the head of a sentence. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense. See verb examples.
    Sense id: simple-verb-en-noun-boKlMCz4 Categories (other): Verbs

Verb

IPA: /vɜː(r)b/ Audio: en-us-verb.ogg [US] Forms: verb [canonical], verbs [third-person, singular], verbed [past], verbed [past, participle], verbing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To verb a word is to turn it into a verb.
    Sense id: simple-verb-en-verb-TzrFr21h
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