verb

Plural: verbs

Noun

• A word that describes an action, state, or occurrence.
• 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.

Examples

• Every Scrabble player dreams of playing a long, high-scoring VERB.
• Kindness is a verb, not an adjective. You're only kind if you do kind things.
• The word “speak” is an English verb.

Synonyms

action word, verb

Related Words

adjectify, adjective, adjectivise, adjectivize, adverb, adverbialise, adverbialize, adverbify, adverbize, copula, nominalise, nominalize, noun, nounify, substantify, substantive, substantivise, substantivize, verbalise, verbalize, verbify, workword