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verba word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

Pronunciation (IPA): /vɜːrb/

Example Sentences

  • My teacher said I need to memorize 100 irregular verbs, but I can barely remember where I put my socks!
  • Every verb in this sentence is perfectly conjugated.
  • She underlined every verb in the passage with a red pen.

verb

NOUN

[/vɜːrb/]

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/vɜːrb/
🇬🇧 UK/vɜːb/

🌳Etymology

Rootverb

🎵Rhyme

herbcurbperturb

🔗Collocations

action verb
helping verb
irregular verb
past tense verb
strong verb
verb form
verb phrase

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My teacher said I need to memorize 100 irregular verbs, but I can barely remember where I put my socks!

Every verb in this sentence is perfectly conjugated.

She underlined every verb in the passage with a red pen.

The verb 'to be' is probably the most confusing verb for English learners.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

action wordpredicate

Related

nounadjectiveadverbgrammartenseconjugation

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