verb

Definition

A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.

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.

Example Sentences

• "The word “speak” is an English verb."
• "In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation / I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]"
• "a Verb of the Singular"