Verb - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vɜːrb|  American pronunciation of the word verb
Brit.  |vɜːb|  British pronunciation of the word verb

noun

- the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
- a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence

Extra examples

A verb agrees with the subject in number.

Verbs have complements, objects.

A verb has aspect, mood, tense, voice.

That verb is commonly used in passive constructions.

The phrasal verb “look up” consists of the verb “look” and the adverbial particle “up.”

In “He was hit by the ball,” “hit” is a passive verb.

Common verb endings in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.”

The sentence will read better if you change the tense of the verb.

Can you conjugate the verb “to go”?

The noun “bear” and the verb “bear” are homonyms.

“Help” in the sentence “Help me!” is an imperative verb.

“Rained” in “it rained” is an impersonal verb.

In “I walked to school,” the verb walked is in the indicative mood.

“Gone” and “went” are inflections of the verb “go.”

In the phrases “the finishing touches” and “the finished product,” “finishing” and “finished” are participles formed from the verb “finish.”

Word forms

noun
singular: verb
plural: verbs
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