Verse - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vɜːrs|  American pronunciation of the word verse
Brit.  |vɜːs|  British pronunciation of the word verse

noun

- literature in metrical form (syn: poesy, poetry)
- a piece of poetry (syn: rhyme)
- a line of metrical text

verb

- compose verses or put into verse (syn: poetize, versify)
- familiarize through thorough study or experience
She versed herself in Roman archeology

Extra examples

The epic tale was written in verse.

The second verse is sung the same way as the first.

Let's sing the last verse again.

Learn the first two verses of the poem by heart.

Genesis chapter 3, verse 13

Written in verse, the play was set in the Middle Ages.

She versed herself in Roman archeology

...she's a poetaster whose verse never rises above what is found on greeting cards...

The brightness of the outer world is mirrored in imperishable verse.

Let crowds of critics now assail my verse.

There was a taste in court circles for romantic verse.

...the over-the-top sappiness of the verse on the Valentine's Day card...

Nature is much more than I am able to catalogue in this verse of mine.

Word forms

noun
singular: verse
plural: verses
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