verb

verb
noun
ADJECTIVE
plural, singular
intransitive, transitive
active, passive
irregular, regular
main

What's the main verb of the sentence?

finite
auxiliary, linking, modal
phrasal
VERB + VERB
use

In this essay he has used the same verbs over and over again.

take

‘Government’ can take a singular or plural verb.

agree with

The subject doesn't agree with the verb.

conjugate, inflect

Do you know how to conjugate the verb ‘seek’?

modify, qualify

Adverbs modify verbs.

VERB + VERB
take sth

Transitive verbs take a direct object.

agree with sth, inflect

Add an ending to make the verb agree with the subject.

end in sth
VERB + NOUN
ending
form, tense
phrase

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  • Verb- — Verb …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Verb — (von lat. verbum (temporale) „Zeitwort“) ist ein fachsprachlicher Ausdruck der traditionellen Grammatik für eine Wortart, die eine Tätigkeit, ein Geschehen oder einen Zustand ausdrückt, und erfasst Wörter wie gehen, denken, segeln und wandern.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • verb — VERB, verbe, s.n. 1. Parte de vorbire care exprimă o acţiune sau o stare şi care se caracterizează prin flexiune proprie. 2. (livr.; la sg.) Mijloc, fel de exprimare; limbaj; cuvânt. – Din fr. verbe, lat. verbum. Trimis de RACAI, 04.02.2009.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Verb — Verb, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See {Word}.] 1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Verb T — is a UK hip hop artist based in London.He has released three albums and two EPs as well as numerous singles.His first release was the 16 track EP Backhand Slap Talk / Technical Illness which was a shared release featuring songs from fellow London …   Wikipedia

  • verb — [və:b US və:rb] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: verbe, from Latin verbum word, verb ] a word or group of words that describes an action, experience, or state, such as come , see , and put on →↑auxiliary verb, ↑linking verb, ↑modal verb …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Verb — Sn Zeitwort erw. fach. (15. Jh., Form 18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Zunächst in lateinischer Form entlehnt aus l. verbum, auch: Wort, Ausdruck, Rede . Adjektiv: verbal.    Ebenso nndl. verbum, ne. verb, nfrz. verbe, nschw. verb, nnorw. verb. Zur… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • verb — late 14c., from O.Fr. verbe part of speech that expresses action or being, from L. verbum verb, originally a word, from PIE root *were (Cf. Avestan urvata command; Skt. vrata command, vow; Gk. rhetor public speaker, rhetra agreement, covenant …   Etymology dictionary

  • verb — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as hear, become, or happen. ORIGIN Latin verbum word, verb …   English terms dictionary

  • verb — [vʉrb] n. [ME verbe < OFr < L verbum,WORD (used as transl. of Gr rhēma, verb, orig., word)] any of a class of words expressing action, existence, or occurrence, or used as an auxiliary or copula, and usually constituting the main element of …   English World dictionary

  • verb — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

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