verb
From Wiktionary
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Pronunciation [change]
- IPA: /vɜː(r)b/
- SAMPA: /v3:(r)b/
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Noun [change]
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Singular |
- (countable) A verb is a kind of word that usually tells about an action or a state and is the main part of a sentence. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense. Here are some examples of verbs: verb examples
Related words [change]
- auxiliary verb
- coverb
- defective verb
- ditransitive verb
- helping verb
- impersonal verb
- intransitive verb
- irregular verb
- lexical verb
- linking verb
- modal verb
- phrasal verb
- preverb
- regular verb
- serial verb
- stative verb
- strong verb
- transitive verb
- verbal
- verbose
- weak verb
See also [change]
| Grammar (edit) | |
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| parts of speech | noun - verb - adjective - adverb - determinative/determiner - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection |
| grammatical functions | head - subject - predicate - object - complement - modifier - adjunct - determiner/specifier |
| clauses | independent clause - dependent clause - subordinate clause - relative clause |
