verb

English

/vɝb/, /vɜːb/

noun
Definitions
  • (grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state.
  • (obsolete) Any word; a vocable.
  • (figurative) An action as opposed to a trait or thing.
  • (programming) A named command that performs a specific operation on an object.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English verbe derived from Old French verbe derived from Latin verbum (word, verb, a word) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (word), *werh₁- (speak, say, tell).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werh₁-

Gloss

speak, say, tell

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

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