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English Dictionary: verb	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for verb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verb n the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verb \Verb\, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See {Word}.] 1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] --South. 2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action. Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression. --Earle. {Active verb}, {Auxiliary verb}, {Neuter verb}, etc. See {Active}, {Auxiliary}, {Neuter}, etc.