How do you use "verb" in a sentence?

Run' and 'think' are both verbs. In this sentence, 'is' is the main verb. Can you identify the verb in this sentence?

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Q: What does "verb" mean?

A word expressing an action, state, or occurrence A verb is a word that expresses an action (run, write), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (exist, seem). Verbs are essential parts of sentences and can change form to indicate tense, mood, voice, and person. English verbs include regular verbs (walk, walked) and irregular verbs (go, went). 'To verb' something informally means to use a noun as a verb.

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Meaning: A word expressing an action, state, or occurrence

动词

verbo

動詞

동사

A verb is a word that expresses an action (run, write), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (exist, seem). Verbs are essential parts of sentences and can change form to indicate tense, mood, voice, and person. English verbs include regular verbs (walk, walked) and irregular verbs (go, went). 'To verb' something informally means to use a noun as a verb.

动词是表示动作（跑、写）、发生（发生、变成）或存在状态（存在、似乎）的词。动词是句子的基本组成部分，可以改变形式以表示时态、语气、语态和人称。英语动词包括规则动词（walk, walked）和不规则动词（go, went）。'To verb'某物非正式地意味着将名词用作动词。

Un verbo es una palabra que expresa una acción (correr, escribir), un suceso (pasar, convertirse) o un estado del ser (existir, parecer). Los verbos son partes esenciales de las oraciones y pueden cambiar de forma para indicar tiempo, modo, voz y persona. Los verbos en inglés incluyen verbos regulares (walk, walked) e irregulares (go, went). 'Verbear' algo informalmente significa usar un sustantivo como verbo.

動詞は、動作（走る、書く）、出来事（起こる、なる）、または状態（存在する、思われる）を表す言葉です。動詞は文の重要な部分であり、時制、法、態、人称を示すために形を変えることができます。英語の動詞には、規則動詞（walk, walked）と不規則動詞（go, went）があります。「To verb」何かは、非公式に名詞を動詞として使用することを意味します。

동사는 동작(run, write), 사건(happen, become), 또는 존재 상태(exist, seem)를 나타내는 단어입니다. 문장의 필수 구성 요소이며 시제, 법, 태, 인칭에 따라 형태가 변합니다. 영어 동사에는 규칙 동사(walk, walked)와 불규칙 동사(go, went)가 있습니다. 비격식적으로 'to verb'라고 하면 명사를 동사로 사용한다는 뜻입니다.

Examples

Run' and 'think' are both verbs.
Run'和'think'都是动词。
Correr' y 'pensar' son ambos verbos.
「Run」と「think」はどちらも動詞です。
Run'과 'think'은 둘 다 동사입니다.
In this sentence, 'is' is the main verb.
在这个句子中，'is'是主要动词。
En esta oración, 'es' es el verbo principal.
この文では、「is」が主動詞です。
이 문장에서 'is'가 주동사입니다.
Can you identify the verb in this sentence?
你能找出这个句子中的动词吗？
¿Puedes identificar el verbo en esta oración?
この文の動詞を特定できますか？
이 문장에서 동사를 찾을 수 있나요?

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old French 'verbe', from Latin 'verbum' (word), from PIE root *were- (to speak). In grammar, the verb became 'the word' par excellence because it is the essential word of every sentence.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal