verb

Grammar's doing word

Verbs express an act, event, or condition and also usually place it in time.

They are the core of the predicate in most sentences.

English distinguishes various kinds of verbs, with distinctions between transitive and intransitive, modal, finite, auxiliary, and linking.

Every English sentence requires a verb.

grammar

conjugation

Verb form variation system

gerund · mood · aspect · voice · auxiliary · modal · transitive · intransitive · irregular · subjunctive

partofspeech

noun

Word naming something

conjunction · interjection · article · determiner · participle · infinitive · gerund · predicate · copula · auxiliary

communication

say

Speak words aloud

  • tellConvey information verbally
  • speakProduce words aloud
  • askSeek an answer

answer · declare · announce · explain · describe · narrate · assert · proclaim · exclaim · state

action

run

Move swiftly on foot

  • jumpPropel oneself airborne
  • swimMove through water
  • writeForm text on surface

build · cook · drive · paint · dance · sing · throw · catch · climb · dig

cognition

think

Process with the mind

remember · forget · imagine · reason · consider · assume · realize · recognize · perceive · comprehend

change

become

Change into another state

develop · shift · alter · modify · convert · transition · adapt · mutate · morph · deteriorate

emotion

feel

Perceive by touch

  • loveIntense fond attachment
  • hateIntense hostile aversion
  • fearEmotional response to threat

hope · worry · enjoy · suffer · desire · regret · admire · envy · resent · appreciate

Categories
Opposites
grammatical category

verbnoun

Word naming something

adjective · adverb · preposition · pronoun · conjunction

action vs. entity

verbnoun

Word naming something

object · thing · entity · substantive · substance

Phrases
Family

proverb, verbal, adverb, verbs, verbose, verbalize, verbatim, proverbs, proverbial

Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G