/ vɜːb; NAmE vɜːrb/ noun
( grammar ) a word or group of words that expresses an action (such as eat ), an event (such as happen ) or a state (such as exist ) :
regular / irregular verbs
transitive / intransitive verbs
—see also phrasal verb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French verbe or Latin verbum word, verb.