verb

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

verb, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See Word.].

•  A word; a vocable.  South.  [1913 Webster]
•  A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.  [1913 Webster]

  " A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression. Earle. "  Earle.  [1913 Webster]

Active verb, Auxiliary verb, Neuter verb, etc. See Active, Auxiliary, Neuter, etc.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

verb, n. Gram. a word used to indicate an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence (e.g. hear, become, happen).

Etymology

ME f. OF verbe or L verbum word, verb