Definitions for VERBAL
ˈvɜr bəlver·bal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. verbaladjective

   communicated in the form of words

   "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"

2. verbaladjective

   of or relating to or formed from words in general

   "verbal ability"

3. verbaladjective

   of or relating to or formed from a verb

   "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"

4. verbaladjective

   relating to or having facility in the use of words

   "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"

5. verbaladjective

   expressed in spoken words

   "a verbal contract"

6. verbaladjective

   prolix

   "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. verbalnoun

   A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

2. verbalverb

   To fabricate a confession

3. verbaladjective

   Of, or relating to words.

4. verbaladjective

   Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.

5. verbaladjective

   Consisting of words only.

6. verbaladjective

   Expressly spoken or written, as opposed to implied.

7. verbaladjective

   Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.

8. verbaladjective

   Used to form a verb.

9. verbaladjective

   Capable of speech.

10. Etymology: From the verbalis.

ChatGPTRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. verbal

   Verbal refers to anything related to spoken or written words. It is typically used to describe something that involves the use of language, such as communication, expressions, agreement, or description. The term can also be used in reference to the use of words rather than physical action. Verbal is derived from the Latin word "verbum," meaning word.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Verbaladjective

   expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony

2. Verbaladjective

   consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change

3. Verbaladjective

   having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation

4. Verbaladjective

   abounding with words; verbose

5. Verbaladjective

   of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix

6. Verbalnoun

   a noun derived from a verb

7. Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. verbal

   To communicate, express or speak using words.

   The verbal communication is accurate with all people on the team.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 27, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VERBAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Verbal is ranked #97210 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Verbal surname appeared 187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Verbal.
   
   59.8% or 112 total occurrences were Black.
   36.3% or 68 total occurrences were White.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'VERBAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #751

Anagrams for VERBAL »

1. barvel

2. blaver

How to pronounce VERBAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say VERBAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of VERBAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of VERBAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of VERBAL in a Sentence

1. Robert Sege:

   Parents should never hit their child and never use verbal insults that would humiliate or shame the child.

2. Stanley Kubrick:

   You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film—and such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded in gripping the audience at a deep level—but I don't want to spell out a verbal road map for 2001 that every viewer will feel obligated to pursue or else fear he's missed the point.

3. Matthew Clendennen:

   I was nothing more than a witness that day, i heard gunshots and saw a verbal altercation but beyond that, I was just there.

4. Dan Trachtenberg:

   So much of the film is non-verbal, and yet you know everything she's thinking and feeling and she's so resourceful.

5. John Von Neumann:

   The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct which, with the addition of certain verbal interpretations, describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=VERBAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Verbal
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/VERBAL
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html