What does verbal mean?
Definitions for verbal
ˈvɜr bəlver·bal
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Princeton's WordNet
verbaladjective
communicated in the form of words
"verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"
verbaladjective
of or relating to or formed from words in general
"verbal ability"
verbaladjective
of or relating to or formed from a verb
"verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"
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"
verbaladjective
expressed in spoken words
"a verbal contract"
verbaladjective
prolix
"you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare
Wiktionary
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.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbalverb
To fabricate a confession
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Of, or relating to words.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Consisting of words only.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Expressly spoken or written, as opposed to implied.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Used to form a verb.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
verbaladjective
Capable of speech.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
Webster Dictionary
Verbaladjective
expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony
Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
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
Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
Verbaladjective
having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation
Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
Verbaladjective
abounding with words; verbose
Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
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
Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
Verbalnoun
a noun derived from a verb
Etymology: [F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
Editors Contribution
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
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'verbal' in Adjectives Frequency: #751
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of verbal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of verbal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of verbal in a Sentence
For someone like this child who started as non-verbal who went all the way up to acing the STAAR test in seventh grade – gives hope and lets people know our children can move along that spectrum and can start with low-functioning and go up to higher-functioning. It takes a lot of education, a lot of therapy, a lot of hard work on their part, but it’s possible, i’m a very proud mom. I couldn’t be more proud. It’s a big accomplishment.
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.
The test measures divergent thinking and verbal creativity, which are important but limited aspects of overall creativity. Our task won't predict your creative culinary skills, but it will predict performance on various types of problem-solving, which suggests it is doing more than simply measuring vocabulary, still, we'll need future research to assess how our task relates to other verbal abilities or intelligence more broadly.
We look for very minimal changes in the statement and ... for verbal communications after the meeting, in speeches and interviews, to say, 'Yes, December remains a possibility,'.
Our study showed that six months' worth of vigorous exercise may pump blood to regions of the brain that specifically improve your verbal skills as well as memory and mental sharpness.
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- شفهيArabic
- verbalCatalan, Valencian
- slovníCzech
- verbal, wörtlich, mündlichGerman
- ρηματικός, λεκτικός, προφορικόςGreek
- verbaEsperanto
- verbalSpanish
- verbal, oralFrench
- briatharthaIrish
- शाब्दिकHindi
- lisanIndonesian
- verbale, deverbaleItalian
- מילוליHebrew
- устен, зборовен, изречен, усмен, глаголскиMacedonian
- werkwoordelijk, mondeling, verbaal, letterlijkDutch
- odczasownikowy, werbalny, ustny, słowny, czasownikowyPolish
- verbalPortuguese
- oral, verbalRomanian
- устный, словесный, глагольный, речевой, отглагольный, вербальныйRussian
- verbalSwedish
- வாய்மொழிTamil
- sözlüTurkish
- vödik, värbikVolapük
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