Definitions for verbal
ˈvɜr bəlver·bal

Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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. Karl Buhler, 1930:

   By the time the child can draw more that scribble, by the age of four or five years, an already well-formed body of conceptual knowledge formulated in language dominates his memory and controls his graphic work. Drawings are graphic accounts of essentially verbal processes. As an essentially verbal education gains control, the child abandons his graphic efforts and relies almost entirely on words. Language has first spoilt drawing and then swallowed it up completely.

2. Juliana Fetherman:

   He's verbal, but he doesn't like to talk, just making and keeping conversations is something that's really awkward for him, and it's hard for him to initiate that.

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. United States:

   One report reviewed over 800 complaints of alleged physical, verbal, or sexual abuse lodged against Border Patrol agents between 2009 and 2012 ; in 97 % of the complaints resulting in formal decisions, no action was taken.

5. Marc Poulin:

   This change in verbal fluency is what you'd expect to see in someone five years younger.

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