What does verbal mean?
Definitions for verbal
ˈvɜr bəlver·bal
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word verbal.
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.
verbalverb
To fabricate a confession
verbaladjective
Of, or relating to words.
verbaladjective
Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
verbaladjective
Consisting of words only.
verbaladjective
Expressly spoken or written, as opposed to implied.
verbaladjective
Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
verbaladjective
Used to form a verb.
verbaladjective
Capable of speech.
Etymology: From the verbalis.
ChatGPT
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 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
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
Verbaladjective
having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation
Verbaladjective
abounding with words; verbose
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
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
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'verbal' in Adjectives Frequency: #751
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Anagrams for verbal »
barvel
blaver
Numerology
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
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.
Jargon allows us to camouflage intellectual poverty with verbal extravagance.
To keep the air fresh among words is the secret of verbal cleanliness.
This video here, there are things I could go over and critique the officer on, it's not racial things, it's not hate things. Certainly some etiquette or verbal judo that could be fixed and improved upon, what's ultimately going to be accomplished, it's not going to make the ticket go away, it's not going to solve anything. It’s only causing more problems.
An agent observed the individual fail to comply with the verbal commands and aim what was determined to be a 20-gauge shotgun at him, the agent discharged his service-issued M-4, striking the individual, who died at the scene.
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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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