Definitions for verse
vɜrsverse

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. poetry, poesy, verse(noun)

   literature in metrical form

2. verse, rhyme(noun)

   a piece of poetry

3. verse, verse line(verb)

   a line of metrical text

4. verse, versify, poetize, poetise(verb)

   compose verses or put into verse

   "He versified the ancient saga"

5. verse(verb)

   familiarize through thorough study or experience

   "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. verse(Verb)

   To educate about, to teach about.

   He versed us in the finer points of category theory.

   Etymology: Shortening of universe

2. verse(Verb)

   To compose verses.

   It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet. uE000120362uE001 Sir P. Sidney.

   Etymology: Shortening of universe

3. verse(Verb)

   To oppose, to be an opponent for, as in a game, contest or battle.

   Etymology: Shortening of universe

4. verse(Noun)

   The (fictional) universe in which Firefly is set.

   Etymology: Shortening of universe

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

1. Verse(noun)

   a line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

2. Verse(noun)

   metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

3. Verse(noun)

   a short division of any composition

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

4. Verse(noun)

   a stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

5. Verse(noun)

   one of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

6. Verse(noun)

   a portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

7. Verse(noun)

   a piece of poetry

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

8. Verse(verb)

   to tell in verse, or poetry

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

9. Verse(verb)

   to make verses; to versify

   Etymology: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Verse

   vers, n. a line of poetry: metrical arrangement and language: poetry: a stanza: a short division of any composition, esp. of the chapters of the Bible, originally confined to the metrical books, applied first to whole Bible in 1528: (mus.) a portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.—v.t. to relate in verse.—ns. Vers-de-société (same as Society-verse; see under Sociable); Verse′let; Verse-mā′ker; Verse-mā′king; Verse′-man, a writer of verses; Verse′-mong′er, a scribbler of verses; Verse′-mong′ering, verse-writing, esp. of poor verses; Ver′ser, a versifier; Ver′set (mus.), a very short organ interlude or prelude; Ver′sicle, a little verse: in liturgy, the verse said by the officiant.—adj. Versic′ūlar, pertaining to verses.—ns. Versificā′tion, the act, art, or practice of composing metrical verses; Ver′sificātor, Ver′sificātrix, a male, female, maker of verses; Ver′sifīer.—v.i. Ver′sify, to make verses.—v.t. to relate in verse: to turn into verse:—pa.t. and pa.p. ver′sifīed.—n. Ver′sion, the act of translating or turning from one language into another: that which is translated from one language into another: account: statement: a school exercise, generally of composition in a foreign language.—adj. Ver′sional, pertaining to a version or translation.—n. Ver′sionist, a translator.—adj. Ver′sūal, of the character of a verse, pertaining to verses or short paragraphs. [A.S. fers—L. versus, vorsus, a line, furrow, turning—vertĕre, to turn; influenced by O. Fr. vers.]

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'verse' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2718

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'verse' in Nouns Frequency: #1881

Anagrams for verse »

1. Serve

2. Sever

3. Veers

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of verse in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of verse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of verse in a Sentence

1. Robert Jeffress:

   When Christians act violently they are acting in opposition to the teachings of their founder, Jesus Christ, they cannot cite a single verse in the New Testament that calls for violence against unbelievers. On the other hand, radical Islamists can point to a number of verses in the Koran calling for Muslims to ‘crucify the infidels.’.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Over the boundary of time, hope transcends, desire sings one verse, one song, and that is the song of happiness.

3. Luther:

   Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we see how David and all the saints have wrought their godly thoughts into verse, rhyme, and song.

4. Carly Simon:

   I have confirmed the second verse is Warren.

5. Paul Valery:

   ...in song the words tend to lose their significance, do often lose it, while at the other extreme, in current prose it is the musical value that tends to disappear - so that verse stands symmetrically, as it were, between song, on the one hand, and prose on the other - and is thus admirably and delicately balanced between the sensual and the intellectual power of language.

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