What does verse mean?
Definitions for verse
vɜrsverse
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word verse.
Princeton's WordNet
poetry, poesy, verse(noun)
literature in metrical form
verse, rhyme(noun)
a piece of poetry
verse, verse line(verb)
a line of metrical text
verse, versify, poetize, poetise(verb)
compose verses or put into verse
"He versified the ancient saga"
verse(verb)
familiarize through thorough study or experience
"She versed herself in Roman archeology"
Wiktionary
verse(Verb)
To educate about, to teach about.
He versed us in the finer points of category theory.
verse(Verb)
To compose verses.
It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet. uE000120362uE001 Sir P. Sidney.
verse(Verb)
To oppose, to be an opponent for, as in a game, contest or battle.
verse(Noun)
The (fictional) universe in which Firefly is set.
Origin: Shortening of universe
Webster Dictionary
Verse(noun)
a line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules
Verse(noun)
metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry
Verse(noun)
a short division of any composition
Verse(noun)
a stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses
Verse(noun)
one of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments
Verse(noun)
a portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part
Verse(noun)
a piece of poetry
Verse(verb)
to tell in verse, or poetry
Verse(verb)
to make verses; to versify
Origin: [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
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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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'verse' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2718
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'verse' in Nouns Frequency: #1881
Anagrams for verse »
Serve
Sever
Veers
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of verse in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of verse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of verse in a Sentence
It's obviously a difficult verse.
I have confirmed the second verse is Warren.
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.
Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1978:
A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
A poet that reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
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- آيةArabic
- veršCzech
- vers, strofeDanish
- Vers, StropheGerman
- ποίηση, στίχος, στροφήGreek
- verso, estrofaSpanish
- jae, säkeistöFinnish
- vers, couplet, versetFrench
- earrannScottish Gaelic
- שירה, בית, פסוקHebrew
- कविताHindi
- versoIdo
- פסוקHebrew
- 절Korean
- VersLatin
- vers, strofeNorwegian
- couplet, versDutch
- strofe, versNorwegian Nynorsk
- versNorwegian
- wersetPolish
- versículo, versoPortuguese
- versRomanian
- стих, куплетRussian
- stih, versSerbo-Croatian
- vers, strofSwedish
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