Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
VERB
verb
(noun) the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
verb
(noun) a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
verb (plural verbs)
(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state.
(obsolete) Any word; a vocable.
(figurative) An action as opposed to a trait or thing.
(programming) A named command that performs a specific operation on an object.
Usage notes
Verbs compose a fundamental category of words in most languages. In an English clause, a verb forms the head of the predicate of the clause. In many languages, verbs uniquely conjugate for tense and aspect.
Hyponyms
• See: verb
Verb
verb (third-person singular simple present verbs, present participle verbing, simple past and past participle verbed)
(transitive, nonstandard, colloquial) To use any word that is not, or had not been a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb.
(used as a neutral, unspecific verb, often in linguistics and the social sciences) To perform any action that is normally expressed by a verb.
Anagrams
• brev
Source: Wiktionary
Verb, n. Etym: [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See Word.]
1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] South.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.
Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression. Earle. Active verb, Auxiliary verb, Neuter verb, etc. See Active, Auxiliary, Neuter, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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