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verb

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verb /vɜːb $ vɜːrb/ ●●● noun [countableC]  
SLGa word or group of words that describes an action, experience, or state, such as ‘come’, ‘see’, and ‘put on’ 动词
→ auxiliary verb, linking verb, modal verb, phrasal verb
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
transitive (=needing an object)
'Produce' is a transitive verb.
intransitive (=not needing an object)
'Bleed' is an intransitive verb.
regular/irregular (=following a regular pattern, or not following one)
Spend time learning the forms of irregular verbs.
active (=having the person or thing doing the action as the subject)
Active verbs make your writing lively, personal and direct.
passive (=having the person or thing that the action is done to as the subject)
Passive verbs may be necessary, but use them sparingly.
singular/plural (=showing whether the subject is one thing or person or more)
The third person singular is 'lies'.
finite (=showing tense and person)
'Was' is a finite verb.
the main verb
If a sentence does not have a main verb, it is not a full sentence.
an auxiliary verb (=a verb that is used with another verb to show its tense, person, etc. In English these are 'be', 'do', and 'have')
a linking verb (also copula) (=a verb that connects the subject of a sentence with a word that describes the subject, for example 'seem' in the sentence 'the house seems big')
a modal verb (=a verb that is used with other verbs to express ideas such as possibility, permission, or intention. In English, these verbs are 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'shall', 'should', 'will', 'would', 'must', 'ought to', 'used to', 'need', and 'had better')
a phrasal verb (=a group of words that is used like a verb and consists of a verb with an adverb or preposition after it, for example 'set off' or 'look after')
verbs
a verb agrees with the subject
In Arabic, all verbs agree with their subjects in gender and number.
a verb inflects (=has different forms showing tense)
In Old English, verbs were highly inflected.
verb + NOUN
a verb form
You have to choose the appropriate verb form.
a verb ending (=the end part of a verb, which changes to show tense or person)
"-ed" is a regular past tense verb ending.
phrases
the subject of a verb (=a noun, pronoun etc that performs the action of the verb or about which something is stated)
In the sentence 'I like pizza.', "I" is the subject of the verb.
the object of a verb (=a noun, pronoun etc that an action is done to)
"The ball" is the object of the verb in "I hit the ball."
Examples from the Corpus
verb• There's a verb to describe these activities in the States: to futz.• It will be noted that these begin with a verb stating the actions students are expected to show.• The analysis will also automatically identify all pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and verb forms in the text.• Another section is devoted entirely to grammar drills, including the use of prepositions, comparatives, negatives and verb tenses.• In the next section we will also discuss the loss of a morphological rule that created causative verbs from adjectives.• The main noun in the subject is boldfaced, the verb is italicised.• The verb in question is a contractible verb, just as in the case of Tag-Controlled Deletion.• Similarly, transitive verbs contrast directly with intransitive verbs, but only indirectly with adjectives.
Origin verb
(1300-1400) Old French verbe, from Latin verbum “word, verb”
verb noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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BNC: 4641 COCA: 8951
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noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VERB | VERB + VERB | VERB + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤plural, singular複數／單數動詞▸➤intransitive, transitive不及物／及物動詞▸➤active, passive主動／被動動詞▸➤irregular, regular不規則／規則動詞▸➤main主要動詞◇What's the main verb of the sentence?這個句子的主要動詞是什麼？➤finite限定動詞▸➤auxiliary, linking, modal助動詞；連繫動詞；情態動詞▸➤phrasal短語動詞VERB + VERB➤use使用動詞◇In this essay he has used the same verbs over and over again.他在這篇文章中多次重複使用這幾個動詞。➤take跟動詞◇'Government' can take a singular or plural verb.government （政府）一詞可以接單數或複數動詞。➤agree with與動詞一致◇The subject doesn't agree with the verb.主語和動詞不一致。➤conjugate, inflect使動詞詞形變化；使動詞屈折變化◇Do you know how to conjugate the verb 'seek'?你知道動詞 seek （尋求）的詞形如何變化嗎？➤modify, qualify修飾／限定動詞◇Adverbs modify verbs.副詞修飾動詞。VERB + VERB➤take sth動詞帶⋯◇Transitive verbs take a direct object.及物動詞可帶直接賓語。➤agree with sth, inflect動詞與⋯一致／發生屈折變化◇Add an ending to make the verb agree with the subject.加上一個詞尾使動詞與主語保持一致。➤end in sth動詞以⋯結尾VERB + NOUN➤ending動詞詞尾➤form, tense動詞形式／時態➤phrase動詞短語
BNC: 4641 COCA: 8951
BNC: 4641 COCA: 8951
verb
Verb forms and tenses: aspect, auxiliary verb, conjugation...

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