verb
word
Latin · verbum
Verb comes from Latin verbum, "word". It appears in words about words, spoken language, exact wording, and speech that uses many words.
Memory trick
A VERB is THE word of action: VERBum means word.
Words from this root
- adverb (ad + verb) — a word that modifies a verbक्रिया-विशेषण
- adverbial (ad + verb + ial) — working like an adverbक्रिया-विशेषण जैसा
- verb (verb) — a word that shows actionक्रिया
- verbal (verb + al) — spoken; of wordsमौखिक, शब्द संबंधी
- verbalism (verb + al + ism) — an expression in words onlyशब्दाडंबर
- verbalize (verb + al + ize) — to put into wordsशब्दों में कहना
- verbally (verb + al + ly) — by speakingमौखिक रूप से
- verbatim (verb + atim) — word for wordशब्दशः, हू-ब-हू
- verbiage (verb + iage) — too many wordsशब्दों की भरमार
- verbose (verb + ose) — using too many wordsवाचाल, शब्दबहुल
- verbosely (verb + ose + ly) — in a wordy wayज़्यादा शब्दों में
- nonverbally (non + verb + al + ly) — without wordsबिना बोले