VERB in a Sentence

Learn VERB from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

20 example sentences for VERB, such as:

1. The verb ` eat'takes a direct object.
2. Transitive verbs take a direct object.
3. Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.
4. If the subject is singular, use a singular verb.
5. Verbs that take object are called transitive verbs.

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 Meanings and Examples of VERB
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verb
 n.  a word used to describe an action
Classic Sentence:
1  When at last I dozed, in sheer exhaustion of mind and body, it became a vast shadowy verb which I had to conjugate.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLV
2  Its root is that of the verb "rotisya," to bind.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI — HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS T...
3  The first project was, to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles, because, in reality, all things imaginable are but norms.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER V.
4  It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1  After the verb to love, to help is the most beautiful verb in the world.
2  If the subject is singular, use a singular verb.
3  The word "water" can be used as a noun or a verb.
4  In the sentence 'I like ice cream', 'ice cream' is the object of the verb 'like'.
5  The verb ` eat'takes a direct object.
6  Not only has it made the internet into an extremely fast and valuable research tool, it's become a household word and has even created a new verb "to google."
7  Sorry, strictly speaking, the negation is applied to the verb and the verb to the subject.
8  Add -ed to all these verbs to put them in the past tense.
9  Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.
10  This dictionary has several appendices, including one on irregular verbs.
11  Verbs that do not take object are called intransitive verbs.
12  Transitive verbs take a direct object.
13  Verbs that take object are called transitive verbs.
14  I have to swot up on phrasal verbs for a test tomorrow.
15  In the classic game of charades, students mime action verbs while the others watch.