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verbal
relating to words: verbal ability; using words alone without action: verbal imagery; literal: a verbal translation
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ver·bal
(vûr′bəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or associated with words: a detailed verbal description.
2.
a. Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas: a merely verbal distinction.
b. Consisting of words alone without action: a verbal confrontation.
3. Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral: a verbal contract.
4. Corresponding word for word; literal: a verbal translation.
5. Grammar
a. Relating to, having the nature or function of, or derived from a verb.
b. Used to form verbs: a verbal suffix.
6. Of or relating to proficiency in the use and understanding of words: a verbal aptitude test.
n. Grammar
A verbal noun or adjective.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin verbālis, from Latin verbum, word; see verb.]
ver′bal·ly adv.
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verbal
(ˈvɜːbəl)adj
1. of, relating to, or using words, esp as opposed to ideas, etc: merely verbal concessions.
2. oral rather than written: a verbal agreement.
3. verbatim; literal: an almost verbal copy.
4. (Grammar) grammar of or relating to verbs or a verb
n
5. (Grammar) grammar another word for verbid
6. (plural) slang abuse or invective: new forms of on-field verbals.
7. (plural) slang a criminal's admission of guilt on arrest
vb (tr) , -bals, -balling or -balled
slang (of the police) to implicate (someone) in a crime by quoting alleged admission of guilt in court
ˈverbally adv
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ver•bal
(ˈvɜr bəl)adj.
1. of or consisting of words: verbal ability.
2. spoken rather than written; oral: verbal communication.
3. concerned with words only, rather than with the ideas, facts, or realities expressed: a purely verbal distinction.
4. corresponding word for word; verbatim: a verbal translation.
5.
n. a. of, pertaining to, or derived from a verb: a verbal adjective.
b. used in a sentence as or like a verb.
6. a word, esp. a noun or adjective, derived from a verb, as a gerund, infinitive, or participle.
7. a word or group of words functioning as or like a verb.
[1485–95; < Latin verbālis, derivative of verb(um) word (see verb)]
ver′bal•ly, adv.
usage.: verbal has had the meaning “spoken” since the late 16th century and is thus synonymous with oral: I wrote a memorandum to confirm the verbal agreement. This use is sometimes criticized for being etymologically incorrect or ambiguous, though the context usu. makes the meaning clear: No documents are necessary; a verbal order will suffice. oral can always be used if the context demands: My lawyer insists on a written contract because oral agreements are too difficult to enforce.
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verbal
Past participle: verballed
Gerund: verballing
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| Adj. | 1. |  verbal - communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray |
| 2. |  verbal - of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability" | |
| 3. | verbal - of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'" | |
| 4. | verbal - relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude" mathematical, numerical - relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz" | |
| 5. |  verbal - expressed in spoken words; "a verbal contract"spoken - uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken" | |
| 6. | verbal - prolix; "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression prolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" |
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verbal
adjective spoken, oral, word-of-mouth, unwritten, verbatim, literal We have a verbal agreement with our suppliers.
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verbal
adjective1. Relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of words:
2. Expressed or transmitted in speech:
3. Employing the very same words as another:
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Translations
فِعْلي، مُتَعَلِّق بالأفْعاللَفْظي، كلامي
slovníslovesný
mundtligverbal
igei
munnlegursagn-, sagnar-
slovesnýslovný
fiil ile ilgilisözlü
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verbal
[ˈvɜːrbəl] adj (= spoken) [agreement, warning, attack] → verbal(e)
(= using words) [skills, communication] → verbal(e)
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verbal
adj
(= spoken) statement, agreement → mündlich; verbal abuse → Beschimpfung f; verbal attack → Verbalattacke f; verbal warning → mündliche Verwarnung
(= of words) error, skills, distinction → sprachlich; verbal memory → Wortgedächtnis nt; a verbal reasoning test → ein Test m → des logischen Denkvermögens
(= literal) translation → wörtlich
(Gram) → verbal
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verb
(vəːb) noun the word or phrase that gives the action, or asserts something, in a sentence, clause etc. I saw him; He ran away from me; I have a feeling; What is this?
ˈverbal adjective1. of, or concerning, verbs. verbal endings such as `-fy', `-ize'.
2. consisting of, or concerning, spoken words. a verbal warning/agreement.
ˈverbally adverb in or by speech, not writing. I replied to the invitation verbally.
verbatim (-ˈbeitim) adjective, adverb word for word. a verbatim report of the argument; The child repeated my words verbatim.
verbose (-ˈbous) adjective using too many words; expressed in too many words. a verbose speaker; a verbose description/style.
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