What does verbe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word verbe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use verbe in French.

The word verbe in French means verb, spoken word, the Word, the Word, lord it, take a haughty tone, talk noisily, talk loudly, subject-verb inversion, magic of language, phrasal verb, auxiliary verb, auxiliary, conjugated verb, stative verb, verb of motion, defective verb, deponent verb, interpolated clause verb, intransitive verb, reflexive verb, pronominal verb, reflexive verb, transitive verb. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word verbe

verb

nom masculin (Grammaire : mot décrivant une action) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une phrase, le verbe est le mot qui exprime l'action ou l'état.
In a sentence, the verb is the word which expresses the action or the state.

spoken word

nom masculin (parole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le verbe est l'expression de la pensée par les mots.
Language is the expression of thought via words.

the Word

nom masculin (Religion : parole de Dieu) (Religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
D'après la Bible, Dieu pourvut l'homme du Verbe.
According to the Bible, God gave the Word to mankind.

the Word

nom masculin (Religion : Jésus Christ) (Religion: Christ)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Et le Verbe s'est fait chair.
And the Word became flesh.

lord it, take a haughty tone

locution verbale (parler fort)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
He's always lording it with his employees.

talk noisily, talk loudly

locution verbale (parler fort)

Les jeunes femmes avaient un peu trop bu et avaient le verbe sonore.

subject-verb inversion

nom féminin (grammaire : technique interrogative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

magic of language

nom féminin (puissance des mots)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les livres de Jules Verne continuent à transporter leurs lecteurs par la magie du verbe.

phrasal verb

nom masculin (verbe suivi d'une préposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Give up » en anglais est un verbe à particule.

auxiliary verb, auxiliary

nom masculin (verbe pour les temps composés) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

conjugated verb

nom masculin (verbe transformé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stative verb

nom masculin (verbe décrivant un état ou mouvement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

verb of motion

nom masculin (verbe décrivant un mouvant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

defective verb

nom masculin (verbe à conjugaison incomplète) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les verbes défectifs ne se conjuguent pas à toutes les personnes ni temps.

deponent verb

nom masculin (grammaire latine) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En grammaire latine un verbe déponent se conjugue au passif en ayant un sens actif.

interpolated clause verb

nom masculin (Grammaire : verbe intercalé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

intransitive verb

nom masculin (verbe sans complément d'objet) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reflexive verb, pronominal verb

nom masculin (verbe à pronom réflexif) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les verbes pronominaux sont communs aux langues latines.

reflexive verb

nom masculin (verbe pronominal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec un verbe réfléchi le sujet fait et subit l'action.

transitive verb

nom masculin (verbe qui nécessite un objet) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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