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Verbal
/ˈvɜː.bəl/
(grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
📖 Definitions of "Verbal"
noun
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(grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
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A confession given to police.
verb
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To induce into fabricating a confession.
adjective
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Of or relating to words.
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Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
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Consisting of words only.
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Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
"a verbal contract"
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