English Online Dictionary. What means verbal? What does verbal mean?
English
Etymology
From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.bəl/, [ˈvɜː.bɫ̩], enPR: vûrʹ-bəl
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR: vûrʹ-bəl
- Hyphenation: ver‧bal
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl
Adjective
verbal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to words.
- Synonym: wordish
- Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
- Antonym: substantive
- Consisting of words only.
- Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
- (grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
- Synonym: rhematic
- (grammar) Used to form a verb.
- Capable of speech.
- Antonyms: preverbal, non-verbal
- Word for word.
- Synonyms: literal, verbatim
- (obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose.
Synonyms
- (of or relating to speech or words): lectic
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "expressly spoken or written"): implied
- (antonym(s) of "expressly stated"): unsaid
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
verbal (countable and uncountable, plural verbals)
- (countable, 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.
- Synonym: non-finite verb
- (countable, UK, Ireland) A spoken confession given to police.
- (uncountable, UK, Ireland, colloquial) Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding.
Translations
Verb
verbal (third-person singular simple present verbals, present participle verballing, simple past and past participle verballed)
- (transitive, British, Australia) To allege (usually falsely) that someone has made an oral admission.
Anagrams
- Varble, Vrabel
Aragonese
Etymology
By surface analysis, verbo (“verb”) + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾˈbal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ver‧bal
Adjective
verbal (plural verbals)
- (grammar) verbal (relating to verbs)
- Synonym: verballo
References
- “verbal”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin verbālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [bərˈbal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [vərˈbal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [veɾˈbal]
Adjective
verbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural verbals)
- verbal (of or relating to words)
- verbal (spoken rather than written)
- (grammar) verbal (relating to verbs)
Derived terms
Related terms
- verb
Further reading
- “verbal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin verbālis. By surface analysis, verbe + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.bal/
- Homophones: verbale, verbales
Adjective
verbal (feminine verbale, masculine plural verbaux, feminine plural verbales)
- verbal
Derived terms
- cadrage verbal
- diarrhée verbale
- locution verbale
- temps verbal
Further reading
- “verbal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁˈbaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
verbal (strong nominative masculine singular verbaler, not comparable)
- verbal
- Synonym: mündlich
Declension
Further reading
- “verbal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verbal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch verbaal, from Middle French verbal, from Latin verbālis. Doublet of perbal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vərˈbal]
- Hyphenation: vêr‧bal
Adjective
verbal or vêrbal
- verbal
- expressly spoken rather than written; oral
- (linguistics) pertaining to verbs
Further reading
- “verbal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin verbālis. By surface analysis, verbo + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Adjective
verbal m or f (plural verbais)
- verbal, oral
- (grammar) verbal (derived from, or having the nature of a verb)
Derived terms
- verbalmente
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French verbal, from Latin verbalis.
Adjective
verbal m or n (feminine singular verbală, masculine plural verbali, feminine and neuter plural verbale)
- verbal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin verbālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾˈbal/ [beɾˈβ̞al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ver‧bal
Adjective
verbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural verbales)
- verbal (of or relating to words)
- verbal (spoken rather than written)
- (grammar) verbal (relating to verbs)
Derived terms
Noun
verbal m (plural verbales)
- (grammar) verbal
Related terms
Further reading
- “verbal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014