verbal
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈvɜrbəl/
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verbal
- More recent research confirms and expands on the asymmetry between the phonological (verbal) and visual-spatial domains.
- verbal form
- verbal structure
It's the word is for sort of like a fortunate accident, you know, in a verbal form that's being used there in the Greek.
- It's the word is for sort of like a fortunate accident, you know, in a verbal form that's being used there in the Greek.
Examples
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Both aestumare and autumare denoted intellectual operations or verbal actions.
Academic text (2000) -
"Or why not put the word into its verbal form, the better to get the whole of it?"
Blog text (6) -
Without imagination, one cannot picture an event in history, a verbal problem in mathematics, or the characters of a book.
Academic text (1992) -
The notation was verbal in form and not a graphical representation.
Academic text (1997) -
The problems, the verbal creations, were methodically solved.
Fiction book (1997) -
That's what people who use the SAT to evaluate student aptitude mean by "developed" verbal ability.
Academic text (1999) -
"In its verbal forms, amahn also conjugates to mean "to foster, nurse, bring up."
Academic text (1992) -
As a measure of verbal intelligence in visually impaired clients, the Wechsler verbal scales seem to be the instrument of choice.
Academic text (1997) -
The teacher emphasized the importance of verbal communication during the class discussion.
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In English grammar, a verbal noun like 'running' can function as a subject or an object.
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.3
Being able to use and understand spoken and written words well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word verbal comes from the Latin verbum 'word' and is closely linked to the familiar English verb. In grammar, a verbal describes something 'from a verb', such as a gerund or participle.