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verbo meaning in English

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verbo noun
{m}

verb [verbs]((grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state)
noun
[UK: vɜːb] [US: ˈvɝːb]

verbo ativo noun
{m}

action verb(word that expresses action)
noun

verbo auxiliar noun
{m}

auxiliary verb(a helping verb)
noun
[UK: ɔːɡ.ˈzɪ.liə.ri vɜːb] [US: agˈzɪ.ljə.ri ˈvɝːb]

verbo de ligação noun
{m}

copula [copulae](grammar: linking kind of word)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.pjʊ.lə] [US: ˈkɒ.pjʊ.lə]

verbo defectivo noun
{m}

defective verb(verb with an incomplete conjugation)
noun

verbo frasal noun
{m}

phrasal verb(idiomatic phrase)
noun
[UK: ˈfreɪz.l̩ vɜːb] [US: ˈfreɪz.l̩ ˈvɝːb]

verbo intransitivo noun
{m}

intransitive verb(action verb not taking a direct object, see also: neuter)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈtræn.sə.tɪv vɜːb] [US: ɪn.ˈtræn.sə.tɪv ˈvɝːb]

verbo irregular noun
{m}

irregular verb(verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈre.ɡjʊ.lə(r) vɜːb] [US: ɪ.ˈre.ɡjə.lər ˈvɝːb]

verbo modal noun
{m}

modal verbnoun
[UK: ˈməʊd.l̩ vɜːb] [US: ˈmoʊd.l̩ ˈvɝːb]

verbo pronominal noun
{m}

pronominal verb(a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish))
noun

verbo reflexivo noun
{m}

reflexive verb(verb with equivalent subject and direct object)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈflek.sɪv vɜːb] [US: rə.ˈflek.sɪv ˈvɝːb]

verbo separável noun
{m}

separable verb(type of verb)
noun

verbo transitivo noun
{m}

transitive verb(a verb that is accompanied by a direct object)
noun
[UK: ˈtræn.sə.tɪv vɜːb] [US: ˈtræn.sə.tɪv ˈvɝːb]

verborragia noun
{f}

verbosity(the excess use of words; long-windedness)
noun
[UK: vɜː.ˈbɒ.sɪ.ti] [US: vər.ˈbɒ.sə.ti]

verborragismo noun
{m}

purple prose(extravagant or flowery writing)
noun

verbosidade noun
{f}

verbosity(the excess use of words; long-windedness)
noun
[UK: vɜː.ˈbɒ.sɪ.ti] [US: vər.ˈbɒ.sə.ti]

verboso adjective

verbose(containing or using more words than necessary, see also: long-winded; wordy)
adjective
[UK: vɜː.ˈbəʊs] [US: vɜːˈboʊs]

pré-verbo noun
{m}

preverb [preverbs](verbal prefix)
noun
[UK: prɪvˈɜːb] [US: prɪvˈɜːb]