toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
verbal
adjective
spoken
rather
than
written
or
printed
•
During
the
meeting
,
she
gave
a
clear
verbal
report
instead
of
handing
out
papers
.
During
the
meeting
,
she
gave
a
clear
verbal
report
instead
of
handing
out
papers
.
•
We
only
have
a
verbal
agreement
,
so
nothing
is
signed
yet
.
We
only
have
a
verbal
agreement
,
so
nothing
is
signed
yet
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
‘
verbalis
’,
from
‘
verbum
’
meaning
‘
word
’.
adjective
relating
to
or
expressed
in
words
or
language
•
Her
essay
showed
great
verbal
creativity
.
Her
essay
showed
great
verbal
creativity
.
•
The
job
requires
strong
verbal
skills
.
The
job
requires
strong
verbal
skills
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Latin
‘
verbum
’, ‘
word
’.
adjective
relating
to
or
formed
from
a
verb
,
such
as
a
participle
or
gerund
•
In
the
phrase
“
running
water
,” “
running
”
is
a
verbal
adjective
.
In
the
phrase
“
running
water
,” “
running
”
is
a
verbal
adjective
.
•
Gerunds
are
one
type
of
verbal
noun
.
Gerunds
are
one
type
of
verbal
noun
.
Specialized
grammatical
sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
earlier
adjective
meanings
.
noun
a
word
or
phrase
derived
from
a
verb
but
functioning
as
another
part
of
speech
,
such
as
a
gerund
,
infinitive
,
or
participle
•
In
“
Swimming
is
fun
,”
the
word
“
swimming
”
is
a
verbal
.
In
“
Swimming
is
fun
,”
the
word
“
swimming
”
is
a
verbal
.
•
The
paper
analyzes
how
verbals
function
within
complex
sentences
.
The
paper
analyzes
how
verbals
function
within
complex
sentences
.
Noun
sense
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
based
on
the
adjective
meaning
‘
of
the
verb
’.
