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[vurb] / vɜrb /


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Van Halen music is the same thing: What verb are you participating in?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

And hey, did you know that the word “raptor”—which is often used to describe birds of prey—comes from the Latin verb rapio, which means to plunder, rob, ravish, or abduct?

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Mr. Drout analyzes with clarity and humor Tolkien’s fascination with Finnish grammar, the distinctive ways he uses pronouns and the particular verb tenses he favors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

When used as a verb, it typically means to eject or ban a person from an establishment.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025

Some English teachers frown on starting a sentence with there, possibly because they prefer keeping the real subject before the verb.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner



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