a word or group of words that expresses an action (such as eat), an event (such as happen) or a state (such as exist)动词- regular/irregular verbs规则/不规则动词
- transitive/intransitive verbs及物/不及物动词
see also linking verb, main verb, phrasal verb, pro-verb, reciprocal verbExtra Examples- ‘Government’ can take a singular or plural verb.government 可以用单数或复数动词。
- Add an ending to make the verb agree with the subject.加上一个词尾使动词与主语保持一致。
- Adverbs modify verbs.副词修饰动词。
- Do you know how to conjugate the verb ‘seek’?你知道动词seek 应该如何变化吗?
- In this essay he has used the same verbs over and over again.他在这篇文章中多次重复使用这几个动词。
- The subject doesn't agree with the verb.主语和动词不一致。
- Transitive verbs take a direct object.及物动词可带直接宾语。
- What's the main verb of the sentence?这个句子的主要动词是什么?
Topics Languagea1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- plural
- singular
- intransitive
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verb + verbverb + verb- take something
- agree with something
- inflect
- …
verb + nounSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French verbe or Latin verbum ‘word, verb’.