Definition of verb

         

     Definition of verb (with examples)

Verbs are often dscribed as doing words. A verb usually tells us what action is being performed. For example:

-he ate the cake.

-she read  the book.

Verbs can express a phisical actions, mental actions, or states of being. For example:

Verbs expressing physical action

Verbs that express physical action are the ones that spring to mind when most people think about verbs. Such verbs are easy to spot because th action can be easily envisaged.

Here are some examples of verbs expressing physical actions:

-          To swim.

-          To write.

-          To climb.

Verbs expresing mental actions:

Not all action are physical. Some are mental. Here are some examples of verbs expressing mental actions.

-          To think.

-          To wonder.

-          To guess.

Verbs expressing a state of being:

The very act of being (i.e just existing) is also an action below some examples of verbs that express a state of being ; the most comment verb of all is the verb to be.

-          To be

-          To existe

-          To  appear