verbal noun

ver·bal noun

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vur-buh l noun]
- /ˈvɜr bəl naʊn/
- /ˈvɜː.bəl naʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-buh l noun]
- /ˈvɜr bəl naʊn/

Definitions of verbal noun words

noun verbal noun a noun derived from a verb, especially by a process applicable to most or all verbs, as, in English, the -ing form of Eating is fun or of Smoking is forbidden. 1
noun verbal noun a noun derived from a verb, such as smoking in the sentence smoking is bad for you 0
noun verbal noun a noun or nominal derived from a verb and functioning in some respects like a verb: in English, it is either a noun ending in -ing (a gerund) or an infinitive (Ex.: walking is healthful, to err is human) 0
noun verbal noun (grammar) A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English, this might be a gerund (ending in -ing), infinitive, or other noun derived from a verb. 0

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Origin of verbal noun

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Verbal noun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Verbal noun

verbal noun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

verbal noun usage trend in Literature

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