English words for 'as a verb'
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pron
- As the object of a verb.
- As the object of a preposition.
- (fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.
- (informal, especially non-US) Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.
- (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
adj
- (grammar) Used to form a verb.
- (grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
- Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
- Word for word.
- Of or relating to words.
- Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
- Capable of speech.
- Consisting of words only.
- of or relating to or formed from a verb
- expressed in spoken words
- communicated in the form of words
- tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
- relating to or having facility in the use of words
- of or relating to or formed from words in general
noun
- (uncountable, UK, Ireland, colloquial) Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding.
- (countable, UK, Ireland) A spoken confession given to police.
- (countable, grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
verb
noun
adj
noun
adj
- (graph theory) Being or relating to a certain type of graph that complies with a theorem ("pluperfect graph theorem") discovered by D. R. Fulkerson in 1970, satisfying even more constraints than a perfect graph.
- More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal.
- (mathematics) Synonym of multiperfect.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
- (grammar) Pertaining to action completed before another action or event in the past, past perfect.
- more than perfect
adv
- in a verbose manner
- In a verbose manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, using extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication.
adj
- serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
- named; bearing the name of a specific person
- appointed by nomination
- Making a selection or nomination; choosing.
- Giving a name; naming; designating.
- (grammar) Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
noun
adv
noun
adj
- (grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.
- designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
- (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.
- Affected by transference of signification.
- Making a transit or passage.
- (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element a is related to b and b is related to c, then a is necessarily related to c.
- (probability) Of a set of dice: not having the intransitive property.
- (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other.
noun
- a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
- (grammar) A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.
noun
- a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
- (grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
noun
adj
- (mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
- (politics) Producing or provoking a reciprocal response.
- (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
- Of or resulting from a reflex.
- Synonym of reflective.
- (figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
- referring back to itself
- without volition or conscious control
noun
adj
- designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
- (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
- (probability) Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game.
- (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
particle
adv
conj
prep
- Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
- Indicating a degree or level reached.
- So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
- Denotes the end of a range.
- According to.
- Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
- In the direction of; towards.
- (informal) With implied hour.
- So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
- Used more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.
- (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
- (Canada, Cornwall (UK), Newfoundland, Wales, West Midlands (UK)) At.
- Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
- Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
- (time) Preceding (the stated hour).
- So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
- Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
noun
- (grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb.
- A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
- a theatrical performer
- a person who acts and gets things done
adj
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
- containing or expressing accusation
- Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
- (grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
noun
adj
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
noun
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
noun
- a verb in the imperative mood.
- a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- some duty that is essential and urgent
- (countable, grammar) A verb in the imperative mood.
- (uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
- (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
adj
pron
- As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.
- As the object of a preposition.
- Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).
- (nonstandard, in apposition) Would be the subject of a copula in standard English, though the copula is omitted; used to indicate or imitate limited English fluency.
- (informal, with a conjunction, often proscribed) As the subject of a verb.
- (nonstandard, not with a conjunction) As the subject of a verb. Sometimes used to indicate or imitate limited English fluency.
- (colloquial, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
det
noun
noun
adj
noun
- the inflection of verbs
- the state of being joined together
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
- the act of making or becoming a single unit
- the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
- (grammar, sometimes proscribed) The inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; a declension.
- (mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; a complex conjugation.
- (grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
- (mathematics) A mapping sending x to gxg⁻¹, where g and x are elements of a group; an inner automorphism.
- (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit.
- (grammar) The act or process of conjugating a verb.
- The coming together of things; a union.
- (law) Sexual relations within marriage.
- (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds.
- (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
verb
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).
- (transitive) To reckon in, to include in consideration.
- (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
- (transitive) To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.
- (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group).
- have a certain value or carry a certain weight
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have faith or confidence in
- put into a group
- name or recite the numbers in ascending order
- determine the number or amount of
- take account of
- include as if by counting
- show consideration for; take into account
adj
noun
- (minced oath, slang) Cunt (the taboo swear word)
- (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
- A countdown.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
- (law) A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
- The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
- The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- The male ruler of a county.
- A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
- the total number counted
adj
noun
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- cause to become widely known
- spread or diffuse through
- move outward
pron
- Used as the direct object of a verb.
- (informal set phrases, dialectal or nonstandard) They or those.
- Used as the indirect object of a verb.
- Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).
- (nonstandard or colloquial, uncommon) As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
- Used as the object of a preposition.
det
adj
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
noun
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of phrasal verb.
- (countable, control theory) Initialism of process variable.
- (countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of pulmonary valve.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- (countable, Japan) Initialism of promotional video.
- (countable) Initialism of probation violation.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera.
- (countable, finance) Initialism of present value.
- (uncountable) Initialism of pharmacovigilance.
adj
adv
noun
adj
noun
adj
- (graph theory) Being or relating to a certain type of graph that complies with a theorem ("pluperfect graph theorem") discovered by D. R. Fulkerson in 1970, satisfying even more constraints than a perfect graph.
- More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal.
- (mathematics) Synonym of multiperfect.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
- (grammar) Pertaining to action completed before another action or event in the past, past perfect.
- more than perfect
noun
adj
- (grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.
- designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
- (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.
- Affected by transference of signification.
- Making a transit or passage.
- (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element a is related to b and b is related to c, then a is necessarily related to c.
- (probability) Of a set of dice: not having the intransitive property.
- (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other.
noun
- a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
- (grammar) A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.
noun
- a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
- (grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
noun
adj
- (mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
- (politics) Producing or provoking a reciprocal response.
- (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
- Of or resulting from a reflex.
- Synonym of reflective.
- (figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
- referring back to itself
- without volition or conscious control
noun
adj
- designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
- (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
- (probability) Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game.
- (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
noun
- (grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb.
- A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
- a theatrical performer
- a person who acts and gets things done
noun
- a verb in the imperative mood.
- a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- some duty that is essential and urgent
- (countable, grammar) A verb in the imperative mood.
- (uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
- (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
adj
noun
adj
noun
- the inflection of verbs
- the state of being joined together
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
- the act of making or becoming a single unit
- the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
- (grammar, sometimes proscribed) The inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; a declension.
- (mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; a complex conjugation.
- (grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
- (mathematics) A mapping sending x to gxg⁻¹, where g and x are elements of a group; an inner automorphism.
- (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit.
- (grammar) The act or process of conjugating a verb.
- The coming together of things; a union.
- (law) Sexual relations within marriage.
- (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds.
- (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
adj
- serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
- named; bearing the name of a specific person
- appointed by nomination
- Making a selection or nomination; choosing.
- Giving a name; naming; designating.
- (grammar) Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
noun
noun
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of phrasal verb.
- (countable, control theory) Initialism of process variable.
- (countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of pulmonary valve.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- (countable, Japan) Initialism of promotional video.
- (countable) Initialism of probation violation.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera.
- (countable, finance) Initialism of present value.
- (uncountable) Initialism of pharmacovigilance.
adj
adv
verb
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
- (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).
- (transitive) To reckon in, to include in consideration.
- (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
- (transitive) To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.
- (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group).
- have a certain value or carry a certain weight
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- have faith or confidence in
- put into a group
- name or recite the numbers in ascending order
- determine the number or amount of
- take account of
- include as if by counting
- show consideration for; take into account
adj
noun
- (minced oath, slang) Cunt (the taboo swear word)
- (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
- A countdown.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
- (law) A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
- The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
- The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- The male ruler of a county.
- A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
- the total number counted
adv
- in a verbose manner
- In a verbose manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, using extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication.
adv
adj
- (grammar) Used to form a verb.
- (grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
- Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
- Word for word.
- Of or relating to words.
- Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
- Capable of speech.
- Consisting of words only.
- of or relating to or formed from a verb
- expressed in spoken words
- communicated in the form of words
- tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
- relating to or having facility in the use of words
- of or relating to or formed from words in general
noun
- (uncountable, UK, Ireland, colloquial) Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding.
- (countable, UK, Ireland) A spoken confession given to police.
- (countable, grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
verb
adj
- serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
- named; bearing the name of a specific person
- appointed by nomination
- Making a selection or nomination; choosing.
- Giving a name; naming; designating.
- (grammar) Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
noun
adj
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
- containing or expressing accusation
- Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
- (grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
noun
adj
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
noun
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
noun
adj
- (grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.
- designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
- (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.
- Affected by transference of signification.
- Making a transit or passage.
- (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element a is related to b and b is related to c, then a is necessarily related to c.
- (probability) Of a set of dice: not having the intransitive property.
- (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other.
adj
noun
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- cause to become widely known
- spread or diffuse through
- move outward