Pronunciation : Verb
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See Word.]
Definition : 1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] South.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.
Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression. Earle. Active verb, Auxiliary verb, Neuter verb, etc. See Active, Auxiliary, Neuter, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913