verbal

== English == === Etymology === From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.bəl/, [ˈvɜː.bɫ̩], enPR: vûrʹ-bəl (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɝ.bɫ̩], enPR: vûrʹ-bəl Hyphenation: ver‧bal Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl === Adjective === verbal (not comparable) Of or relating to words. Synonym: wordish Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text. Antonym: substantive Consisting of words only. Expressly spoken rather than written; oral. (grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb. Synonym: rhematic (grammar) Used to form a verb. Capable of speech. Antonyms: preverbal, non-verbal Word for word. Synonyms: literal, verbatim (obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose. ==== Synonyms ==== (of or relating to speech or words): lectic ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “expressly spoken or written”): implied (antonym(s) of “expressly stated”): unsaid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === verbal (countable and uncountable, plural verbals) (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. Synonym: non-finite verb (countable, UK, Ireland) A spoken confession given to police. (uncountable, UK, Ireland, colloquial) Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === verbal (third-person singular simple present verbals, present participle (US) verbaling or (UK) verballing, simple past and past participle (US) verbaled or (UK) verballed) (transitive, UK, Australia) To allege (usually falsely) that someone has made an oral admission. === Anagrams === Varble, Vrabel == Albanian == === Etymology === Internationalism, compare English verbal, Italian verbale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veɾˈbal/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ver‧bál === Adjective === verbal (feminine verbale) (literary) verbal Antonym: gojor ==== Related terms ==== verbalizëm === References === “verbal”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 == Aragonese == === Etymology === By surface analysis, verbo (“verb”) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɾˈbal/ Syllabification: ver‧bal Rhymes: -al === Adjective === verbal (plural verbals) (grammar) verbal (relating to verbs) Synonym: verballo === References === “verbal”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish) == Catalan == === Etymology === From Late Latin verbālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [bərˈbal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vərˈbal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [veɾˈbal] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [berˈbal] === Adjective === verbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural verbals) verbal (of or relating to words) verbal (spoken rather than written) (grammar) verbal (relating to verbs) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== verb === Further reading === “verbal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “verbal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “verbal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “verbal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin verbālis. By surface analysis, verbe +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁ.bal/ Homophones: verbale, verbales === Adjective === verbal (feminine verbale, masculine plural verbaux, feminine plural verbales) verbal ==== Derived terms ==== cadrage verbal diarrhée verbale locution verbale temps verbal === Further reading === “verbal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁˈbaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === verbal (strong nominative masculine singular verbaler, not comparable) verbal Synonym: mündlich (linguistics) verbal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “verbal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “verbal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch verbaal, from Middle French verbal, from Latin verbālis. Doublet of perbal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈvɛrbal/ [ˈfɛr.bal] Rhymes: -ɛrbal Syllabification: ver‧bal === Adjective === verbal (comparative lebih verbal, superlative paling verbal) verbal, oral (expressly spoken rather than written) (linguistics) verbal (pertaining to verbs) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “verbal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin verbālis. By surface analysis, verbo +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ver‧bal === Adjective === verbal m or f (plural verbais) verbal, oral (grammar) verbal (derived from, or having the nature of a verb) ==== Derived terms ==== verbalmente === References === === Further reading === “verbal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “verbal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French verbal, from Latin verbalis. By surface analysis, verb +‎ -al. === Adjective === verbal m or n (feminine singular verbală, masculine plural verbali, feminine/neuter plural verbale) verbal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin verbālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɾˈbal/ [beɾˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ver‧bal === Adjective === verbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural verbales) verbal (of or relating to words) verbal (spoken rather than written) (grammar) verbal (relating to verbs) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === verbal m (plural verbales) (grammar) verbal ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “verbal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025