proverb B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɹɑvɝb/ UK /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/ See IPA manual Freq #17731 Meanings 1 noun A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice. "Look before you leap" is an old proverb. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a short, well-known saying... sayingadagemaximsawaphorism Word family Forms proverbs Derived forms antiproverbperverbproverbialproverbiologyproverbizeproverblikeproverbs Etymology AI details From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium. *per- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proverb **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑvɝb/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/ **Frequency rank:** 17731 ## Meanings 1. A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice. ## Examples - "Look before you leap" is an old proverb. ## Derived Forms - antiproverb - perverb - proverbial - proverbiology - proverbize - proverblike - proverbs ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *per- ## Etymology From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium. ## AI Etymology Proverb comes from Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium. The historical chain includes *per- (Proto-Indo-European). In present-day English it covers a short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiproverb, perverb, proverbial, proverbiology, proverbize. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown