verbal

B2 Topic:Communication

US /ˈvɝ.bəl/ UK /ˈvɜː.bəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #12685

Meanings

1

adj
Spoken rather than written.

They made only a verbal agreement, with nothing on paper.
2

adj
Relating to or using words.

The job requires strong verbal skills.
3

adj
Relating to or formed from a verb.

'Running water' uses 'running' as a verbal adjective.

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Synonyms

lectic

Opposites

impliedunsaid

Word family

Derived forms anteverbalantiverbalaverbalbiverbalcoverbalcruciverbalextraverbalhyperverbalinterverbalintraverbalmonoverbalnonverbal

Related forms verbalismverbalityverbiage

Etymology

From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.

*werh₁- Proto-Indo-European verbal Old French verbālis la-lat

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# verbal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɝ.bəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɜː.bəl/
**Frequency rank:** 12685

## Meanings
1. Spoken rather than written.
2. Relating to or using words.
3. Relating to or formed from a verb.

## Examples
- They made only a verbal agreement, with nothing on paper.
- The job requires strong verbal skills.
- 'Running water' uses 'running' as a verbal adjective.

## Synonyms
- lectic

## Antonyms
- implied
- unsaid

## Derived Forms
- anteverbal
- antiverbal
- averbal
- biverbal
- coverbal
- cruciverbal
- extraverbal
- hyperverbal
- interverbal
- intraverbal
- monoverbal
- nonverbal

## Related Forms
- verbalism
- verbality
- verbiage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *werh₁-
- Root: verbal
- Root: verbālis

## Etymology
From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.

## AI Etymology
Verbal is from Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-, Old French verbal, la-lat verbālis. In present-day use, it can mean spoken rather than written, or relating to or using words. Derived formations include anteverbal, antiverbal, averbal, biverbal, coverbal, cruciverbal, extraverbal, hyperverbal.

## Topics
- Communication

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