Meaning of verbal | Babel Free

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1. 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.
   countable
2. Of or relating to words
3. A verbal noun or adjective.
4. A spoken confession given to police.
   Ireland, UK, countable
5. Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text
6. the word or phrase that gives the action, or asserts something, in a sentence, clause etc. I saw him; He ran away from me; I have a feeling; What is this? werkwoord فِعْل глагол verbo sloveso das Verb verbum; udsagnsord ρήμαverbo tegusõna فعل verbi verbeפועל क्रिया glagol ige kata kerja, verba sögn, sagnorð verbo 動詞 동사 veiksmažodis darbības vārds kata kerja werkwoordverbczasownikverbo verb глагол sloveso glagol glagol erb คำกริยา fiil 動詞 дієслово فعل động từ 动词
   etc
7. Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding.
   Ireland, UK, colloquial, uncountable
8. Consisting of words only
9. in or by speech, not writing. I replied to the invitation verbally. verbaal كلاميّا словом verbalmente slovně mündlich mundtligt προφορικάverbalmente suuliselt به صورت شفاهی suullisesti verbalement בְּעַל-פֶּה मौखिक रूप में usmeno élőszóban secara lisan munnlega verbalmente 口頭で 구두로 žodžiu mutiski secara lisan mondelingmuntligsłownie verbalmente verbal устно slovne ustno verbalno muntligt ทางคำพูด sözlü olarak 口頭地 усно, словесно زباني طور پر bằng miệng, bằng lời nói 口头地
10. Expressly spoken rather than written; oral
11. word for word. a verbatim report of the argument; The child repeated my words verbatim. woordeliks حَرْفِيّا، بالحَرْف الواحِد، كَلِمة بِكَلِمَه дословно na íntegra slovo od slova wörtlich ordret αυτολεξεί, κατά λέξη textualmente, palabra por palabra sõna-sõnalt کلمه به کلمه sanatarkka mot à mot מִלָה בְּמִלָה शाब्दिक naizust szó szerint(i) kata per kata parola per parola 逐語的に 정확히 말 그대로 pažodinis; pažodžiui, žodis į žodį kata demi kata woord voor woord ord for ord, ordrettdosłownie, słowo w s...
12. Derived from, or having the nature of a verb
13. using too many words; expressed in too many words. a verbose speaker; a verbose description/style. omslagtig كَثير الحَشْو بالكَلام многословен prolixo upovídaný wortreich ordrig φλύαροςverboso, locuaz sõnaohter طولانی؛ درازگویانه jaaritteleva verbeux מְגַבֵּב מִלִים शब्दबहुल pričljiv, rječit bőbeszédű terlalu banyak kata verboso, prolisso 冗長な 장황한 daugiakalbis, daugiažodžiaujantis pārlieku runīgs; liekvārdīgs bercakap berjela-jela langdradig, wijdlopig, lang van stof ordrik, vidløftigмногосло...
14. Of, relating to, or associated with words: a detailed verbal description.
15. Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas: a merely verbal distinction.
16. Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral: a verbal contract.
17. Corresponding word for word; literal: a verbal translation.
18. Grammar a. Relating to, having the nature or function of, or derived from a verb.
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Examples

“They were convicted on the evidence of an agent provocateur named Richard Seary, backed up by police verbals from three police officers who gave evidence of six verbals in which the three accused were supposed to have admitted their guilt.”

“We'd give him a bit of verbal, out would come the bouncers, chucking their weight about, and it would all end in a right tear-up.”

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