English Explanatory Dictionary

verse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
  2. Poetic form in general.
  3. One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
  4. A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
  5. A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
verb
  1. To compose verses.
  2. To tell in verse, or poetry.
  3. to educate about, to teach about.
verb
  1. To oppose, to compete against.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɝs/ /ˈvɜːs/ en-us-verse.ogg

Word forms

verse verses versing versed

Etymology

From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”).

Synonyms

poetry stanza

Related words

versification versify

Derived words

Alcaic verse blank verse chapter and verse clobber verse free verse heroic verse Leonine verse neck verse Pythian verse serpentine verse society verse sword verse verse-chorus versecraft
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