Verbal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

communicated in the form of words

of or relating to or formed from words in general

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɜːbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɜːbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɜːbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɜːbəl/.

Examples

verbal imagery
a verbal protest
verbal ability

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

numerical

Parts of Speech

adjective	communicated in the form of words “verbal imagery”
adjective	of or relating to or formed from words in general “verbal ability”
adjective	of or relating to or formed from a verb “verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'”
adjective	relating to or having facility in the use of words “a good poet is a verbal artist”
adjective	expressed in spoken words “a verbal contract”
adjective	prolix; - Shakespeare “you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal”

Word Forms

verb

noun

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

verbale

comunicato sotto forma di parole

🇳🇱Dutch

verbaal

gecommuniceerd in de vorm van woorden

🇷🇺Russian

словесный

передается в форме слов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मौखिक

शब्दों के रूप में संप्रेषित किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

মৌখিক

শব্দ আকারে যোগাযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

வாய்மொழி

வார்த்தைகள் வடிவில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మౌఖిక

పదాల రూపంలో తెలియజేసారు

🇮🇳Marathi

शाब्दिक

शब्दांच्या स्वरूपात संवाद साधला

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૌખિક

શબ્દોના રૂપમાં વાતચીત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೌಖಿಕ

ಪದಗಳ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂವಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാക്കാലുള്ള

വാക്കുകളുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ ആശയവിനിമയം നടത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੁਬਾਨੀ

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زبانی

الفاظ کی شکل میں بات کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口头

以文字的形式传达

🇯🇵Japanese

口頭で

言葉の形で伝えられる

🇰🇷Korean

언쟁

단어의 형태로 전달됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bằng lời nói

được truyền đạt dưới dạng lời nói

🇹🇭Thai

วาจา

สื่อสารออกมาเป็นคำพูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

lisan

dikomunikasikan dalam bentuk kata-kata

🇵🇭Filipino

pasalita

ipinapahayag sa anyo ng mga salita

🇲🇾Malay

lisan

disampaikan dalam bentuk perkataan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لفظي

يتم توصيلها في شكل كلمات

🇮🇷Persian

کلامی

در قالب کلمات ارتباط برقرار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sözlü

kelimeler şeklinde iletilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּעַל פֶּה

מועבר בצורה של מילים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'verbal'?

The primary meaning of 'verbal' is 'communicated in the form of words'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'verbal' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'verbal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'verbal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'verbal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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