verse

verse is on the Basic English 850 List.

value - verse - very

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈvɝs/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈvɜːs/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular verse

Plural verses

1. Words that use rhythm and good sounds, like the words of a song but with no music.

   It was a book of verse.

2. (Biblical) A very little part of the Bible.

   That is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse sixteen.

Synonyms

• (poetry in general) poetry, rhyme, rhymes, doggerel
• (stanza) stanza, canto
• (line of poetry) line

Antonyms

• (poetry) prose

Derived words

• blank verse
• free verse

Verb

Plain form verse

Third-person singular verses

Past tense versed

Past participle versed

Present participle versing

1. If you verse, then you study a subject in depth.

   He has become well versed in the classics.

Synonyms

• study
• learn
• examine
• consider
• scrutinize
• analyze

Antonyms

• ignore

Derived words

• versed
• well-versed
• unversed

Related words

• converse
• diverse
• inverse
• reverse
• transverse