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Pronunciation
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s
Etymology 1
Partly from Old English vers; partly < Old French vers; both < Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”) < vertō (“to turn around”).
Noun
verse (plural verses)
- A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.
- Poetic form in general.
- The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time.
- One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
- Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.
- (fandom) A specific fictional universe.
- June 6, 2006, Joey Airdo, "Earth-Shattering X-Men: The Last Stand Doesn't Disappoint," The Popcorn Journal,
- "There must be newcomers to the X-Men 'verse, too, since the threequel opened to an unprecedented $120 million Memorial Day Weekend box office."
- June 6, 2006, Joey Airdo, "Earth-Shattering X-Men: The Last Stand Doesn't Disappoint," The Popcorn Journal,
Translations
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme
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Etymology 2
Back-formation from versus.
Verb
to verse (third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)
- (Can we verify() this sense?) (slang) To compete or battle against
- The undefeated boxer is going to verse another boxer.
Related terms
External links
- verse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- verse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- verse at OneLook® Dictionary Search
Anagrams
Dutch
Adjective
verse
- The inflected formFAQ of vers.
French
Verb
verse
- First-person singular present indicative of verser
- Third-person singular present indicative of verser
- First-person singular present subjunctive of verser
- Third-person singular present subjunctive of verser
- Second-person singular imperative of verser
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
verse
- vocative masculine singular of versus
Spanish
Verb
verse (first-person singular present me veo, first-person singular preterite me vi, past participle visto)
Conjugation
Conjugation of verse (See Appendix:Spanish conjugation.)| infinitive | verse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | viéndose | ||||||
| past participle | visto | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | yo | tú | usted | nosotros | vosotros | ustedes | |
| present | me veo | te ves | se ve | nos vemos | os veis | se ven | |
| imperfect | me veía | te veías | se veía | nos veíamos | os veíais | se veían | |
| preterite | me vi | te viste | se vio | nos vimos | os visteis | se vieron | |
| future | me veré | te verás | se verá | nos veremos | os veréis | se verán | |
| conditional | me vería | te verías | se vería | nos veríamos | os veríais | se verían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú | usted | nosotros | vosotros | ustedes | |
| present | me vea | te veas | se vea | nos veamos | os veáis | se vean | |
| imperfect (ra) | me viera | te vieras | se viera | nos viéramos | os vierais | se vieran | |
| imperfect (se) | me viese | te vieses | se viese | nos viésemos | os vieseis | se viesen | |
| future | me viere | te vieres | se viere | nos viéremos | os viereis | se vieren | |
| imperative | — | tú | usted | nosotros | vosotros | ustedes | |
| affirmative | vete | véase | veámonos | veos | véanse | ||
| negative | no te veas | no se vea | no nos veamos | no os veáis | no se vean | ||
Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation ver)Related terms
Verb
verse (infinitive versar)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of versar.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of versar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of versar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of versar.
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Ramadan: What verse in the quran references the case of people believing in some verses, rejecting others?
Q. I need the chapter and verse number.
Asked by Ummer Farooq - Sat Dec 19 21:01:38 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Ali3omran(Surah number 3) verse number 7 I was reading that yesterday what a coincidence!
Answered by Miri - Sat Dec 19 21:24:11 2009
Q. I need the chapter and verse number.
Asked by Ummer Farooq - Sat Dec 19 21:01:38 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Ali3omran(Surah number 3) verse number 7 I was reading that yesterday what a coincidence!
Answered by Miri - Sat Dec 19 21:24:11 2009
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