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TOEFL BNC: 3540 COCA: 5446

verse

verse /ˈvɚs/ noun
plural verses
verse
/ˈvɚs/
noun
plural verses
Learner's definition of VERSE
[noncount] : writing in which words are arranged in a rhythmic pattern : poetry诗;韵文
see also blank verse, free verse
[count] : a part of a poem or song : stanza诗节;歌曲的段落
[count] : one of the parts of a chapter of the Bible(《圣经》的)节

chapter and verse

see chapter
TOEFL BNC: 3540 COCA: 5446

verse

1 of 2

noun

1
: a line of metrical writing
2
a(1)
: metrical language
(2)
: metrical writing distinguished from poetry especially by its lower level of intensity
b
: poem
c
: a body of metrical writing (as of a period or country)
3
4
: one of the short divisions into which a chapter of the Bible is traditionally divided

verse

2 of 2

verb

versed; versing

intransitive verb

: to make verse : versify

transitive verb

1
: to tell or celebrate in verse
2
: to turn into verse

Example Sentences

Noun The epic tale was written in verse. The second verse is sung the same way as the first.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But today’s fashion TikTok-verse seems bland in comparison to its early days, and so do the trends that have flourished from there. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Moreover, this series — which, based on early footage, looks unquestionably breathtaking — draws on aspects of the Tolkien-verse that exist mostly in the appendixes of The Lord of the Rings books. Andy Meek, BGR, 1 Sep. 2022 With plans for more Army-verse stories, the question remains if Emmanuel’s Gwen will get to reunite with Schweighöfer’s Dieter, something Thieves set up. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2022 Any last words for the SPIN-verse? Find the yee to your haw, not the hell to your naw! Spin Staff, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2022 With Dreezy already on board to write in Shawna's voice, PineappleCITI worked on both Mia's verse and the hook. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 That film ended with each of the Peters Parker returning to their own respective corners of the multiverse, but that isn't to say that there's no way for Garfield to reappear, either in the MCU or in Sony's separate Spidey-verse. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022 Then on the last verse and chorus of the song, one of our co-workers came onstage and draped a white mink over Ronald. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2022 With just Clifford, his guitar and approximately 6,000 Hoosiers to sing alongside him, the first verse and chorus of the song felt like an intimate shared moment before the rest of the band joined in. The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English vers, fers, in part borrowed from Anglo-French vers, verse in part going back to Old English fers, both borrowed from Latin versus "furrow, measure of land, row, line, line of writing, line of metrical writing," action noun derived from vertere "to cause to turn, rotate," — more at worth entry 1

Verb

Middle English versen, in part verbal derivative of vers, fers verse entry 1 in part going back to Old English fersian "to versify," verbal derivative of fers verse entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of verse was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 3540 COCA: 5446
verse

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VERSE | VERSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEhumorous, light, nonsense, satirical幽默詩;輕鬆詩;打油詩;諷刺詩alliterative, blank, free, metred/metered, metrical, rhyming頭韻詩;無韻詩;自由詩;格律詩;押尾韻的詩VERB + VERSEcompose, write作詩;寫詩recite背詩VERSE + NOUNform詩體形式drama詩劇PREPOSITIONin verse以韻文形式a play in verse用韻文寫的劇本

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