 | James Brown (of Philadelphia.) - 1847 - 314 σελίδες
...frequent repetition of the same word; as, The man is happy; he is benevolent; he is useful. 5. VERB. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFEB ; as, I am; I rule; I am ruled. 6. ADVERB. An Adverb is a part of speech joined to a verb, an... | |
 | Caleb Farnum (Jr.) - 1848 - 132 σελίδες
...articles are, in reality, adjectives ; but there is some advantage in treating «f them separately. 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am ; I rule ; I am ruled. The word suffer, as used in the definition, dov's not necessarily... | |
 | John Forbes (teacher in Edinburgh.) - 1848 - 288 σελίδες
...Le'ughaidh Iain a leabhar, ach cha mhill se e; John reads his book, but he abuses it not. 5. The Verb.—A. Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to be done to. Tha mi, I am. mere struck. | 5. An Gmomhar.—Is e ; Gniomhar focal a tha 'cial! lachadh... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1850 - 334 σελίδες
...«That's a pood boy," said Mrs. Bndden with nil a mother's pride. " Now, you know what a verb is ! " " A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled. Give me an apple, Ma." " I 'll give you an apple," replicd the... | |
 | 1850 - 654 σελίδες
...it would occupy too much of my present space to enter on the subject here. " A verb," says Murray, " is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer : as, 1 am ; I rule ; I am ruled." The second instance given, "I rule," is an abbreviation of the active... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1851 - 264 σελίδες
...accordingly, nearly all grammars differ in their definition of this part of speech. The old definition, that " a verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer," though unexceptionable as any, as far as it goes, is yet greatly defective in stating nothing respecting... | |
 | French grammar - 1851 - 102 σελίδες
...cardinal numbers vary ? do the ordinal vary ? 27 VERB. What were the heads of the last lesson ? 60. A Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer, (or more correctly which predicates some action, passion, or state of its subject :) as, / strike,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 σελίδες
...following: 1. A verb is a part of speech which predicates action, state, or existence of its subject. 2. A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer. CLASSIFICATION OF VERBS. y 352. 1. Verbs are divided into two classes : I. TRANSITIVE. II. INTRANSITIVE.... | |
 | freiherr von Andlau - 1851 - 138 σελίδες
...whose principal use is to signify the affirmation or the judgment which we make of things ; or, the verb is a word, which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer. 2. How do you know a verb ? — By placing the pronouns personal before it : if it be a verb it will... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 σελίδες
...NOTE ON THE VERB.—The usual definitions of the verb are extremely defective. " A verb," says one, "is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer:" a definition which excludes all neuter verbs except that of existence, assigns to suffer a meaning... | |
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A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled. 
