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Webster 1913 Edition

Verse

Verse

(vẽrs)
,
Noun.
[OE.
vers
, AS.
fers
, L.
versus
a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from
vertere
,
versum
, to turn, to turn round; akin to E.
worth
to become: cf. F.
vers
. See
Worth
to become, and cf.
Advertise
,
Averse
,
Controversy
,
Convert
,
Divers
,
Invert
,
Obverse
,
Prose
,
Suzerain
,
Vortex
.]
1.
A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see
Foot
,
Noun.
, 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
☞ Verses are of various kinds, as
hexameter
,
pentameter
,
tetrameter
, etc., according to the number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an
Alexandrine
. Two or more verses form a
stanza
or
strophe
.
2.
Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
Such prompt eloquence
Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous
verse
.
Milton.
Virtue was taught in
verse
.
Prior.
Verse
embalms virtue.
Donne.
3.
A short division of any composition.
Specifically: –
(a)
A stanza; a stave;
as, a hymn of four
verses
.
☞ Although this use of verse is common, it is objectionable, because not always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a line.
(b)
(Script.)
One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
☞ The author of the division of the Old Testament into verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551.
(c)
(Mus.)
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
4.
A piece of poetry.
“This verse be thine.”
Pope.
Blank verse
,
poetry in which the lines do not end in rhymes.
–
Heroic verse
.
See under
Heroic
.

Verse

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Versed
(vẽrst)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Versing
.]
To tell in verse, or poetry.
[Obs.]
Playing on pipes of corn and
versing
love.
Shakespeare

Verse

,
Verb.
I.
To make verses; to versify.
[Obs.]
It is not rhyming and
versing
that maketh a poet.
Sir P. Sidney.

Webster 1828 Edition

Verse

VERSE

,
Noun.
vers. [L. versus; verto, to turn.]
1.
In poetry, a line, consisting of a certain number of long and short syllables, disposed according to the rules of the species of poetry which the author intends to compose. Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, pentameter, and tetrameter, &c. according to the number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an Alexandrian or Alexandrine. Two or more verses form a stanza or strophe.
2.
Poetry; metrical language.
Virtue was taught in verse.
Verse embalms virtue.
3.
A short division of any composition, particularly of the chapters in the Scriptures. The author of the division of the Old Testament into verses, is not ascertained. The New Testament was divided into verses by Robert Stephens.
4.
A piece of poetry.
5.
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
6.
In a song or ballad, a stanza is called a verse.
Blank verse, poetry in which the lines do not end in rhymes.
Heroic verse, usually consists of ten syllables, or in English, of five accented syllables, constituting five feet.

VERSE

,
Verb.
T.
To tell in verse; to relate poetically.
Playing on pipes of corn, and versing love.
To be versed, [L. vesor.] to be well skilled; to be acquainted with; as, to be versed in history or in geometry.

Definition 2024

Verse

Verse

See also: verse, versé, versë, 'verse, and -verse

German

Noun

Verse

  1. plural of Vers

verse

verse

See also: Verse, versé, versë, 'verse, and -verse

English

Noun

verse ‎(plural verses)

  1. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
    Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.‎
  2. Poetic form in general.
    The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time.‎
  3. 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.‎
  4. A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms

Verb

verse ‎(third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)

  1. (obsolete) To compose verses.
    • Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)
      It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet.
  2. (transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry.

Etymology 2

Verb

verse ‎(third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)

  1. to educate about, to teach about.
    He versed us in the finer points of category theory.‎
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 22, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. […] Next day she […] tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and had perhaps spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.

Etymology 3

Back-formation from versus, misconstrued as a third-person singular verb verses.

Verb

verse ‎(third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)

  1. (colloquial) To oppose, to be an opponent for, especially in a video game.
    Verse him, G!‎

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

verse

  1. Inflected form of vers

Anagrams

French

Verb

verse

  1. first-person singular present indicative of verser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of verser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of verser
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of verser
  5. second-person singular imperative of verser

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

vers +‎ -e ‎(“possessive suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrʃɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧se

Noun

verse

  1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of vers

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative verse —
accusative versét —
dative versének —
instrumental versével —
causal-final verséért —
translative versévé —
terminative verséig —
essive-formal verseként —
essive-modal verséül —
inessive versében —
superessive versén —
adessive versénél —
illative versébe —
sublative versére —
allative verséhez —
elative verséből —
delative verséről —
ablative versétől —

Latin

Participle

verse

  1. vocative masculine singular of versus

Portuguese

Verb

verse

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of versar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of versar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of versar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of versar

Spanish

Verb

verse ‎(first-person singular present me veo, first-person singular preterite me vi, past participle visto)

  1. to meet; to see one another

Conjugation

    Conjugation of verse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive verse
gerund viéndose
past participle masculine feminine
singular visto vista
plural vistos vistas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
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
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
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
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 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:

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Related terms

Verb

verse

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of versar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of versar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of versar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of versar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁzə/
  • Homophone: Ferse

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