verse

UK
/vɜːs/
US
/vɜrs/

Traduzioni

versenoun
verses
pl
UK
/vɜːs/
US
/vɜrs/
She recited a verse at the poetry reading.
Она прочитала стихотворение на поэтическом вечере.
He wrote a beautiful verse for his girlfriend.
Он написал красивый стих для своей девушки.
The song's first verse is very catchy.
Первая строфа песни очень запоминающаяся.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
verseverb
versed
Past Simple
versed
Past Participle
versing
Gerund
UK
/vɜːs/
US
/vɝs/
сочинять стихи
He likes to verse about nature in his free time.
Он любит сочинять стихи о природе в свободное время.
Sinonimi
compete against
match against
play against
turn into verse
put into verse
verseadjective
Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g. ‘verse drama’, ‘verse novel’.

Definizioni

versenoun
A single line of poetry.
The poet recited a beautiful verse from his latest collection.
A group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song; a stanza.
The song's chorus was catchy, but it was the verse that told the story.
Poetry in general, especially as a form of literature.
She has a deep appreciation for verse and often attends poetry readings.
A particular type of metrical composition, such as blank verse or free verse.
The playwright chose to write the dialogue in blank verse to give it a classical feel.
A numbered subdivision of a chapter in the Bible, Qur’an, or other scripture.
She memorised the entire verse John 3:16 for Sunday school.
verseverb
To compose or express in verse; to turn into poetry.
She decided to verse her thoughts into a beautiful poem.
To familiarize or instruct (someone) thoroughly in a particular area of knowledge or skill (usually passive).
The intensive workshop versed the recruits in basic survival techniques.
To compete or play against (slang, back-formation from “versus”).
Do you want to verse me in chess after lunch?
verseadjective
Composed in or written as verse; poetic rather than prosaic.
The author is best known for his verse plays of the 1950s.