verbal

CEFRB2

/ˈvɜː.bəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to words or spoken language.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Expressed in speech rather than writing.

Examples

  • Emotion counts above vocabulary in verbal communication.

  • However, only the human community has verbal languages as a means of communication.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈvɜː.bɫ̩]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.

  2. Consisting of words only.

  3. Of or relating to words.

More examples

In context

  • The job applicant must have good verbal skills.

  • a verbal contract

  • a verbal testimony

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher gave blank instructions for the oral test to avoid confusion.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.