verse

CEFRB1

/ˈvɝs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Writing arranged in lines, often with a rhythm.

  2. 02

    noun

    A section of a poem or song.

Examples

  • Most of the play is written in verse

  • Give me chapter and verse.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

  2. Poetic form in general.

  3. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

More examples

In context

  • He wrote several plays in verse.

  • Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.

  • Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”).