A verbal is a verb form that does not function as a verb but as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. There are three types of verbal: gerunds, participles (past and present), and infinitives.
A verbal is a verb operating as another part of speech, such as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. A verbal also can function in different sentence roles such as subject, direct object, , and object of a preposition.
A 'verbal' consisted of an unequivocal oral admission of guilt made to a police officer on the street, which, later on, the police officer transcribed into his notebook.
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There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word verbal, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Over time, 'verbal' has evolved to have multiple meanings, including both adjective and noun forms. The adjective form often refers to something expressed in words, while the noun form is used in grammar to describe a type of word.
1. of or consisting of words: verbal ability. 2. spoken rather than written; oral: verbal communication.