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verse

/ˈvɝs/noun, verb1 syllable

Verse means: compose verses or put into verse.

Synonyms for verse8

noun, as in literature in metrical form

poetry, poesy

noun, as in a piece of poetry

rhyme

noun, as in a line of metrical text

verse line

verb, as in compose verses or put into verse

versify, poetize, poetise

also used for verse

stanza

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What does verse mean?5

verb

1

compose verses or put into verse“He versified the ancient saga”

2

familiarize through thorough study or experience“She versed herself in Roman archeology”

noun

1

literature in metrical form

2

a piece of poetry

3

a line of metrical text

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with verse?13

two syllables

reversediverseadverseinversedispersetransverseperverseaverse

three syllables

reimburse
Show 40 near rhymes
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Verse in a sentence

  • We'll sing that song, omitting the last two verses.unknown
  • This poem is composed of four verses, each of which has five lines.barryo
  • He spent hours and hours writing new sentences, and new verses for his book.carlosalberto
  • He gave me chapter and verse on how bears pass the winter.unknown
  • Why did you include a wrap verse in the middle?terrywallwork
  • In everyday life no one speaks in verse.Theocracy
  • After this he often used a personal form of free verse.fadi
  • I can't remember how the second verse starts.DarkHollow

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of verse

as a noun

plural
verses

as a verb

third-person singular
verses
present participle
versing
past participle
versed
past tense
versed