vert

¹

[vurt]

noun

1. English Forest Law.

   1. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.

   2. the right to cut such vegetation.

2. Heraldry.,  the tincture, or color, green.

adjective

1. Heraldry.,  of the tincture green.

   a lion vert.

vert.

²

abbreviation

1. vertical.

vert

¹

/ vɜːt /

noun

1. English legal history

   1. the right to cut green wood in a forest

   2. the wood itself

2. heraldry

   1. the colour green

   2. ( as adjective, usually postpositive )

      a table vert

vert.

²

abbreviation

1. vertical

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

1400–50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir ( ēre ) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of vert¹

C15: from Old French verd, from Latin viridis green, from virēre to grow green

Example Sentences

But as a teenager in the mid-2010s, she was also enamored with the rambunctious hip-hop subgenre known as SoundCloud rap, which made stars out of XXXTentacion and Lil Uzi Vert.

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“I think the big driver of why more tenured workers will see less of a disruption from AI is because of the wisdom and experience that is really hard to codify,” said Greg Vert, applied AI leader at Deloitte’s Human Capital practice.

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“I wouldn’t say older workers should be worried about losing jobs due to AI, but I think everybody should be cautious,” Vert said.

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“As AI becomes more accessible to the masses, it will create a new type of gig economy, and organizations with a talent shortage may turn to the gig economy enabled by AI to get access to experience and wisdom,” Vert said.

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Skate parks emerged and “vert skating,” as it was dubbed, became a phenomenon.

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