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verbid

[ vur-bid ]

noun

, Grammar.


verbid

/ ˈvɜːbɪd /

noun

  1. grammar any nonfinite form of a verb or any nonverbal word derived from a verb

    participles, infinitives, and gerunds are all verbids

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of verbid1

First recorded in 1910–15; verb + -id 2

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