📖 V — The English dictionary · page 7

venue — Everyday, meaning 1: A venue is the place where an event happens, such as a concert, match, party, meeting or competition.↗ Example: The venue for the concert is the town hall.↗ · Our school is the venue for the sports day.↗ · The stadium is the biggest venue in the city.↗ · The party has a new venue because the park is flooded.↗ · Please arrive at the venue by six o'clock.↗ · The venue holds 500 people, and 420 tickets have been sold, so 80 seats are left.↗

veracity — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Truth or accuracy: whether something is true.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) The habit of telling the truth.↗ Example: The teacher questioned the veracity of his excuse.↗ · Check the veracity of facts before you share them online.↗ · The judge doubted the veracity of the witness.↗ · Scientists tested the veracity of the old story.↗ · Nobody doubted her veracity; she never told lies.↗ · The veracity of the report was proved by photos.↗

veranda — Everyday, meaning 1: A veranda is a open floor along the outside of a house, with a roof over it, where people sit in the warm.↗ Example: The big snake turned half around, and saw the egg on the veranda.↗ · He quickened his steps, hastily drew off his straw sandals, and stepped on to the veranda.↗

verandah — Everyday, meaning 1: A verandah is the same as a veranda: a roofed floor along the outside of a house, used for sitting outdoors.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A roofed floor along the outside of a house, open to the air.↗ Example: Then Helga stood again in the verandah.↗ · In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together.↗ · Then Helga stood again in the verandah.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together; the rose-bushes concealed them.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · She stepped from the verandah through the empty hall into the next chamber, where slept strange warriors.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen)

verb — Everyday, meaning 1: A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, like «run», «eat» or «think».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A verb can also tell what someone or something is or has, like «is», «seem» or «have».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Every full sentence needs a verb; it is the word that changes for time, like «walk», «walked».↗ Example: «Jump» is a verb because it is something you can do.↗ · In «The dog barked», the verb is «barked».↗ · Underline the verb in each sentence.↗ · «Is» is a verb too, even though nothing moves.↗ · Choose a stronger verb than «went», like «raced» or «crept».↗ · Irregular verbs change in odd ways: «swim, swam, swum».↗ · A sentence without a verb is not a full sentence.↗ · In «She can sing», «can» is a helping verb and «sing» is the main verb.↗ · The verb okostenyet', to grow numb, describes the state into which a skazka represents the realm of the "Sleeping Beauty," as being thrown by Koshchei.↗ · The word סָפַר safar is technically a finite verb, and not a noun as the syntax requires.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · Hebrew has of course several verb roots relating to one or more of each of these three facets of language.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · HVI is the imperative form of the verb to he, meaning he thou; HIV is the infinitive; and VIH is future.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

verbal — Everyday, meaning 1: Verbal means spoken in words, not written down: a verbal warning, a verbal agreement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Verbal means to do with words: verbal skills are skills with language.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (grammar) Verbal means to do with verbs.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (slang, UK) «Verbals» are insults or rude talk said to someone.↗ Example: The referee gave him a verbal warning.↗ · Name-calling is verbal bullying, and it hurts too.↗ · We practised verbal reasoning for the test.↗ · They made a verbal agreement to share the bike.↗ · She has strong verbal skills and loves debates.↗ · He was told off verbally, not in a letter.↗ · Some fans gave the referee a lot of verbal (UK slang).↗ · He stood so high that they were afraid he would not accept a verbal message.↗

verbally — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: In spoken words, not written down; by speaking.↗

verbatim — Everyday, meaning 1: Verbatim means in exactly the same words as were used originally, word for word.↗ Example: She repeated the instructions verbatim.↗ · Don't copy the website verbatim; use your own words.↗ · If you quote verbatim, put the words in quotation marks.↗ · The court keeps a verbatim record of what was said.↗ · He learned the poem verbatim.↗ · The newspaper printed the speech verbatim.↗

verdant — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal, literary) Verdant means green and full of growing plants and grass.↗ Example: The cows grazed in verdant fields.↗ · After the rain, the valley was verdant and fresh.↗ · Ireland is famous for its verdant hills.↗ · The river banks were verdant in spring.↗ · The garden became verdant again in May.↗ · The poet described the verdant forest.↗ · It was delightful to behold, as Proserpina hastened along, how the path grew verdant behind and on either side of her.↗

verdict — Everyday, meaning 1: The decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as «guilty» or «not guilty».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) An opinion or judgement after trying something: «What's your verdict on the pizza?».↗ Example: The jury gave a verdict of not guilty.↗ · After the taste test, our verdict was that the cheap cola was just as good.↗ · Everyone waited for the judge's verdict.↗ · So, what's the verdict on my new haircut?↗ · The verdict was reached after two days.↗ · The class verdict: the book was brilliant.↗ · The judge listened quietly and asked a few questions; then he gave his verdict.↗

verdure — Everyday, meaning 1: Verdure is fresh green plants, grass and leaves growing thickly over the land.↗ Example: There was a sweet fragrance from the fresh green verdure.↗ · It was summer, and the Ice Maiden was melting amidst the green verdure.↗

verge — Everyday, meaning 1: A verge is the strip of grass beside a road or path.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: On the verge of means very close to doing something or to something happening, as in «on the verge of tears».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To verge on something means to be almost that thing, as in «verging on rude».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A verge can also be the edge of something, such as the edge of a stream or of a wide plain.↗ Example: We walked along the grass verge to the farm.↗ · Park on the verge, not on the road.↗ · She was on the verge of tears when she lost her dog.↗ · Scientists are on the verge of a big discovery.↗ · His joke verged on being mean.↗ · Wildflowers grow on the road verges in summer.↗ · At the end of a village on the verge of the steppe dwelt two brothers, one rich and the other poor.↗

verifiable — Everyday, meaning 1: Verifiable means able to be checked and shown to be true or false.↗ Example: Use verifiable facts in your report.↗ · Is that claim verifiable, or is it just a rumour?↗ · A good scientist makes verifiable predictions.↗ · The website gives no verifiable source for its story.↗ · Your age is verifiable from your birth certificate.↗ · A fact is verifiable; an opinion is not.↗

verification — Everyday, meaning 1: Checking that something is true, correct or real.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (computers) A check that you are really who you say you are, such as a code sent to a phone.↗ Example: Check your sum: 45 − 17 = 28, and for verification, 28 + 17 = 45.↗ · The website sent a verification code to Mum's phone.↗ · Scientists need verification before they accept a new result.↗ · Show your working for verification.↗ · Bring your ID for age verification.↗ · The photo needed verification because it might be fake.↗

verified — Everyday, meaning 1: Checked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Officially confirmed as real, like a verified account online that really belongs to the person it says.↗ Example: I verified my answer by adding the numbers again.↗ · The scientist's results were verified by another lab.↗ · The account has a blue tick, so it is verified.↗ · The story could not be verified, so the newspaper did not print it.↗ · (formal) Once the total has been verified, record it in the table.↗ · She verified the address before posting the parcel.↗ · Even a verified account can share a mistake.↗ · The silence of the little boy verified the old man's recollection.↗ · and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.'↗ And they did so.↗ (Torah GEN.42.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, let Thy word be verified, which Thou spokest unto Thy servant David.↗ (Writings 2CH.6.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Thy word, I pray Thee, be verified, which Thou didst speak unto Thy servant David my father.↗ (Prophets 1KI.8.26, JPS 1917)↗

verifier — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who checks that something is true, correct or real.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (computing) A program or tool that checks automatically whether something is correct, such as a password, a document or the answer to a problem.↗ Example: The verifier checked that the signature was real.↗ · A computer verifier checked all our answers in seconds.↗ · Fact verifiers make sure the news report is true.↗ · The website uses an age verifier before you can sign up.↗ · A proof verifier can check that each step of a maths proof follows the rules.↗ · The ticket verifier scanned my code at the gate.↗

verify — Everyday, meaning 1: To check that something is true or correct: verify your answer.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To prove or confirm that something is real or true: the photo verifies her story.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To check someone's identity, for example with a code or password.↗ Example: Verify your answer by using the inverse operation.↗ · Can you verify that 3/4 is the same as 6/8?↗ · (formal) Verify that the sum of the angles is 180 degrees.↗ · The bank asked Mum to verify her identity.↗ · Never click a strange link that says "verify your account" — ask an adult.↗ · Scientists repeat experiments to verify their results.↗ · The teacher verified that everyone had handed in homework.↗ · In this way, and in this way only, I have been enabled to collect and verify the folklore included in this volume.↗

verily — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) Verily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: Truly or really; used to show that you mean what you say.↗ Example: Verily, that is the way of the world.↗ · «Why, verily, I'm glad we are so happily met.»↗ · And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.↗ (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'↗ (Torah GEN.21.30, JPS 1917)↗ · And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'↗ (Torah GEN.42.21, JPS 1917)↗ · So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock.↗ (Prophets ZEC.11.7, JPS 1917)↗ · But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.↗ (Writings PSA.66.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Verily Thou art a God that hidest Thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.↗ (Prophets ISA.45.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.↗ (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917) · Verily, that is the way of the world.↗ (Grimms' Fairy Tales) · And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'↗ (Torah GEN.21.30, JPS 1917)

veritable — Everyday, meaning 1: Veritable means real, true, and worthy of the name, often used to praise or to show surprise.↗ Example: The Irishman had never seen any of this fruit before, and he at once concluded that he had discovered a veritable mare's nest.↗ · Thus Babrias is the earliest and most reliable collector of veritable Æsopian Fables.↗

vermilion — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A bright red colour or paint.↗ Example: And she increased her harlotries; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, (Prophets EZK.23.14, JPS 1917)↗ · That saith: 'I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers', and cutteth him out windows, and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.↗ (Prophets JER.22.14, JPS 1917)↗

vermin — Everyday, meaning 1: Vermin are small animals, such as rats, mice or insects, that spread disease or spoil food and are hated by people.↗ Example: The captain wondered at this, and asked if these vermin were not unpleasant.↗ · He sent us this horrible vermin that he wants to rid us of.↗

verruca — Everyday, meaning 1: A verruca is a small hard wart on the bottom of the foot, caused by a virus.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In medicine, verruca can mean any wart.↗ Example: I've got a verruca on my heel and it hurts when I walk.↗ · Wear flip-flops in the changing room so you don't catch a verruca.↗ · The nurse put special cream on my verruca.↗ · My verruca took months to go away.↗ · She wore a verruca sock to swimming lessons.↗ · You can catch verrucas from wet floors at the pool.↗