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(countable, grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

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verbal

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈvɜː.bəl/

Noun

countable Ireland UK colloquial uncountable

(countable, grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

Japanese Meaning

動詞から派生した活用形（非定型）の一種。具体的には、述語としては機能せず、名詞的な働きやその他の文法的機能を果たす形で、不定詞、分詞、動名詞などが含まれる。

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In the sentence 'Running is fun,' 'running' functions as a verbal rather than a finite verb.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

「Running is fun」という文では、'running' は有限動詞ではなく、不定詞・分詞・動名詞などの非限定動詞形（動詞から派生した語）として機能します。

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(countable, grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

Sense（2）

(countable, UK, Ireland) A spoken confession given to police.

They were convicted on the evidence of an agent provocateur named Richard Seary, backed up by police verbals from three police officers who gave evidence of six verbals in which the three accused were supposed to have admitted their guilt.

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