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verso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • around prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.
  • cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  • drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
  • for prep Intended to benefit, belong to, or be given to someone or something.
  • into preposition Moving toward the inside of something.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • of prep Used to show that something belongs to, or is a part of, something else.
  • scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
  • sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.
  • toward preposition In the direction of a place, person, or thing.
  • verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.

Senses

verso is used for these senses in English:

  • around Near; in the vicinity of.
  • cry (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
  • drift Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
  • for Towards; in the direction of.
  • into To or towards the region of.
  • line A verse (in poetry).
  • line A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
  • of Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]

around — full definition

  1. prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.
  2. prep Roughly, or in the general area of (a place, time, or amount).
  3. adv From place to place, without a fixed destination; or, present nearby.

cry — full definition

  1. verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  2. verb To shout or call out loudly.
  3. noun An act of shedding tears.
  4. noun A loud shout or call.

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