converb

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UK/ˈkɒn.vɜːb/US/ˈkɑn.vɝb/

noun

A non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination.

OriginGerman Konverb →
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Meanings

nounconverb (plural converbs)

plural converbs

  1. human sciencesA non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination.
  2. Yiddish linguisticsA verb with a stressed, separable prefix.

Origin

  1. GermanKonverb
  2. Englishconverb

Borrowed from German Konverb. By surface analysis, con- + verb; compare adverb and conjunctive.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 副動詞 /副动词
  • 副動詞 /副动词 (fùdòngcí)Translations
Esperanto konverbo
  • konverboTranslations
Finnish konverbi
  • konverbiTranslations
French converbe
  • converbeTranslations
German Konverb
  • KonverbTranslations
Italian converbo
  • converboTranslations
Polish przysłówek odczasownikowy
  • przysłówek odczasownikowyTranslations
Russian конве́рб, дееприча́стие
  • конве́рб (konvérb)Translations
  • дееприча́стие (dejepričástije)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

converb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/converb

MLA

“converb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/converb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “converb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/converb.

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