define a verb Share with your friends Share 0 Shraddha Madhwani answered this Any word that expresses action is known as verb.For example: to swim, to write, to climb 1 View Full Answer Grishma Pravin answered this A verb is used to say or assert something about a person or thing it says what a pearson or thing does what a pearson or thing has a verb deanote doing , beaning or possessing 3