verse

1. 1.

   compose verses or put into verse

   “He versified the ancient saga”

   Synonymsversifypoetizepoetise

   Broaderwrite

   Narrowermetrifyspondaizeelegizesonnet

   poetry

2. 2.

   familiarize through thorough study or experience

   “She versed herself in Roman archeology”

   Broaderfamiliarize

Other forms of verse

plural

verses·

past tense

versed·

present participle

versing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about verse

What does verse mean?

verse means "literature in metrical form". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in verse?

verse has 1 syllable: verse. In IPA it is /ˈvɝs/.

What is another word for verse?

Close synonyms include poetry, poesy, rhyme, verse line, versify. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is verse a common word?

verse is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with verse?

9 words rhyme with verse. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.