English-Spanish translations for verbal

• verbal

Definition of verbal

• Of or relating to words
• Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text
• Expressly spoken rather than written; oral
• Derived from, or having the nature of a verb
• Used to form a verb
• Word for word
• Abounding with words; verbose
• 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
• A confession given to police
• To induce into fabricating a confession

Examples

• a verbal contract
• a verbal testimony
• a verbal translation

Related words

• verbalize
• verbally
• deverbal
• non-verbal
• cruciverbalist
• cruciverbalism
• nonverbal
• verbalization
• overbalance