Function Repository Resource:

VerbQ

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Check if a word is a verb

Contributed by: Arnoud Buzing

ResourceFunction["VerbQ"][word]

gives True if word can be used as a verb and False otherwise.

Details and Options

The result is True if any definition of word is a verb in the English language.

Examples

Basic Examples (1) 

Check if a word is a verb:

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ResourceFunction["VerbQ"]["program"]
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ResourceFunction["VerbQ"]["software"]
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Applications (1) 

Find how many words in an article can be used as verbs:

In[3]:=
Counts[ResourceFunction["VerbQ"] /@ TextWords[WikipediaData["Verb"]]]
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Requirements

Wolfram Language 11.3 (March 2018) or above

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 11 October 2018

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