verse

6 definitions • 6 examples

writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry:

comic/light/satirical verse

Shakespeare wrote mostly in verse.

one of the parts that a poem or song is divided into:

Each verse was sung as a solo and then everyone joined in on the chorus.

one of the series of short parts that the writing of a holy book is divided into:

She recited a verse from the Bible/the Koran.

writing that is arranged in a rhythmic pattern; poems:

[ U ] She has a talent for writing humorous verse.

A verse is also one of the parts into which a poem or song is divided:

[ C ] We’ll sing only the first and last verses.

A verse is also one of the short parts into which the Bible is divided.