verse
verse /vɜːs $ vɜːrs/
noun
Let’s sing the last verse again.
Learn the first two verses of the poem by heart.
Genesis chapter 3, verse 13
2. [uncountable] words arranged in the form of poetry:
a book of comic verse
in verse
Written in verse, the play was set in the Middle Ages.
verse /vɜːs $ vɜːrs/
noun Date: 900-1000
Language: Old French
Origin: vers, from Latin versus 'turning, verse', from vertere 'to turn'
1. [countable] a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Quran (Koran):Language: Old French
Origin: vers, from Latin versus 'turning, verse', from vertere 'to turn'
2. [uncountable] words arranged in the form of poetry:
in verse