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a'verb

Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of adverb.
US IPA: /vɝb/
Contraction
1. (informal) contraction of adverb.
Anagrams
Baver, brave
What's the diffie between a verb 'n' an a'verb?
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a-verb-ing/ed

A colloquial, dialectal or old-fashioned way of speaking.

It could also mean that the subject has more incentive to do the action, according to sources.
(French guy here, if So wants to fix my writing)
If I hadn't a-been here...

The times they are a-changing

I told her I (had?) bought croissants and she came a-running

.A-verb-ing/ed.
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your ass is a verb

Combination of the phrase "your ass" and the slogan "verb, its what you do" thus meaning their ass is what you "do." Often used as an insult or inside joke.
Girl: <anything>
Boy: Your ass is a verb!! Oh!
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Math as a Verb

When math learning goes beyond learning facts, figures, and applications; instead, math is humanized so that it is allowed to convey beauty, values, truth, justice, play, and love—when mathematical thinking is viewed as a way of life.
Teachers should present math as a verb, not as a noun—when students should be encouraged to be active players, not mere spectators.
by MathPlus January 8, 2019
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Math Is a Verb

When the world’s most disliked school subject is not a spectator but a player sport; when you need to do math rather than just read about it—the very reason why pop or general math books seldom help raise the mathematical or quantitative literacy of their armchair readers.
Recreationally speaking, math is a noun, but painfully or cognitively speaking, math is a verb—reading and understanding a math proof is one thing; guessing and checking and failing repeatedly and finally proving or solving a math problem is the actual thing.
by MathPlus December 28, 2020
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your ass is a verb

Combination of the phrase "your ass" and the slogan "verb, its what you do" thus meaning their ass is what you "do." Often used as an insult or inside joke.
Girl: <anything>
Boy: Your ass is a verb!! Oh!
by Robin September 2, 2008
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text - used as a verb

To send an SMS message usually via a cellphone or other smart device such as a tablet or computer:
To text , texting, texted, will text.
text - used as a verb: It's time to text her now. I am texting her now. I texted her an hour ago. I will text her again, later.
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