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proverb
prov·erb P0621500 (prŏv′ûrb′)n.1. A short pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept.2. Proverbs(used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.
[Middle English proverbe, from Old French, from Latin prōverbium : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + verbum, word; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]proverb (ˈprɒvɜːb) n1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short, memorable, and often highly condensed saying embodying, esp with bold imagery, some commonplace fact or experience2. a person or thing exemplary in respect of a characteristic: Antarctica is a proverb for extreme cold. 3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) ecclesiast a wise saying or admonition providing guidancevb (tr) 4. to utter or describe (something) in the form of a proverb5. to make (something) a proverb[C14: via Old French from Latin prōverbium, from verbum word]pro′-verb`
n. a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend meetings, but I do. [1905–10] prov•erb (ˈprɒv ərb)
n. 1. a short popular saying, usu. of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw. 2. a person or thing commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality; byword. 3. a profound Biblical saying, maxim, or oracular utterance requiring interpretation. [1275–1325; Middle English proverbe < Middle French < Latin prōverbium=prō- pro-1 + verb(um) word + -ium -ium1] proverb
Past participle: proverbed
Gerund: proverbing
| Present |
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| I proverb | | you proverb | | he/she/it proverbs | | we proverb | | you proverb | | they proverb |
| Preterite |
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| I proverbed | | you proverbed | | he/she/it proverbed | | we proverbed | | you proverbed | | they proverbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am proverbing | | you are proverbing | | he/she/it is proverbing | | we are proverbing | | you are proverbing | | they are proverbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have proverbed | | you have proverbed | | he/she/it has proverbed | | we have proverbed | | you have proverbed | | they have proverbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was proverbing | | you were proverbing | | he/she/it was proverbing | | we were proverbing | | you were proverbing | | they were proverbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had proverbed | | you had proverbed | | he/she/it had proverbed | | we had proverbed | | you had proverbed | | they had proverbed |
| Future |
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| I will proverb | | you will proverb | | he/she/it will proverb | | we will proverb | | you will proverb | | they will proverb |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have proverbed | | you will have proverbed | | he/she/it will have proverbed | | we will have proverbed | | you will have proverbed | | they will have proverbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be proverbing | | you will be proverbing | | he/she/it will be proverbing | | we will be proverbing | | you will be proverbing | | they will be proverbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been proverbing | | you have been proverbing | | he/she/it has been proverbing | | we have been proverbing | | you have been proverbing | | they have been proverbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been proverbing | | you will have been proverbing | | he/she/it will have been proverbing | | we will have been proverbing | | you will have been proverbing | | they will have been proverbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been proverbing | | you had been proverbing | | he/she/it had been proverbing | | we had been proverbing | | you had been proverbing | | they had been proverbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would proverb | | you would proverb | | he/she/it would proverb | | we would proverb | | you would proverb | | they would proverb |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have proverbed | | you would have proverbed | | he/she/it would have proverbed | | we would have proverbed | | you would have proverbed | | they would have proverbed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | proverb - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many peopleadage, byword, sawlocution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" |
proverbnoun saying, saw, maxim, gnome, adage, dictum, aphorism, byword, apophthegm the old proverb `where there's a will, there's a way`proverbnounA usually pithy and familiar statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true:adage, aphorism, byword, maxim, motto, saw, saying.Translationsproverb (ˈprovəːb) noun a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth. Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!' 諺語，格言 谚语，格言 proˈverbial adjective 諺語的 谚语的proˈverbially adverb 諺語地 谚语地
proverb
proverb, short statement of wisdom or advice that has passed into general use. More homely than aphorisms, proverbs generally refer to common experience and are often expressed in metaphor, alliteration, or rhyme, e.g., "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," "When the cat's away, the mice will play." Proverbs abound in the Bible, in early Greek and Roman literature, and in the gnomic verse of the Anglo-Saxons. In medieval literature proverbs serve in homilies and exempla to drive home moral lessons and, as in the works of Chaucer, to add a humorous note. To the traditional folk sayings the Renaissance writers added the more literary proverbs from the classics; the most famous collection was Adagia by Erasmus (1500). Proverbs were extremely popular among the Elizabethans, the most famous collections being those of John Heywood (1549?) and Florio (1578). Although the popularity of proverbs declined in the 18th cent., they have become a subject for research and classification in more modern times. There is a famous collection by William Hazlitt (1869). Noted 20th-century compilations include The Book of Proverbs (1965), ed. by Paul Rosenzweig, and The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs (1970), ed. by W. G. Smith and F. P. Wilson.Proverb a short, rhythmically organized, graphic, idiomatic folk expression. Proverbs lend themselves to polysemous use based on the principle of analogy. The statement “When wood is chopped, the chips fly” is not of interest because of its direct meaning, but because it can be applied to other, analogous situations. The subject of the utterance is considered in the light of the universally acknowledged truth expressed in the proverb, and it derives ideational and emotional substance from that universal truth. The compositional articulation of the reasoning in proverbs— often reinforced by rhythm, rhyme, assonance, and alliteration —coincides with the syntactic articulation. REFERENCESPotebnia, A. A. Iz lektsii po teorii slovesnosti: basnia, poslovitsa, pogovorka. Kharkov, 1914.
Dal’, V. I. Poslovitsy russkogo naroda [4th ed.]. Moscow, 1957.
Permiakov, G. L. Ot pogovorki do skazki. Moscow, 1970.
Proverbium, Helsinki, 1965–74, nos. 1–24.V. P. ANIKIN proverb1. a short, memorable, and often highly condensed saying embodying, esp with bold imagery, some commonplace fact or experience 2. Ecclesiast a wise saying or admonition providing guidance FinancialSeePRproverb
Synonyms for proverbnoun sayingSynonyms- saying
- saw
- maxim
- gnome
- adage
- dictum
- aphorism
- byword
- apophthegm
Synonyms for proverbnoun a usually pithy and familiar statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or trueSynonyms- adage
- aphorism
- byword
- maxim
- motto
- saw
- saying
Synonyms for proverbnoun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many peopleSynonymsRelated Words |