verse UK /vɜːs/US /ˈvɝs/noun 5verb 4forms 3 noun5 •A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse. •One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second. •Poetic form in general.The restrictions of verse have steadily been relaxed over time. •A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.) •A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part. verb4 •To tell in verse, or poetry.playing on pipes of corn and versing love — 1595 •(informal, nonstandard) To oppose, to compete against.If you've got Onslaught let me know and I'll verse you. — 2009 •to educate about, to teach about.He versed us in the finer points of category theory. •(no longer used) To compose verses.It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet. — 1587 formsversed · versing · verses
