different between maths vs verbs

English

Alternative forms

• math (North America)
• mathematics

Etymology

Contraction of mathematics.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?ths IPA^(key): /mæ?s/
• Rhymes: -æ?s

Noun

maths (uncountable)

1. (informal, Commonwealth of Nations, rarely Canada) Clipping of mathematics.
   • 1980 August 21, Girls can do maths as well as boys, New Scientist, page 586,

     The conventional “commonsense” view now is that girls are conditioned both by family and teachers to believe that maths is a subject at which males excel, and that they believe they cannot be expected to comprehend its subtleties — so they don?t.

   • 2004, Miraca U.M. Gross, Exceptionally Gifted Children, page 229,

     At age 10, Ian was based with the Grade 6 students but was allowed to take maths with Grade 10 – a four-year grade advancement.

   • 2011, Clifford Matthews, IMechE Engineers? Databook, Fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons, page 40,

     Most people who are forced to use maths have little idea what it is really about.

Translations

Anagrams

• Thams

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat/
• (Paris)

Noun

maths f (always plural)

1. Clipping of mathématiques; math or maths (study of numbers, etc.; a course involving the study of numbers)

English

Noun

verbs

1. plural of verb

Verb

verbs

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of verb

Anagrams

• brevs

Catalan

Noun

verbs

1. plural of verb

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin verbum (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [v??bs]

• IPA^(key): [væ?bs]

Noun

verbs m (1st declension)

1. (grammar) verb (a word that indicates an action, event or state; the head of the predicate)

Usage notes

Apparently, verbs is used only in technical (linguistic) writings; in most contexts, its synonym darb?bas v?rds is preferred.

Declension

Synonyms

• darb?bas v?rds

See also

• divdabis, particips

(parts of speech) runas da?as; ?paš?bas v?rds / adjekt?vs, apst?k?a v?rds / adverbs, artikuls, saiklis / konjunkcija, izsauksmes v?rds / interjekcija, lietv?rds / substant?vs, skait?a v?rds / numer?lis, partikula, priev?rds / prepoz?cija, vietniekv?rds / pronomens, darb?bas v?rds / verbs ^{(Category: lv:Parts of speech)}

Swedish

Noun

verbs

1. indefinite genitive plural of verb
2. indefinite genitive singular of verb

Anagrams

• brevs