proverb

[Prov·erb]

If your Aunt Nellie is fond of sayings like "All's well that ends well," and "A penny saved is a penny earned," then she's a proverb expert. A proverb is a short, catchy phrase that expresses a true or useful idea.

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An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.

Noun
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

n.
An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.

n.
A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

n.
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

n.
A drama exemplifying a proverb.

v. t.
To name in, or as, a proverb.

v. t.
To provide with a proverb.

v. i.
To write or utter proverbs.

Proverb

Prov"erb , n. [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L. proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb.] 1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Chaucer. Bacon. 2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations.

4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims. Syn. -- Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw.

Proverb

Prov"erb, v. t. 1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.]

Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool ?

2. To provide with a proverb. [R.]

I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase.

Proverb

Prov"erb, v. i. To write or utter proverbs. [R.]

An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.

To name in, or as, a proverb.

To write or utter proverbs.

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Usage Examples

There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

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Other Usage Examples

I believe there's no proverb but what is true they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences.

A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one.