▪ each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture: "we were each required to recite a Bible verse from memory"
▪ a versicle.
▪ a line of poetry.
▪ a passage in an anthem for a soloist or a small group of voices.
verb
1. speak in or compose verse; versify:archaic"he began to verse extemporaneously in her ear"
Word OriginOld Englishfers, from Latin versus ‘a turn of the plow, a furrow, a line of writing’, from vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French vers, from Latin versus.
Free verse is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French vers libre form. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. Wikipedia