What part of speech is eclipse?

Eclipse can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. eclipse is a verb, present, 1st person singular of eclipse (infinitive).
  • 2. eclipse is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. eclipse is a noun, singular of eclipses.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does eclipse mean?

Definitions

Verb

eclipse - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
eclipse - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

Noun

eclipse - one celestial body obscures another

Examples of eclipse

#   Sentence  
1. noun ARCHILOCHUS solar eclipse: April 6, 648 BC Friday.
2. noun An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
3. noun An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.
4. noun There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
5. noun The total solar eclipse can be observed next year on June 22nd.
6. noun A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
7. noun Tomorrow's total eclipse of the sun will be visible from the southern hemisphere.
8. noun The legend says that the day she died, an eclipse darkened the skies.
9. noun Did you see yesterday's total lunar eclipse?
10. noun The eclipse happened on Friday night.
11. noun I've never seen an eclipse before.
12. noun The eclipse lasted for seven minutes.
13. noun A solar eclipse is when the Moon blocks the light from the Sun.
14. noun A lunar eclipse will be visible tonight.
15. noun I couldn't see the lunar eclipse because of the clouds.
16. verb Generation Z, America’s youngest generation, is well on course to eclipse older generations in size and social impact.
Sentence  
noun
ARCHILOCHUS solar eclipse: April 6, 648 BC Friday.
An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.
There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
The total solar eclipse can be observed next year on June 22nd.
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
Tomorrow's total eclipse of the sun will be visible from the southern hemisphere.
The legend says that the day she died, an eclipse darkened the skies.
Did you see yesterday's total lunar eclipse?
The eclipse happened on Friday night.
I've never seen an eclipse before.
The eclipse lasted for seven minutes.
A solar eclipse is when the Moon blocks the light from the Sun.
A lunar eclipse will be visible tonight.
I couldn't see the lunar eclipse because of the clouds.
verb
Generation Z, America’s youngest generation, is well on course to eclipse older generations in size and social impact.

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