Do verbs refer to the tangible or the intangible? [closed]

Solution 1:

The definition of tangible as something to which we apply any of our five senses is over-restrictive when compared to dictionary definitions. For example:

Merriam Webster
1a: capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch: Palpable
b: substantially real : Material

2: capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind
her grief was tangible

3: capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value
tangible assets

Cambridge
real, existing; able to be shown or experienced:

tangible evidence/proof/signs:
We can now see tangible evidence of economic renewal and growth.

a tangible achievement/benefit/effect:
Rewards can include financial payments, promotions, and other tangible benefits

tangible improvement/progress/results
They hope the meeting will achieve tangible results.

The five senses send signals to our minds that permit it to interpret the world and to make a mental model of reality. Some concepts therefore are experienced or realised via the senses. "fragrance", "light", "sound" all come to mind.

But from the wider perspectives of being "realised by the mind" or being "able to be shown or experienced", something tangible need not be conditioned directly by the five senses. It is tangible to the mind because the mind realises or experiences it in other ways. "Grieving" come to mind as a real thing, as does its corresponding verb "to grieve". I suggest therefore that verbs may be as tangible as other concepts that derive directly from the five senses.