Verne

American  

[vurn, vern] / vɜrn, vɛrn /

noun

1. Jules 1828–1905, French novelist.

2. a male given name, form of Vernon.

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Verne British  

/ vɛrn, vɜːn /

noun

1. Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

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Example Sentences

Uber is launching Europe’s first commercial robo-taxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, partnering with Pony.ai and Verne.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In La Verne: In a scene filmed at La Verne United Methodist Church, Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, barges into a church and interrupts a wedding, screaming, “Elaine, Elaine,” in “The Graduate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

His father, Ronald R Rondell, was an actor and assistant director - known for his work on films including the 1956 adaptation of the Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Verne wrote a fascinating make-believe story about a trip to the moon, and many of his ideas came close to the way the Apollo flights actually took place.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins