Is the word "ice skate" a verb?
The sentence is "I was 13 when I first learnt how to ice skate.".

But I just learn "how to + verb", so the word "ice skate" is a verb?

Question

Is the word "ice skate" a verb?
The sentence is "I was 13 when I first learnt how to ice skate.".

But I just learn "how to + verb", so the word "ice skate" is a verb?

Answer

In this context, there is supposed to be a hyphen ice-skate and that is a verb meaning to skate on ice.  Roller-skate is also a verb.  Most often, I see both without the hyphen and many times written as a single word.  Not sure why.

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