phrasal verbs
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Noun
phrasal verbs, plural;
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phrasal verbs, plural;
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An idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look down on
Web Definitions:
- (phrasal verb) an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit; "`turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'"
- A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition, any of which are part of the syntax of the sentence, and so are a complete semantic unit. ...
- (phrasal verb) A verb which has more than one part e.g. get up, put up with
- (phrasal verb) A phrasal verb is a type of verb that has two words. Usually, the meaning of the verb is different from the usual meaning of the separate words. Usually, the parts of the verb can be separated by a noun. For example, 'carry out' is a phrasal verb. ...
- are verbs in combination with a preposition or adverb that have a different meaning from the verb alone. For example, blow up (explosion or anger), take off (aviation or running) and fall out (anger or military) are phrasal verbs. ...
- Flash game by CUP to practice some common phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs in English cause a lot of problems for most learners. This is because many phrasal verbs have several meanings and because of the different syntactic patterns.
- Phrasal verbs with break