Definitions for verb phrase
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Princeton's WordNet
predicate, verb phrase(noun)
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
Wiktionary
verb phrase(Noun)
A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, objects, or modifiers.
verb phrase(Noun)
A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
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