What does PHRASE mean?
Definitions for PHRASE
freɪzphrase
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Princeton's WordNet
phrasenoun
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
phrase, musical phrasenoun
a short musical passage
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrasenoun
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
phraseverb
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulateverb
put into words or an expression
"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
phraseverb
divide, combine, or mark into phrases
"phrase a musical passage"
Wiktionary
phrasenoun
A short written or spoken expression.
phrasenoun
A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
phrasenoun
A small section of music in a larger piece.
phraseverb
To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
phraseverb
To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of words.
phraseverb
To divide into melodic phrases.
Etymology: From phrasis, from φράσις, from φράζω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Phrasenoun
Etymology: φϱάσις.
Now mince the sin,
And mollify damnation with a phrase:
Say you consented not to Sancho’s death,
But barely not forbad it. Dryden.To fear the Lord, and depart from evil, are phrases which the scripture useth to express the sum of religion. John Tillotson.
Thou speak’st
In better phrase and matter than thou didst. William Shakespeare.To Phraseverb
To stile; to call; to term.
Etymology: from the noun.
These suns,
For so they phrase them, by their heralds challenged
The noble spirits to arms. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.
Wikipedia
Phrase
In syntax and grammar, a phrase is a group of words which act together as a grammatical unit. For instance, the English expression "the very happy squirrel" is a noun phrase which contains the adjective phrase "very happy". Phrases can consist of a single word or a complete sentence. In theoretical linguistics, phrases are often analyzed as units of syntactic structure such as a constituent.
ChatGPT
phrase
A phrase is a group of words that work together to convey a particular meaning, concept, or idea, but do not necessarily form a complete sentence on their own. It often lacks a subject, verb, or both in its structure. Examples of phrases include noun phrases, verb phrases, adverbial phrases, or prepositional phrases.
Webster Dictionary
Phrasenoun
a brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase
Phrasenoun
a short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human
Phrasenoun
a mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression
Phrasenoun
a short clause or portion of a period
Phraseverb
to express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style
Phraseverb
to use proper or fine phrases
Phraseverb
to group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See Phrase, n., 4
Etymology: [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. , fr. to speak.]
Wikidata
Phrase
In everyday speech, a phrase may refer to any group of words. In linguistics, a phrase is a group of words that form a constituent and so function as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. A phrase is lower on the grammatical hierarchy than a clause.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Phrase
frāz, n. two or more words expressing a single idea by themselves, or showing the manner or style in which a person expresses himself: part of a sentence: a short pithy expression: phraseology: (mus.) a short clause or portion of a sentence.—v.t. to express in words: to style.—n. Phrase′-book, a book containing or explaining phrases.—adj. Phrase′less, incapable of being described.—ns. Phrase′-man, Phrase′-mong′er, a wordy speaker or writer; Phrā′seogram, Phrā′seograph, a combination of shorthand characters to represent a phrase or sentence.—adjs. Phraseolog′ic, -al, pertaining to phraseology: consisting of phrases.—adv. Phraseolog′ically.—ns. Phraseol′ogist, a maker or a collector of phrases; Phrāseol′ogy, style or manner of expression or arrangement of phrases: peculiarities of diction: a collection of phrases in a language; Phrā′ser, a mere maker or repeater of phrases.—adj. Phrā′sical.—n. Phrā′sing, the wording of a speech or passage: (mus.) the grouping and accentuation of the sounds in a melody. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. phrasis—phrazein, to speak.]
Editors Contribution
phrase
An expression of words.
There are many phrases we use daily like - unity and teamwork makes the plan work.......
Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PHRASE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3359
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PHRASE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2607
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PHRASE' in Nouns Frequency: #1054
Anagrams for PHRASE »
pasher
phaser
seraph
shaper
sharpe
Sherpa
sherpa
sphear
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PHRASE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PHRASE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of PHRASE in a Sentence
I recall the phrase,' It's a six-hour, daylong celebration of football, and you're not the right person to celebrate football,' to which my response was not,' Oh please, please, change your mind.' My response was,' Yeah, I guess you're right.'.
I actually like that phrase, that's good, I better trademark it.
The bottom line is, and you've probably heard this phrase before, it's kind of a cliche, but it's 'catch them being good', pay much more attention to the times when they're following the rules and they're meeting expectations.
It goes viral, for lack of a better phrase, and we have actually seen several reports come in that echo the same language and challenges in another part of the country, clearly derived from social media, or viral videos, and it's a real question whether the individuals have actually read the book or are just accepting what they're hearing on social media.
While The Vindicator can not be certain exactly what triggered Facebook's filtering program, the editor suspects The Vindicator was most likely the phrase' Indian savages,' perhaps had Thomas Jefferson written The Vindicator as' Native Americans at a challenging stage of cultural development' that would have been better.
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- frase, 'n fraseAfrikaans
- جُمْلَة, سِيَاق, تَعْبِيرArabic
- ifadeAzerbaijani
- изразявамBulgarian
- sintagma, fraseCatalan, Valencian
- аларChechen
- sousloví, fráze, slovní spojeníCzech
- Redewendung, formulieren, PhraseGerman
- φράζειν, φράσηGreek
- lokucioEsperanto
- formular, sintagma, frase, expresar, frasear, expresiónSpanish
- گروه واژه, عبارتPersian
- lauseke, ilmaista, pukea sanoiksi, ilmaus, fraseerata, fraasiFinnish
- locution, syntagme, expression, exprimer, phraser, phraseFrench
- frása, abairtínIrish
- abairtScottish Gaelic
- צרוף לשוןHebrew
- mondás, kifejezés, frázis, szókapcsolatHungarian
- exprimerInterlingua
- ungkapan, frasaIndonesian
- málsháttur, frasiIcelandic
- espressione, locuzione, polirematica, frase, esprimere, redigereItalian
- 句Japanese
- žodžių junginysLithuanian
- frāzeLatvian
- фраза, израз, фразира, изразуваMacedonian
- хэлцMongolian
- frasa, ungkapanMalay
- fraseNorwegian
- uitspraak, fraseDutch
- fraseNorwegian Nynorsk
- wypowiedzenie, zdaniePolish
- exprimir, expressar, expressão, locuçãoPortuguese
- sintagmă, expresie, frazăRomanian
- фраза, оборот речи, выражение, словосочетаниеRussian
- frazëAlbanian
- fras, ge, uttryck, frasera, benämna, beteckna, formulera, åt, uttryckaSwedish
- சொற்றொடர்Tamil
- วลีThai
- deyim, ifadeTurkish
- cụm từVietnamese
- fraseodVolapük
- פראַזעYiddish
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