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phrasal verb
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Princeton's WordNet
phrasal verbnoun
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?'"
Wiktionary
phrasal verbnoun
A phrase, consisting of a verb and either or both of a preposition or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.
Wikipedia
phrasal verb
In the traditional grammar of Modern English, a phrasal verb typically constitutes a single semantic unit composed of a verb followed by a particle (examples: turn down, run into or sit up), sometimes combined with a preposition (examples: get together with, run out of or feed off of). Alternative terms include verb-adverb combination, verb-particle construction, two-part word/verb or three-part word/verb (depending on the number of particles) and multi-word verb.Phrasal verbs ordinarily cannot be understood based upon the meanings of the individual parts alone but must be considered as a whole: the meaning is non-compositional and thus unpredictable. Phrasal verbs are differentiated from other classifications of multi-word verbs and free combinations by criteria based on idiomaticity, replacement by a single-word verb, wh-question formation and particle movement.
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phrasal verb
A phrasal verb is a type of verb that is created by combining a base verb with a preposition or an adverb, or both. The combination creates a new meaning, which is often different from the original verb. For example, "give up", "break down" and "look into" are all phrasal verbs.
Wikidata
Phrasal verb
The term phrasal verb is commonly applied to two or three distinct but related constructions in English: a verb and a particle and/or a preposition co-occur forming a single semantic unit. This semantic unit cannot be understood based upon the meanings of the individual parts in isolation, but rather it must be taken as a whole. In other words, the meaning is non-compositional and thus unpredictable. Phrasal verbs that include a preposition are known as prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs that include a particle are also known as particle verbs. Additional alternative terms for phrasal verb are compound verb, verb-adverb combination, verb-particle construction, two-part word/verb, and three-part word/verb, and multi-word verb.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of phrasal verb in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of phrasal verb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Translations for phrasal verb
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- الفعل فراسالArabic
- locució verbalCatalan, Valencian
- frázové slovesoCzech
- phrasal verbDanish
- Verb mit PräpositionGerman
- περιφραστικό ρήμα, φραστικό ρήμαGreek
- frazverboEsperanto
- locución verbal, verbo compuestoSpanish
- فعل چند قسمتیPersian
- partikkeliverbiFinnish
- phrasal verb, locution verbaleFrench
- briathar phrasalIrish
- मुहावरेदार क्रियाHindi
- IgekotőHungarian
- արտահայտությու� ակա� բայArmenian
- verba phrasalIndonesian
- phrasal verbItalian
- פועל ניסוחיHebrew
- 句動詞Japanese
- កិរិយាកន្សោមKhmer
- ಫ್ರೇಸಲ್ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದKannada
- 구동사Korean
- phrasal verbumLatin
- phrasal werkwoordDutch
- phrasal verbNorwegian
- locucion verbalaOccitan
- czasownik frazowyPolish
- [[locução]] [[verbal]], [[verbo]] [[frasal]], phrasal verbPortuguese
- locuțiune verbală, fraza verbRomanian
- фразовый глаголRussian
- partikelverbSwedish
- phrasal verbTamil
- పదబంధ క్రియTelugu
- กริยาวลีThai
- edatlıfiilTurkish
- фразове дієсловоUkrainian
- لفظ فعلUrdu
- Động từ phrasalVietnamese
- פראַסאַל ווערבYiddish
- 短語動詞Chinese
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