What does phrase mean?
Definitions for phrase
freɪzphrase
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word phrase.
Princeton's WordNet
phrase(noun)
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
phrase, musical phrase(noun)
a short musical passage
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase(noun)
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
phrase(verb)
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate(verb)
put into words or an expression
"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
phrase(verb)
divide, combine, or mark into phrases
"phrase a musical passage"
Wiktionary
phrase(Noun)
A short written or spoken expression.
phrase(Noun)
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.
phrase(Noun)
A small section of music in a larger piece.
phrase(Verb)
To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
phrase(Verb)
To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of words.
phrase(Verb)
To divide into melodic phrases.
Origin: From phrasis, from φράσις, from φράζω.
Webster Dictionary
Phrase(noun)
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
Phrase(noun)
a short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human
Phrase(noun)
a mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression
Phrase(noun)
a short clause or portion of a period
Phrase(verb)
to express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style
Phrase(verb)
to use proper or fine phrases
Phrase(verb)
to group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See Phrase, n., 4
Origin: [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. , fr. to speak.]
Freebase
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.]
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British National Corpus
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
Sherpa
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
It was a remarkable phrase to slip in.
The phrase "domestic cat" is an oxymoron.
Whoever coined the phrase 'March Madness' got it correct.
Too much has been made of the phrase impeachment inquiry.
Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette:
Isn't it interesting this lone shooter used that same phrase.
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Translations for phrase
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 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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