phrasal verb

Noun

1. 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 questionhow many turned out to vote?’”

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2. phrasal verb (noun)

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noun

a phrase (such as take off or look down on) that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words

Origin

First Known Use: 1925