"particle verb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: particle verbs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} particle verb (plural particle verbs)
  1. (linguistics) A two-word verb, consisting of a verb and a particle (either an adverb or a preposition), that has idiomatic meaning; a phrasal verb or prepositional verb. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-particle_verb-en-noun-GFEX8~pL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for particle verb meaning in English (1.3kB)

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