"verb phrase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: verb phrases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} verb phrase (plural verb phrases)
  1. (linguistics) A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-verb_phrase-en-noun-jwgsz4yZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries. Categories (topical): Grammar Coordinate_terms: phrase [adjective], adverbial phrase, conjunctional phrase, interjectional phrase, phrase [noun], phrasal noun, phrasal preposition, phrasal verb (english: not to be confused), pronominal phrase Translations (Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb): sintagma verbal [masculine] (Catalan), verbilauseke (Finnish), syntagme verbal [masculine] (French), Verbalphrase [feminine] (German), igei csoport (Hungarian), igei kifejezés (Hungarian), igei szerkezet (Hungarian), frasa verba (Indonesian), 動詞句 (dōshi-ku) (alt: どうしく) (Japanese), កន្សោមកិរិយា (kɑnsaom ke’ri’yaa) (Khmer), sintagma verbal [masculine] (Portuguese), locuțiune verbală [feminine] (Romanian), глаго́льное словосочета́ние (glagólʹnoje slovosočetánije) [neuter] (Russian), sintagma verbal [masculine] (Spanish), eylem öbeği (Turkish), cụm động từ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-verb_phrase-en-noun-9d1MLJp- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb': 13 87

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