phrasal verb
noun/ˌfreɪzl ˈvɜːb/
/ˌfreɪzl ˈvɜːrb/
(grammar)- a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning, for example go in for, win over and see toTopics Languagea1
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