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verb phrase

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
ver-b phrase
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.

noun

A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.

Inflected Forms

verb phrases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phrase adverbial phrase conjunctional phrase interjectional phrase phrasal noun phrasal preposition phrasal verb pronominal phrase

Synonyms

predicate

Questions

What does verb phrase mean?
A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.

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