Phrasal verb and Verb

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Phrasal verb noun - An English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit.

Usage example: `turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'

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Verb and phrasal verb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Verb" instead a noun phrase "Phrasal verb".

Verb noun - A content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence.

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Phrasal verb and verb are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Phrasal verb" with "Verb", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: verbal, verbalism, verbally

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