phrasal
A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part…A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.
» The phrasal verbs in this language are killing me.
Meaning
2 sensesA grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.
A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.
A phrasal verb.
Examples
9 sentencesThe phrasal verbs in this language are killing me.
"Eke out" is a common phrasal verb in English.
Why does English have so many idioms and phrasal verbs?
I can see why non-native speakers find phrasal verbs so frustrating.
Phrasal verbs are an English learner's worst nightmare.
Origin
From phrase + -al.From phrase + -al.
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