Meaning

2 senses
  1. Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.

    phrasalisch, Ausdrucks-, Satz-

    of or relating to or functioning as a phrase

  2. Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech.

    phrasal preposition

Examples

9 sentences
  1. The phrasal verbs in this language are killing me.

  2. "Eke out" is a common phrasal verb in English.

  3. Why does English have so many idioms and phrasal verbs?

  4. I can see why non-native speakers find phrasal verbs so frustrating.

  5. Phrasal verbs are an English learner's worst nightmare.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
being a phrase:
relating to a phrase:

Origin

From phrase + -al.

From phrase + -al.

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Forms

more phrasal, most phrasal
Comparativemore phrasal Lesson
Superlativemost phrasal Lesson

regular

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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