verb phrase
A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiersA construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
Meaning
2 sensesA construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
Verbalphrase
глаго́льное словосочета́ниеglagólʹnoje slovosočetánije
Translations
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