verb phrase
Noun
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Noun
verb phrase (plural verb phrases)
- (linguistics) A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, objects, or modifiers.
- (grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
- French: syntagme verbal
- German: Verbalphrase
- Russian: глаго́льное словосочета́ние
- Spanish: sintagma verbal
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