phrasal verb
/ˌfreɪzl ˈvɜːb/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रेज़ल वर्ब
फ़्रेज़ल वर्ब, पदबंधीय क्रिया (verb + adverb/preposition से बना अलग अर्थ वाला रूप)
Core word
noun
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[C] grammar
a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or both, that together have a meaning different from the separate words, for example 'give up' or 'look forward to'
फ़्रेज़ल वर्ब, पदबंधीय क्रिया (verb + adverb/preposition से बना अलग अर्थ वाला रूप)
- 'Put off' is a phrasal verb meaning 'postpone'.
- Radhika learns five new phrasal verbs every day.
- The phrase run out of is a phrasal verb that means to have none left.
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- Many phrasal verbs have more than one meaning.
- Learners often find phrasal verbs hard because the meaning is not obvious.
- Is 'take off' a phrasal verb?
§Grammar and usage
When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and the particle, so say 'Turn it off' (not 'Turn off it').
जब separable phrasal verb का object कोई pronoun हो, तो वह verb और particle के बीच आना चाहिए, इसलिए 'Turn it off' कहें ('Turn off it' नहीं)।