Phrasal Verb
A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words
Phrasal Verb:
burn down
Meaning / Example:
1. [for a building] to be destroyed by fire.
> The barn burned down.
> There was a fire, and the old factory was burned down.
2. [for a fire] to burn and dwindle away.
> The flame burned down and then went out.
Phrasal verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short 'phrase' - which is why we call them 'phrasal verbs'.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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