Phrasal Verb


Phrasal verbs are two or more words that together act as a completely new verb with a meaning separate from those of the original words.


Phrasal Verb:
dry out

Meaning / Example:

1. to become dry.
> The clothes finally dried out in the wet weather.

2. to allow alcohol and the effects of drunkenness, especially if habitual, to dissipate from one's body.
> He required about three days to dry out completely.


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Phrasal verbs, also called two-word verbs, are idiomatic expressions wherein the second element of the verb (the adverb or particle) is not necessarily predictable.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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