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:
hold someone or something up
Meaning / Example:
1. to keep someone or something upright.
> Johnny is falling asleep. Please hold him up until I prepare the bed for him.
2. to rob someone or a group.
> Some punk tried to hold me up.
> The mild-looking man held up the bank and shot a teller.
3. to delay someone or something.
> Driving the kids to school held me up.
Phrasal verbs are two or more words that come together to give us a new verb with a different meaning from the original words.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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