Phrasal Verb


A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.


Phrasal Verb:
open someone up Fig.

Meaning:
to perform a surgical operation requiring a major incision on someone.

Example:
The doctor had to open George up to find out what was wrong.


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A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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