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:
spin around
Meaning / Example:
1. to turn around to face a different direction.
> Jill spun around to face her accuser.
> Todd spun around in his chair so he could see who was talking to him.
2. to rotate, possibly a number of times.
> The propellers spun around and soon the old plane began to taxi down the runway.
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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