Find more facts and information on our topic page about
verb
phrasal verb
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
|
2009
|
© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
phras·al verb
•
n. Gram.
an idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look down on.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Spanish Verbs.(Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...alphabetically arranged Spanish verb directory followed by a list of ninety-two common verbs that provide the previously...conjugated, and the model verb number to refer to in the verb tables. All verbs with the same kind of conjugation...
|
|
Verb Movement in Biblical Aramaic.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Hebrew Studies Journal; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...subject and verb (chap. 3) and verb and object (chap. 4) are...all three major constituents, verb (V), subject (S), and...clauses with ditransitive verbs). At the heart of Lamprecht...unmarked surface word order of verb-subject-object (viz...
|
|
VERB Creates Positive Attitudes; Campaign Putting Physical Activity at the Forefront Hits Home with Children.
PR Newswire; 4/11/2003; 700+ words
; ...Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) VERB.(TM) It's what you do. campaign...value from key media partners, the CDC's VERB campaign is the largest national, multicultural...influential measures of success and the VERB campaign has achieved impressive results...
|
|
From Verb to Coordinator in Tetun.
Magazine article from: Oceanic Linguistics; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...from their uses as verbs. We conclude that the path from verb to coordinator is...diachronically from verbs (e.g., hosi...which derives from a verb meaning '[originate...frequent use of serial verb constructions, in which two or more verbs cooccur within a single...
|
|
Verb serialization and object position(*).
Magazine article from: Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...conclusions. 1. Serial-verb constructions Serial-verb constructions are considered...main or independent) verbs in what appears to be...interpretation and all the verbs have the same specification...elements in serial-verb constructions: (i...
|
|
Verb Launches Company and Introduces Smart Navigation Technology At PC Forum 2001; Verb Bridges the Gap Between the Way People Think and the Way Computers Find Information.
Business Wire; 3/26/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2001 Verb, a provider of smart navigation software...2001 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Verb is introducing the next generation of search...intelligent, example-based navigation. The Verb approach is based on the idea that people...
|
|
|
Verb Classification in Mayrinax Atayal [I].
Magazine article from: Oceanic Linguistics; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...stativity) of Mayrinax verbs, and the morphosyntactic...aspect/mood system. 2. VERB FORMATION IN MAYRINAX...various ways of forming verbs. In this section, we...syntactic construction a given verb is being used in (e...above-mentioned inherent verbs and their derivatives...
|
|
Subjects & verbs: can't they be agreeable? It's a fact of English grammar--subjects and verbs must "agree." Here's how to keep yours in sync. (Troubleshooters).
Magazine article from: Writing!; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the subjects and verbs! The subject and verb of a sentence should...Numbers Count Subject-verb agreement follows...subjects get singular verbs, and plural subjects...greets visitors. (Verb agrees with teacher...singular or plural verbs, depending on whether...
|
|
Verb Exchange Inc. Announces Expansion of Carrier Services Subsidiary, Eurotel.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 9/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...16, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Verb Exchange Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VEI...existing solid Carrier Services revenue base - Verb's subsidiary, Eurotel Inc. hires Mr...Kornblum as Vice President - Carrier Services Verb Exchange Inc. is pleased to announce that...
|
|
|
VERB.(TM) It's what you do. Campaign Named Non-Profit Winner by Kid Power Xchange.
PR Newswire; 5/16/2003; 700+ words
; ...find their VERB and use that VERB to expand physical activity...showcasing a computer-simulated VERB-covered boy running and jumping...different ways to do a variety of VERBS. Later spots featured celebrities famous for a particular VERB, such as professional tennis...
|
|
VERB
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...speech. There are two main types: full verb , AUXILIARY VERB . In terms of form, full verbs divide into REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS...morphology of regular verbs Regular verbs have four forms used in the verb phrase : (1) The base form, for...
|
|
|
PHRASAL VERB
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...below). A type of VERB in English that operates...derive primarily from verbs of movement and action...and use of phrasal verbs: (1) That the literal...up is not a phrasal verb as such, but a verb...word order . Phrasal verbs may be intransitive...x2019;). If the verb is ...
|
|
|
MODAL VERB
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
MODAL VERB Also modal auxiliary , modal . A VERB , normally an AUXILIARY VERB such as English must and should , used to express MODALITY . In English, such verbs have largely replaced the subjunctive mood, and three...
|
|
|
STRONG VERB
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...weak verb ) and irregular verb (in place of strong verb ). In Old English, strong verbs could have as many as four...Modern English irregular verbs: shaken , taken ). In Modern English, this verb has become weak ( help...
|
|
|
IRREGULAR VERB
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...VERB that does not follow the general rules for verb forms. Verbs in English are irregular if they do not have...We've got to do a lot better . See STRONG VERB , T , WEAK VERB . IRREGULAR VERBS IN ENGLISH The table below gives the principal...
|
