phrasal verb noun

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/ˌfreɪ.zəlˈvɜːb/

/-ˈvɝːb/ n [C]

Definition

a phrase which consists of a verb in combination with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of its separate parts

'Look after', 'work out' and 'make up for' are all phrasal verbs.

(Definition of phrasal verb noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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