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phrasal verb

 
 
/ˌfreɪzəlˈvɜːb/ noun [C]

Translation

a verb together with an adverb or preposition which has a different meaning to the meaning of its separate parts. For example 'look up' and 'carry on' are phrasal verbs.
takım fiil, deyim özelliği taşıyan fiil takımı
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(Definition of phrasal verb noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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