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:
seize something up

Meaning:
to grab or take something.

Example:
The crow seized the freshly hatched chick up and flew away.


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Phrasal verbs are two or more words that come together to give us a new verb with a different meaning from the original words.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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