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particle verb

particle verb noun: a two-word verb, consisting of a verb and a particle (either an adverb or a preposition), that has idiomatic meaning; a phrasal verb that includes a particle rather than a preposition.

Noun

particle verb (plural particle verbs)

  1. A two-word verb, consisting of a verb and a particle (either an adverb or a preposition), that has idiomatic meaning; a phrasal verb that includes a particle rather than a preposition

Forms of particle verb

pluralparticle verbs

Questions about particle verb

What does particle verb mean?
Particle verb means a two-word verb, consisting of a verb and a particle (either an adverb or a preposition), that has idiomatic meaning; a phrasal verb that includes a particle rather than a preposition.
What part of speech is particle verb?
Particle verb is a noun.
What is the plural of particle verb?
The plural of particle verb is particle verbs.

Words near particle verb in the dictionary

  1. particle physics
  2. particle shower
  3. particle showers
  4. particle statistics
  5. particle theory
  6. particle verb
  7. particle verbs
  8. particle zoo
  9. particle zoos
  10. particle-antiparticle
  11. particle-antiparticles

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