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particle verbs

particle verbs is the plural of particle verb.

Meaning of particle verb

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

Questions about particle verbs

What is particle verbs the plural of?
Particle verbs is the plural of particle verb.

Words near particle verbs in the dictionary

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

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