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prepositional verb

prepositional verb noun: a two-word phrase, consisting of a verb and a preposition, that has idiomatic meaning.

Noun

prepositional verb (plural prepositional verbs)

  1. A two-word phrase, consisting of a verb and a preposition, that has idiomatic meaning.

Forms of prepositional verb

pluralprepositional verbs

Questions about prepositional verb

What does prepositional verb mean?
Prepositional verb means a two-word phrase, consisting of a verb and a preposition, that has idiomatic meaning.
What part of speech is prepositional verb?
Prepositional verb is a noun.
What is the plural of prepositional verb?
The plural of prepositional verb is prepositional verbs.

Words near prepositional verb in the dictionary

  1. prepositional cases
  2. prepositional phrase
  3. prepositional phrases
  4. prepositional pronoun
  5. prepositional pronouns
  6. prepositional verb
  7. prepositional verbs
  8. prepositionally
  9. prepositionals
  10. prepositioned
  11. prepositionhood

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