verb phrase

noun Grammar.

a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence.

a phrase consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries but not including modifiers, objects, or complements.

Words nearby verb phrase

verbigeration, verbing, verbose, verbosity, verboten, verb phrase, verb. sap., verbum sap, Vercelli, Vercelli Book, Vercingetorix

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Example sentences from the Web for verb phrase

A verb-phrase is a group of words that is used as a verb ( 15).
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
A verb-phrase made by prefixing to have to the past participle is called the perfect infinitive.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
The future tense is a verb-phrase consisting of the auxiliary verb shall or will followed by the infinitive without to ( 29).
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
The simple predicate, being a verb or verb-phrase, can have only adverbial modifiers.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge

The progressive form is a verb-phrase made by prefixing to the present participle some form of the verb to be.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge

British Dictionary definitions for verb phrase

verb phrase

noun

grammar a constituent of a sentence that contains the verb and any direct and indirect objects but not the subject. It is a controversial question in grammatical theory whether or not this constituent is to be identified with the predicate of the sentenceAbbreviation: VP

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单词	verb phrase
释义	verb phrase noun Grammar. a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence. a phrase consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries but not including modifiers, objects, or complements. Words nearby verb phrase verbigeration, verbing, verbose, verbosity, verboten, verb phrase, verb. sap., verbum sap, Vercelli, Vercelli Book, Vercingetorix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for verb phrase A verb-phrase is a group of words that is used as a verb ( 15). An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge A verb-phrase made by prefixing to have to the past participle is called the perfect infinitive. An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge The future tense is a verb-phrase consisting of the auxiliary verb shall or will followed by the infinitive without to ( 29). An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge The simple predicate, being a verb or verb-phrase, can have only adverbial modifiers. An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge The progressive form is a verb-phrase made by prefixing to the present participle some form of the verb to be. An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge British Dictionary definitions for verb phrase verb phrase noun grammar a constituent of a sentence that contains the verb and any direct and indirect objects but not the subject. It is a controversial question in grammatical theory whether or not this constituent is to be identified with the predicate of the sentenceAbbreviation: VP Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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