phrasal verb

/F R EY1 Z AH0 L V ER0 B/
noun
  1. 1

    A two-word verb, consisting of a verb and a "small" adverb, that has an idiomatic meaning not easily predictable from the individual parts.

    “In 'The police told the driver to pull over', 'pull over' is a phrasal verb.”

  2. 2

    (more loosely) A phrase, consisting of a verb and either or both of a preposition or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phrasal%20verb

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