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Verb phrase Moderate

Verb phrase has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

2

A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, objects, or modifiers.

See Also
complements noun phrase clause resultativity verb phrases telicity modifiers aspectualizer
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phrase
Rhyming Words
ase base ease rase wase nase sase vase tase case kase lase mase jase mease dbase tease pease ukase dease
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