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Noun: verb phrase  vurb freyz
  1. One of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
    "In 'She has been singing all day', 'has been singing all day' is a verb phrase";
    - predicate

Derived forms: verb phrases

Type of: phrase

Encyclopedia: Verb phrase