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- DictionaryVerb phrase/ˈvərb ˌfrāz/
noun
- 1. the part of a sentence containing the verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject.
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In linguistics, a verb phrase (VP) is a syntactic unit composed of a verb and its arguments except the subject of an independent clause or coordinate clause. Thus, in the sentence A fat man quickly put the money into the box, the words quickly put the money into the box constitute a verb phrase; it consists of the verb put and its arguments, but not the subject a fat man. A verb phrase is similar ... Wikipedia