noun

• 1A verb with another word or words indicating tense, mood, or person.

  ‘The subject nominal is in the oblique form and the verb phrase lacks tense and agreement markers.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘But that verb doesn't have to be the very first word in the verb phrase.’
  • ‘Note the future tense employed by the operative verb phrase here: will support.’
  • ‘This latest version derives a representation of the sentence in terms of noun phrases, verb phrases, etc.’
  • ‘We typically identify powers with a certain standard locution, employing the infinitives of verbs along with verb phrases.’

• 2A phrasal verb.