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phrase
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- pronunciation:
- freIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a part of a sentence that has meaning and grammatical order but does not have both a subject and a verb. "Wants to see" and "the horror movie" are both phrases in the sentence "Bert wants to see the horror movie again."
- similar words:
- clause
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| definition 2: |
a group or string of words whose meaning cannot be understood by considering the meaning of each word on its own; idiom. In the sentence "She takes after her father," "takes after" is a phrase that means "is similar to" or "resembles."
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| definition 3: |
a short unit or passage of music.
The pianist played that phrase perfectly.- similar words:
- melody, tune
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| related words: |
idiom, term, word |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
phrases, phrasing, phrased |
| definition: |
to express or say in a particular way.
I phrased my apology very carefully.- synonyms:
- word
- similar words:
- articulate, express, frame, put, style
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| related words: |
say |
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