A multi-word verb consisting of a verb and one or more further elements which together function as a single syntactical unit; a phrasal or prepositional verb.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Sweet (1845–1912), phonetician and comparative philologist.
Definition of group verb in US English:
group verb
noun
Grammar
A multi-word verb consisting of a verb and one or more further elements which together function as a single syntactical unit; a phrasal or prepositional verb.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Sweet (1845–1912), phonetician and comparative philologist.