[freɪz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause
(e.g: ‘to improve standards’ is the key phrase here)


Phrases:
- turn of phrase

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell’

[freɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put into a particular form of words
(e.g: it's important to phrase the question correctly)


Phrases:
- turn of phrase

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell’