Is there a name for this grammatical structure where a verb is followed by a direction?





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In English there are lots of phrases where a verb is followed by a direction and it takes on a whole new meaning.



Examples: get up, get off, get down, take in, take out, take off, etc.



This is interesting to me because a lot of these expressions don't seem to make logical sense when you look at the meaning of each word. I.e. how did "take off" come to describe a plane departing?



Is there a name for this construction that I can look up? Do many other languages have similar constructions? Is there any known history of how this construction developed?






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    In English there are lots of phrases where a verb is followed by a direction and it takes on a whole new meaning.



    Examples: get up, get off, get down, take in, take out, take off, etc.



    This is interesting to me because a lot of these expressions don't seem to make logical sense when you look at the meaning of each word. I.e. how did "take off" come to describe a plane departing?



    Is there a name for this construction that I can look up? Do many other languages have similar constructions? Is there any known history of how this construction developed?






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      Examples: get up, get off, get down, take in, take out, take off, etc.



      This is interesting to me because a lot of these expressions don't seem to make logical sense when you look at the meaning of each word. I.e. how did "take off" come to describe a plane departing?



      Is there a name for this construction that I can look up? Do many other languages have similar constructions? Is there any known history of how this construction developed?






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      In English there are lots of phrases where a verb is followed by a direction and it takes on a whole new meaning.



      Examples: get up, get off, get down, take in, take out, take off, etc.



      This is interesting to me because a lot of these expressions don't seem to make logical sense when you look at the meaning of each word. I.e. how did "take off" come to describe a plane departing?



      Is there a name for this construction that I can look up? Do many other languages have similar constructions? Is there any known history of how this construction developed?






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