In the first part of this two-part article Shaun Dowling looks at delexicalised verbs, and the problems they cause for our students.
1) High-Frequency verbs - (delexical / delexicalised) verbs
2) Multiple meaning verbs - (delexical / delexicalised) verbs
Get is a delexicalised verb or simply a delexical verb. A selection of some delexical verbs are:
1) get
2) go
3) give
4) do
5) have
6) put
7) set
8) make
9) take
