Which one is the phrasal verb?

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He keeps turning things over in his mind.

I've come across with the phrase above in a novel.

I don't understand the meaning. I wonder which one is the phrasal verb?

Could you please explain it to me?

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James reels with shock and grief. He keeps turning things over in his
mind. He remembers how a couple of years ago Bradley had begun dealing
drugs. He thought he’d seen an opportunity to make some easy money,
but it hadn’t turned out the way he’d expected. Suddenly, James shakes
off his apathy, and springing up out of his chair, cries, “Who did
this? Which of you killed my son?” He feels an overwhelming grief and
rage. “Why? Why in God’s name would anyone kill my son?” His voice is
wild, accusing, as he looks at each of them in turn. He can see that
he has frightened them.

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He keeps turning things over in his mind.

I've come across with the phrase above in a novel.

I don't understand the meaning. I wonder which one is the phrasal verb?

Could you please explain it to me?

The full text:

James reels with shock and grief. He keeps turning things over in his
mind. He remembers how a couple of years ago Bradley had begun dealing
drugs. He thought he’d seen an opportunity to make some easy money,
but it hadn’t turned out the way he’d expected. Suddenly, James shakes
off his apathy, and springing up out of his chair, cries, “Who did
this? Which of you killed my son?” He feels an overwhelming grief and
rage. “Why? Why in God’s name would anyone kill my son?” His voice is
wild, accusing, as he looks at each of them in turn. He can see that
he has frightened them.

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He keeps turning things over in his mind.

I've come across with the phrase above in a novel.

I don't understand the meaning. I wonder which one is the phrasal verb?

Could you please explain it to me?

The full text:

James reels with shock and grief. He keeps turning things over in his
mind. He remembers how a couple of years ago Bradley had begun dealing
drugs. He thought he’d seen an opportunity to make some easy money,
but it hadn’t turned out the way he’d expected. Suddenly, James shakes
off his apathy, and springing up out of his chair, cries, “Who did
this? Which of you killed my son?” He feels an overwhelming grief and
rage. “Why? Why in God’s name would anyone kill my son?” His voice is
wild, accusing, as he looks at each of them in turn. He can see that
he has frightened them.

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He keeps turning things over in his mind.

I've come across with the phrase above in a novel.

I don't understand the meaning. I wonder which one is the phrasal verb?

Could you please explain it to me?

The full text:

James reels with shock and grief. He keeps turning things over in his
mind. He remembers how a couple of years ago Bradley had begun dealing
drugs. He thought he’d seen an opportunity to make some easy money,
but it hadn’t turned out the way he’d expected. Suddenly, James shakes
off his apathy, and springing up out of his chair, cries, “Who did
this? Which of you killed my son?” He feels an overwhelming grief and
rage. “Why? Why in God’s name would anyone kill my son?” His voice is
wild, accusing, as he looks at each of them in turn. He can see that
he has frightened them.

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turn (sth) over is a verbal phrase:

to think about something for a period of time:

• His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.

(Cambridge Dictionary)

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  Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
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  @luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
  – Monty Harder
  19 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
  – Einstein X. Mystery
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
  – Monty Harder
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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turn sth over: If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.

Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things
over in her mind.

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As the answers above say, "turn something over" is an idiom to express thinking for a while. The verb "keep" is the sentence's verb; "keep" can be followed by nouns or gerunds, that's why "turn" is expressed as "turning" here.

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  Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
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turn (sth) over is a verbal phrase:

to think about something for a period of time:

• His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.

(Cambridge Dictionary)

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  Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
  – luk32
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  @luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
  – Monty Harder
  19 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
  – Einstein X. Mystery
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
  – Monty Harder
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
9
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turn (sth) over is a verbal phrase:

to think about something for a period of time:

• His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.

(Cambridge Dictionary)

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

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  Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
  – luk32
  22 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
  – Monty Harder
  19 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
  – Einstein X. Mystery
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
  – Monty Harder
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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9
down vote

up vote
9
down vote

turn (sth) over is a verbal phrase:

to think about something for a period of time:

• His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.

(Cambridge Dictionary)

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

user070221

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turn (sth) over is a verbal phrase:

to think about something for a period of time:

• His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.

(Cambridge Dictionary)

share|improve this answer

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answered yesterday

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answered yesterday

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answered yesterday

user070221

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3,336525

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
  – luk32
  22 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
  – Monty Harder
  19 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
  – Einstein X. Mystery
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
  – Monty Harder
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
  – luk32
  22 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
  – Monty Harder
  19 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
  – Einstein X. Mystery
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
  – Monty Harder
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

1

1

Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
– luk32
22 hours ago

Is "phrasal verb" and "verbal phrase" the same thing?
– luk32
22 hours ago

1

1

@luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
– Monty Harder
19 hours ago

@luk32 No. A "phrasal verb" is a verb and one or more "particles" (words that superficially appear to be adverbs or prepositions) that fundamentally transform the meaning of the core verb. What's tricky is that the same pair of words can be a phrasal verb in one instance and not in another: "He put the book down." vs. "He put his enemy down". In the latter instance, "put down" (always two words as a verb; "putdown" is a noun or adjective) means "insult", not to physically place something at a lower altitude. A verb(al) phrase is any verb, and any object and/or modifiers.
– Monty Harder
19 hours ago

1

1

@MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
– Einstein X. Mystery
15 hours ago

@MontyHarder In isolation, I would interpret "He put his enemy down" as a statement of violence. (see also "laid out" vs "laid down" or "put to sleep" vs "[made to] take a nap"
– Einstein X. Mystery
15 hours ago

@EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
– Monty Harder
14 hours ago

@EinsteinX.Mystery That's another meaning of "put down" that still crosses that threshold so that it's no longer "put" plus an adverb or preposition, but takes on an entirely different meaning.
– Monty Harder
14 hours ago

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turn sth over: If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.

Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things
over in her mind.

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turn sth over: If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.

Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things
over in her mind.

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turn sth over: If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.

Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things
over in her mind.

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answered yesterday

helen

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turn sth over: If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.

Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things
over in her mind.

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As the answers above say, "turn something over" is an idiom to express thinking for a while. The verb "keep" is the sentence's verb; "keep" can be followed by nouns or gerunds, that's why "turn" is expressed as "turning" here.

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  Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
  – RubioRic
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sorry I meant "here" as in this sentence
  – mona mosa
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
2
down vote

As the answers above say, "turn something over" is an idiom to express thinking for a while. The verb "keep" is the sentence's verb; "keep" can be followed by nouns or gerunds, that's why "turn" is expressed as "turning" here.

share|improve this answer

edited yesterday

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
  – RubioRic
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sorry I meant "here" as in this sentence
  – mona mosa
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

up vote
2
down vote

As the answers above say, "turn something over" is an idiom to express thinking for a while. The verb "keep" is the sentence's verb; "keep" can be followed by nouns or gerunds, that's why "turn" is expressed as "turning" here.

share|improve this answer

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As the answers above say, "turn something over" is an idiom to express thinking for a while. The verb "keep" is the sentence's verb; "keep" can be followed by nouns or gerunds, that's why "turn" is expressed as "turning" here.

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edited yesterday

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answered yesterday

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answered yesterday

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
  – RubioRic
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sorry I meant "here" as in this sentence
  – mona mosa
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
  – RubioRic
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sorry I meant "here" as in this sentence
  – mona mosa
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
– RubioRic
yesterday

Good answer but "turning HER" is not in the original text.
– RubioRic
yesterday

2

2

sorry I meant "here" as in this sentence
– mona mosa
yesterday

sorry I meant "here" as in this sentence
– mona mosa
yesterday

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