Hi, everybody,
Today I am bringing up something about phrasal verbs. They are usually
used informally in everyday speech.
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb
and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition, any of
which are part of the syntax of the sentence, and so are a complete
semantic unit. Sentences, however, may contain direct and indirect
objects in addition to the phrasal verb. Phrasal verbs are
particularly frequent in the English language. A phrasal verb often
has a meaning which is different from the original verb.
* Ask out: ask someone to go on a date
* Bring about: cause
* Bring up: 1) rear children 2) mention or introduce a topic
* Call back: return a telephone call
* Call in: ask to come to an official place for a special reason
* Call off: cancel
* Call on: 1) visit 2) ask a student a question in class
* Call up: call on the telephone
* Catch up with: reach the same position or level as someone
* Check in: register at a hotel
* Check into: investigate
* Check out: 1) borrow a book from a library 2) investigate
* Cheer up: make (someone) feel happier
* Clean up: make clean and orderly
* Come across: find by chance
* Cross out: draw a line through
* Cut out: stop an annoying activity
* Do over: repeat
* Drop by: visit informally
* Drop in (on): visit informally
* Drop off: leave something/someone somewhere
* Drop out (of): stop going to school or class
* Figure out: find the answer by logic
* Fill out: complete a form
* Find out: discover information
* Get along with: to have a good relationship with
* Get back from: 1) return from somewhere 2) receive again
* Get in, get into: 1) enter a car 2) arrive
* Get off: leave any vehicle
* Get on: enter any vehicle
* Get out of: 1) leave a car 2) avoid some unpleasant activity
* Get over: recover from an illness
* Get through: finish
* Get up: arise from bed, a chair etc.
* Give back: return something to someone
* Give up: stop doing something
* Go over: review or check
* Grow up: become an adult
* Hand in: submit an assignment
* Hang up: 1) stop a telephone conversation 2) put up clothes on a
line or a hook
* Have on: wear
* Keep out of: not enter
* Keep up with: stay at the same position or level
* Kick out of: force (someone) to leave
* Look after: take care of
* Look into: investigate
* Look out for: be careful
* Look over: review or check
* Look up: look for information in a reference book
* Make up: 1) invent 2) do past work
* Name after: give a baby the name of someone else
* Pass away: die
* Pass out: 1) distribute 2) lose consciousness
* Pick out: select
* Pick up: 1) go to get someone 2) take in one’s hand
* Point out: call someone’s attention to
* Put away: remove to an appropriate place
* Put back: return to original position
* Put off: postpone
* Put on: dress
* Put out: extinguish a cigarette, fire
* Put up with: tolerate
* Run into: meet by chance
* Run across: find by chance
* Run out of: finish a supply of something
* Show up: appear, come to
* Shut off: stop a machine, equipment, light etc.
* Take after: resemble
* Take off: 1) remove clothing 2) leave on a trip 3) leave the
ground (aeroplane)
* Take out: 1) take someone on a date 2) remove
* Take over: take control
* Take up: begin a new activity
* Tear down: demolish, reduce to nothing
* Tear up: tear into many little pieces
* Think over: consider
* Throw away: discard; get rid of
* Throw out: discard; get rid of
* Throw up: vomit
* Try on: put on clothing to see if it fits
* Turn down: decrease volume
* Turn in: 1) submit classwork 2) go to bed
* Turn off: stop a machine, equipment, light etc.
* Turn on: start a machine, equipment, light etc.
* Turn out: extinguish a light
* Turn up: increase volume or intensity
Have a nice day!
Lil
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