Thank you Lilian, a happy new year! Pablo
On Jan 2, 6:50 am, Lílian <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
