Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs

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What is a phrasal verb?

A phrasal verb is a verb that is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves. For example: She has always looked down on me. Fighting broke out among a group of 40 men. Don’t put me off, I’m trying to concentrate. The report spelled out the need for more staff. For instance, in the first example, the phrasal verb ‘to look down on someone’ doesn’t mean that you are looking down from a higher place at someone who is below you; it means that you think that you are better than someone.

Main verb + adverb or preposition

Two categories

Transitive: object

Transitive verbs (they can have an object) The police were called to break up the fight. When the door is opened, it sets off an alarm. They pulled the house down and redeveloped the site.

Intransitive verbs (they have no object) We broke up two years ago. They set off early to miss the traffic. He pulled up outside the cottage.

Intransitive: no object

Transitive: Verb+adv/prep+object or Verb+object+adv/prep Intransitive: Verb+object+adv/prep

Word order

Transitive verbs The direct objet can separate the verb and adverb/preposition if it is a noun: - They pulled the house down - They pulled down the house The object always comes always between the adverb/preposition if it is a pronoun: - They pulled it down

Remember! Phrasal verbs are rather used in informal settings

Our phrasal verbs

GET To get off with --> Pete got off with Eva = had a romantic liaison To get on --> A strange man got on at Ealing = boarded To get on with --> I don't get on with his parents = our relationships are not good To get through to --> I couldn't get through = the call was unsuccessful To get up --> I have to get up at 6 o'clock tomorrow

To get off with To get on To get on with To get through to To get up

To get away with To get by on To get down to To get over To get round

Our phrasal verbs

GET To get away with --> They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it = escape or avoid punishment To get by on --> I got by on 20 Euros a day = to have just enough money (or something else) To get down to --> I need to get down to some revision = to start doing sth seriously To get over --> It took me 10 days to get over it = to get better or recover To get round --> She gets round her dad easily, but her mother is more strict = to persuade sb

Our phrasal verbs

To look after To look for To look out To look up

LOOK To look after --> Can you look after the cat for me?= to take care of To look for --> I'm looking for my watch = searching for To look forward to --> I'm really looking forward to my holiday = can't wait for To look out --> Look out! = Be careful! To look up --> I'll have to look it up in the dictionary = to check, verify

To put off (= to postopone) To put off (= to distract) To put on To put up with To put someone through

Our phrasal verbs

PUT To put off --> She's put it off until next Saturday = to postpone To put off --> Be quiet! You're putting me off = to distract To put on --> Put your coat on = to wear To put up with --> I can't put up with it anymore = not tolerate To put someone through --> I'm putting you through now = to connect (phone)

To turn around To turn down To turn in To turn into To turn off

Our phrasal verbs

TURN To turn around --> The plane turned around and went back the airport because of mechanical problems = to change direction To turn down --> Turn down the TV. I'm trying to talk on the phone = to reduce volume To turn in --> You need to turn in your homework everyday = to submit To turn into --> She kissed the frog and it turned into a handsome prince = to change into sth different To turn off --> Don't forget to turn off the TV before you go to school = to deliberately stop working

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