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Phrasal verbs

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Anthony Carranza
Anthony Carranza

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. Think of them as you would any other English vocabulary. Study them as you come across them, rather than trying to memorize many at once.

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Phrasal verbs PHRASAL VERBS ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ESPECIALLY FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH. IN OUR PHRASAL VERBS REFERENCE SECTION YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED PHRASAL VERBS CLEARLY EXPLAINED WITH EXAMPLE SENTENCES AND FUN QUIZ QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
• Phrasal verbs with letter A If you account for something, you explain how it came to be the way it is. Meaning: Nouns often used as objects with account for: costs, expenses, delays, behaviour, failure, success
Act as TO PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION AS A PARTICULAR PERSON OR THING Act for IF YOU ACT FOR SOMEONE, YOU REPRESENT THEM. Act on IF YOU ACT ON SOMEBODY'S ADVICE, YOU DO AS THEY SUGGEST.
Act out IF YOU ACT OUT, YOU EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS THROUGH ACTS OR WORDS. Act up IF A PART OF YOUR BODY OR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ACTS UP, IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. Add to IF SOMETHING ADDS TO SOMETHING, IT MAKES IT BETTER, GREATER, STRONGER OR MORE EXTREME IN SOME WAY.
Appeal to IF SOMETHING APPEALS TO YOU, YOU LIKE IT. Ask after IF YOU ASK AFTER SOMEONE, YOU ASK ABOUT THEM WHEN YOU TALK TO SOMEONE WHO'S SEEN THEM RECENTLY. Attend to TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
• Phrasal verbs with letter F Face up to IF YOU FACE UP TO A DIFFICULT OR CHALLENGING SITUATION, YOU ACCEPT THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, AND THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Factor in TO INCLUDE A CERTAIN ITEM WHEN CALCULATING OR PLANNING SOMETHING Fade away TO SLOWLY BECOME WEAKER, SOFTER OR DIMMER
Fall back on TO USE OR DO SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE WHAT YOU USED OR DID FIRST HAS FAILED Fall behind IF YOU HAVE FALLEN BEHIND OTHER PEOPLE, THEY HAVE ADVANCED FASTER THAN YOU AND THEY ARE AHEAD OF YOU. Fall for IF YOU FALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE A TRICK OR A SCAM, YOU BELIEVE IT'S REAL OR GENUINE EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT.
Flick through IF YOU FLICK THROUGH A BOOK OR A MAGAZINE, YOU HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT A FEW OF THE PAGES. Freak out IF SOMEONE FREAKS OUT, THEY GET VERY SCARED OR UPSET BY SOMETHING. Function as TO BE USED FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR TO WORK IN A PARTICULAR WAY Fuss over TO GIVE SOMEONE LOTS OF ATTENTION TO SHOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THEM OR HOW IMPORTANT YOU THINK THEY ARE
• Phrasal verbs with letter Y Yank at IF YOU YANK AT SOMETHING, YOU PULL IT REPEATEDLY. Yearn for TO WANT SOMETHING VERY MUCH Yell out TO SHOUT LOUDLY
• Phrasal verbs with letter S See out IF YOU SEE SOMEONE OUT, YOU ACCOMPANY THEM OUT OF A ROOM OR A BUILDING WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING. TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF A PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME OR UNTIL THE END OF A CONTRACT OR AN ACTIVITY See off IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY OFF, YOU GO TO THE PLACE FROM WHERE THEY'RE BEGINNING A JOURNEY, LIKE AN AIRPORT OR A RAILWAY STATION, AND WISH THEM WELL AS THEY LEAVE.
Stand down TO RESIGN OR RETIRE FROM A JOB OR A POSITION Show up TO ARRIVE AT AN EVENT OR A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GATHERING Set off TO BEGIN A JOURNEY TO MAKE SOMETHING EXPLODE OR BLOW UP Set down IF YOU SET SOMETHING DOWN, YOU PUT IT IN WRITING.

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  • 1. Phrasal verbs PHRASAL VERBS ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ESPECIALLY FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH. IN OUR PHRASAL VERBS REFERENCE SECTION YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED PHRASAL VERBS CLEARLY EXPLAINED WITH EXAMPLE SENTENCES AND FUN QUIZ QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
  • 2. • Phrasal verbs with letter A If you account for something, you explain how it came to be the way it is. Meaning: Nouns often used as objects with account for: costs, expenses, delays, behaviour, failure, success
  • 3. Act as TO PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION AS A PARTICULAR PERSON OR THING Act for IF YOU ACT FOR SOMEONE, YOU REPRESENT THEM. Act on IF YOU ACT ON SOMEBODY'S ADVICE, YOU DO AS THEY SUGGEST.
  • 4. Act out IF YOU ACT OUT, YOU EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS THROUGH ACTS OR WORDS. Act up IF A PART OF YOUR BODY OR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ACTS UP, IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. Add to IF SOMETHING ADDS TO SOMETHING, IT MAKES IT BETTER, GREATER, STRONGER OR MORE EXTREME IN SOME WAY.
  • 5. Appeal to IF SOMETHING APPEALS TO YOU, YOU LIKE IT. Ask after IF YOU ASK AFTER SOMEONE, YOU ASK ABOUT THEM WHEN YOU TALK TO SOMEONE WHO'S SEEN THEM RECENTLY. Attend to TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
  • 6. • Phrasal verbs with letter F Face up to IF YOU FACE UP TO A DIFFICULT OR CHALLENGING SITUATION, YOU ACCEPT THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, AND THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Factor in TO INCLUDE A CERTAIN ITEM WHEN CALCULATING OR PLANNING SOMETHING Fade away TO SLOWLY BECOME WEAKER, SOFTER OR DIMMER
  • 7. Fall back on TO USE OR DO SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE WHAT YOU USED OR DID FIRST HAS FAILED Fall behind IF YOU HAVE FALLEN BEHIND OTHER PEOPLE, THEY HAVE ADVANCED FASTER THAN YOU AND THEY ARE AHEAD OF YOU. Fall for IF YOU FALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE A TRICK OR A SCAM, YOU BELIEVE IT'S REAL OR GENUINE EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT.
  • 8. Flick through IF YOU FLICK THROUGH A BOOK OR A MAGAZINE, YOU HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT A FEW OF THE PAGES. Freak out IF SOMEONE FREAKS OUT, THEY GET VERY SCARED OR UPSET BY SOMETHING. Function as TO BE USED FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR TO WORK IN A PARTICULAR WAY Fuss over TO GIVE SOMEONE LOTS OF ATTENTION TO SHOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THEM OR HOW IMPORTANT YOU THINK THEY ARE
  • 9. • Phrasal verbs with letter Y Yank at IF YOU YANK AT SOMETHING, YOU PULL IT REPEATEDLY. Yearn for TO WANT SOMETHING VERY MUCH Yell out TO SHOUT LOUDLY
  • 10. • Phrasal verbs with letter S See out IF YOU SEE SOMEONE OUT, YOU ACCOMPANY THEM OUT OF A ROOM OR A BUILDING WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING. TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF A PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME OR UNTIL THE END OF A CONTRACT OR AN ACTIVITY See off IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY OFF, YOU GO TO THE PLACE FROM WHERE THEY'RE BEGINNING A JOURNEY, LIKE AN AIRPORT OR A RAILWAY STATION, AND WISH THEM WELL AS THEY LEAVE.
  • 11. Stand down TO RESIGN OR RETIRE FROM A JOB OR A POSITION Show up TO ARRIVE AT AN EVENT OR A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GATHERING Set off TO BEGIN A JOURNEY TO MAKE SOMETHING EXPLODE OR BLOW UP Set down IF YOU SET SOMETHING DOWN, YOU PUT IT IN WRITING.