Phrasal Verbs

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PHRASAL VERBS (PART 2)
I. What are phrasal verbs?
1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.
Example:
I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet
He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home
2. Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object.
Example:
He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object
3. Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.
Example:
I made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up"
4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
She looked the phone number up.
5. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I ran into an old friend yesterday.
They are looking into the problem.
6. Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, such phrasal verbs are marked with both * and + .
Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
7. WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take an object in both places, you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.
Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
I looked it up in the phone book. correct
I looked up it in the phone book. incorrect
Phrasal Verb ( A )

Phrasal Verb	Definition	Example
Act up	Behave or function improperly	I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's acting up again.
Add * up +	Calculate a sum	I added up the receipts and it totaled $135.46.
Add up to +	Equal an amount	The total expenses added up to $325.00.
Add up	Make sense	Her story doesn't add up. I think she is lying.
Ask * out +	Invite on a date	I can't believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date!
Ask * over +	Invite to one's home	Why don't we ask the Johnsons over for dinner?

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Phrasal Verb ( B )

Phrasal Verb	Definition	Example
Back down	Stop defending your opinion in a debate	Jane never backs down. She always wins arguments.
Back out	Not keep (a promise, agreement,deal)	Sam backed out at the last second.
Back out of +	Not keep (a promise, agreement, deal)	Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second.
Back * up +	Give support	You need examples to back up your opinion.
Back up	Move backwards, reverse	Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer.
Bawl * out	Criticize, reprimand (inf.)	She bawled him out for arriving late.
Bear down on +	Bite	The soldier had to bear down on the leather strap while the doctor removed a bullet from the soldier's arm.
Bear down on +	Take strong measures against	The U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers.
Bear on +	Have to do with	This information may bear on this case.
Bear up	Withstand	I didn't think he would bear up so well in that situation.
Bear up under +	Withstand	How did he bear up under such extreme pressure.
Bear with +	Be patient	Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.
Blow in	Visit unexpectedly (inf.)	My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire family.
Blow over	Pass without creating a problem	All this negative publicity will blow over in a couple of weeks.
Blow * up +	Make explode;destroy using explosives	The terrorists blew the bridge up.
Blow up	Explode	The bomb blew up before they could defuse it.
Blow up	Suddenly become very angry	When Joan heard the news, she blew up and rushed out of the room.
Break * down +	Analyze in detail	We need to break this problem down in order to solve.
Break down	Stop working properly	The truck broke down in the desert.
Break down	Become mentally ill	She broke down after her husband died.
Break * in +	Wear or use something new until it is comfortable	I need to break these shoes in before I go hiking.
Break in	Interrupt	While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion.
Break in	Enter a place unlawfully	The burglar broke in between midnight and 3 AM.
Break in on +	Interrupt (a conversation)	Jane broke in on the conversation and told us to get back to work.
Break into +	Enter a house unlawfully	The burglar broke into the house between midnight and 3 AM.
Break into +	Interrupt (a conversation)	Jane broke into the conversation and told us what she knew.
Break * off +	End something	Sally broke her engagement to John off.
Break out	Appear violently	Violent protests broke out in response to the military coup.
Break out +	Use something extravagant for celebration	He broke out the champagne to celebrate his promotion.
Break out of +	Escape	The murderer broke out of the prison.
Break * up +	Break into pieces	I broke the cracker up into pieces and put it in the soup.
Break * up +	Disperse (a crowd), stop (a fight)	The police broke the demonstration up before it got out of control.
Break up	End a relationship	Sam and Diane broke up again. What a rocky relationship.
Bring * about +	Cause to happen	Democracy brought about great change in the lives of the people.
Bring * along +	Bring with	When we go to the forest, bring your wildlife guide along.
Bring * around	Change someone's mind, convince someone	She doesn't want to go, but we'll eventually bring her around.
Bring * away	Learn or gain (from an experience)	My trip across the Sahara was difficult, but I brought a new appreciation for life away from the experience.
Bring * off +	Succeed at something difficult or unexpected	You robbed the bank! I can't believe you brought that off.
Bring * on +	Cause something	I can't believe she got so angry. What brought that on?
Bring * out +	Highlight, stress	Your new shirt brings out the color of your eyes.
Bring * over +	Bring to someone's house	When you visit me, why don't you bring over your son.
Bring * to	Revive consciousness	We used smelling salts to bring her to after she fainted.
Bring * up +	Mention	I didn't want to bring up the fact that she was unemployed.
Bring * up +	Raise ( a child)	Sam was brought up in South Carolina.
Brush * off +	Ignore something or someone (inf.)	Mary brushed her ex-boyfriend off at the party.
Burn * down +	Destroy by setting fire to	The children burned the house down while playing with matches.
Burn down	Burn until completely gone (building)	Two buildings burnt down in the fire.
Burn up	Be hot	I am burning up in here - open the window.
Burn up	Consume by fire	The papers were burned up in the fire.
Burn * up +	Destroy by fire	He burnt up the files.
Buy * out +	Buy the shares of a company or the shares the other person owns of a business	Pacific Inc. was bought out by a company from Oregon.
Buy * up +	Purchase the entire supply of something	We bought up all the beer in the store.

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Phrasal Verb ( C )

Phrasal Verb	Definition	Example
Call for +	Require (as in a recipe)	This recipe calls for milk, not water.
Call * off +	Cancel something	They called the picnic off because of the rain.
Call * off +	Order to stop (an invasion, guard dogs)	He called off the dogs when he saw it was his neighbor.
Call on +	Visit	Mark called on Naomi while he was in town.
Call on +	Invite someone to speak in a meeting or a classroom	Professor Tanzer called on Tim to answer the question.
Call * up +	Telephone	I called Sam up to see if he wanted to go to the movies.
Calm * down +	Make someone relax	You can calm the baby down by rocking her gently.
Care for +	Nurse someone or something	He cared for the bird until its wing healed.
Care for +	Like someone or something	I don't care for sour cream on my potato.
Carry on +	Continue (a conversation, a game)	Please, carry on. I didn't mean to interrupt you.
Carry on about +	Continue in an annoying way	He kept carrying on about how much money he makes.
Carry on with +	Continue	I want you to carry on with the project while I am out of town.
Carry * out +	Complete and/or accomplish something	The secret agent carried out his orders exactly as planned.
Carry * over +	Continue on a subsequent day, page, etc.	The meeting carried over into lunch time.
Catch on	Slowly start to understand (inf.)	He caught on after a few minutes.
Catch up	Make up for lost time	I will never catch up. I am too behind in my work.
Catch up with +	Speed up to be at the same place as a person or thing in front of you	I had to run to catch up with the others.
Catch up on +	Become up-to-date	I need to catch up on world events. I haven't seen the news in ages.
Check back	Return to see if everything is OK	We will check back tomorrow to make sure the project is finished.
Check by +	Go to a place to see if everything is OK	We need to check by the office to see if the documents are ready.
Check for +	Try to find	They checked for termites before they bought the house.
Check in	Enter a hospital, hotel etc.	They need to check in before noon.
Check into +	Enter a hospital, hotel etc.	They checked into the hotel at 11:00 AM.
Check into +	Investigate, look for (often through a service)	We are checking into discount flights to London.
Check * off +	Make a mark next to (an item on a list)	Check each name off the list.
Check on +	Make sure something is OK	Let's check on the baby again before we go to sleep.
Check * out +	Investigate, take a look at	He checked out the new restaurant down the street.
Check out	Leave a hotel, hospital	It's already eleven. We need to check out.
Check out of +	Leave a hotel, hospital	We checked out of the hotel before ten.
Check * over +	Closely examine the condition of something	He checked over the old car to see if it was worth buying.
Check up on +	Investigate someone or something	The police are checking up on the bomb threats.
Check * through	Send luggage through (to a destination)	Your luggage will be checked through to Paris.
Check with +	Ask a person for confirmation	He needs to check with his parents before he goes.
Cheer * up	Make someone feel cheerful	The party really cheered me up.
Cheer up	Become cheerful	Cheer up. Everything will be all right.
Chew * up +	Chew into small pieces	The dog chewed up my shoe.
Chop * down +	Fell/cut ( a tree)	The lumberjack chopped the tree down.
Chop * up +	Chop/cut into small bits	He chopped the meat up into little pieces.
Clean * up +	Tidy	Susan cleaned the mess up before she left.
Clear out	Leave ( inf.)	Everybody clear out! We're closed.
Clear * up +	Tidy	Susan cleared up the mess before she left.
Close * down +	Close a place permanently	The corner market closed down because they didn't have many customers.
Close down	Close permanently	The bar was closed down because they served alcohol to minors.
Close in on +

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