Phrasal Verbs
A phrasal verb = verb + adverb/preposition with a new meaning (give up = stop). Learn them in families of the same base verb, because exams put these side by side as options.
| Verb | Phrasal verbs |
|---|---|
| put | put off (postpone), put out (extinguish), put up with (tolerate), put on (wear) |
| call | call off (cancel), call on (visit), call for (demand) |
| give | give up (stop), give in (surrender), give away (distribute / reveal) |
| look | look after (care), look into (investigate), look for (search), look up (find in a dictionary), look up to (respect), look down upon (despise), look forward to + -ing |
| take | take after (resemble a parent), take off (remove; plane leaves), take up (start), take over (control), take in (deceive) |
| turn | turn down (reject), turn up (arrive), turn out (prove to be) |
| break | break down (stop working), break out (start suddenly), break into (enter by force) |
| bring | bring up (raise; mention), bring about (cause) |
| run | run out of (exhaust), run into (meet by chance) |
| set | set up (establish), set off (start a journey) |
| make | make up (invent; reconcile), make out (understand) |
| get | get over (recover), get along with (be friendly) |
| go / come | go through (examine), go off (explode); come across (find by chance), come up with (produce an idea) |
| others | carry out (execute), carry on (continue), back out (withdraw), fall out (quarrel), pass away (die), point out (indicate), see off, stand by (support), stand for (represent), keep up with, hold on (wait) |