Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

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Today, I would like to talk about phrasal verbs. First of all, a phrasal verb is a verb that is followed by a preposition and both verb and preposition can never be separated. Since I am writing about the meaning of verbs, I will use this post to explain the difference in meaning between two verbs that look almost the same but, after adding a preposition, the meaning is sometimes totally different.

Here is a list that of some common phrasal verbs:

ask someone out	invite on a date	Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
ask around	ask many people the same question	I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
back someone up support My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. break down get upset The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. break somethingdown divide into smaller parts Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts. break in(I) force entry to a building Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. break in(II) interrupt The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. break up end a relationship My boyfriend and I broke upbefore I moved to America. break out escape The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. call someone back return a phone call I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend. call someone up phone Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. check in arrive and register at a hotel or airport We will get the hotel keys when we check in. check out leave a hotel You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. check outsomeone/something look at (informal) Check out the crazy hair on that guy! chip in help If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. dress up wear nice clothing It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up. end up eventually reach/do/decide We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre. find out discover We don't know where he lives. How can we find out? get along/on like each other I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on. get away withsomething do without being noticed or punished Jason always gets away withcheating in his maths tests. get on something step onto a vehicle We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get on the bus. get over something recover from an illness, loss, difficulty I just got over the flu and now my sister has it. hand something in submit I have to hand in my essay by Friday. hang on wait a short time (informal) Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes! hang up end a phone call He didn't say goodbye before hehung up. keep something up continue at the same rate If you keep those results upyou will get into a great college. let someone in allow to enter Can you let the cat in before you go to school? make up forgive each other We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast. pass away die His uncle passed away last night after a long illness. put something off postpone We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane. run intosomeone/something meet unexpectedly I ran into an old school-friend at the mall. run out have none left We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap. show off act extra special for people watching) He always shows off on his skateboard sort something out organize, resolve a problem We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month. take off start to fly My plane takes off in five minutes. try something out test I am going to try this new brand of detergent out. warm up prepare body for exercise I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.	reverse	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.

Of course there are more phrasal verbs so, if you have any question just ask me and I will try to sort it out!

Posted by: Francisco M. Alfonso Sánchez