This document discusses phrasal verbs in English. It defines phrasal verbs as verbs combined with prepositions or particles that often have a special meaning. Some examples of common verbs used in phrasal verbs are look, make, put, take, get, run, bring, break, and turn. The document provides examples of phrasal verbs and their literal and idiomatic meanings to illustrate how phrasal verbs express particular meanings that are different than the literal meanings of the individual words.

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PHRASAL VERBS
What are they…?
How do you use them correctly?

2. Phrasal verbs are commonly used in
English, so it’s important to learn them!
A phrasal verb has 2(or more) parts:
1) a verb
2) and a preposition (at least one)
*often a phrasal verb has a specialspecial
meaningmeaning
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VERB
look
make
put
take
get
run
bring
break
turn
carry...
up
on
down
out of
over
off
out
for...
+ PREPOSITION or PARTICLE
+

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VERB
look
make
put
take
get
run
bring
break
turn
carry
+ PREPOSITION or PARTICLE
for = search
up = invent
out = extinguish
off = leave the ground
over = recover
out of = have none left
up = rear, educate
down = collapse
up = appear unexpectedly
on = continue

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VERB+ PARTICLE + PREPOSITION
keep up withkeep up with advance at the same pace
run out ofrun out of have none left
put up withput up with bear patiently
look forward tolook forward to expect with pleasure

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literal idiomatic
I’ve taken up golf.Take off your jacket.
Put out the cat.
Look at the picture.
The car broke down.
Only 20 people turned up.
Phrasal verbs express a particular meaning:

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PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERALLITERAL AND
IDIOMATICIDIOMATIC MEANING
PUT OUTPUT OUT
I always put output out the cat at night.
Put outPut out the cigarette, please.
(extinguish)

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PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERALLITERAL AND
IDIOMATICIDIOMATIC MEANING
PICK UPPICK UP
Can you pick uppick up the diskette for me,
please? I dropped it.
I picked uppicked up some new slang
expressions while watching that
movie.
(learn)

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PHRASAL VERBS WITH LookLook
Look after -Look after - means to take care of
someone or something
When I have to travel on business, my
parents usually Look afterLook after
my children.
I Look afterLook after the office when my
colleagues are away on business.
.

10. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LookLook
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Look down on -Look down on - means to think
something or someone is inferior.
Don't look down onlook down on him just
because he left school at 16. He
has been very successful.

11. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LookLook
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Look into -Look into - means to
examine a problem or
situation.
We have set up a working group
to look intoto look into the problem.