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Phrasal Verbs Reference

The following table is an alphabetical reference chart of the most commonly used English phrasal verbs with following e planations. !ou should remember that native spea"ers of English tend to use phrasal verbs in everyday conversation and generally reserve one#word verbs $i.e. %investigate% instead of %loo" into%& for more formal occasions such as business letters etc. Please note that all phrasal verbs mar"ed by an asteris" $'& are ()(#separable verbs $i.e. the preposition MUST follow the main verb. *or e ample+ , called on -an NOT , called -an on.&. /erbs that are not mar"ed by an asteris" $'& are separable verbs $i.e. the preposition may or may not follow the main verb. *or e ample+ , brought the children up )0 , brought up the children&. IMPORTANT 0emember that separable phrasal verbs using a pronoun as the ob1ect of the verb MUST be separated $, brought them up NOT , brought up them& A B C 2s" out 3ring about 3ring up 5all bac" 5all in 2s" someone to go on a date cause 4& rear children 2& mention or introduce a topic 0eturn a telephone call 2s" to come to an official place for a special reason

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5all off cancel 5all on' 4& visit 2& as" a student a 6uestion in class 5all up 5all on the telephone 5atch up $with&' 0each the same position or level as someone 5hec" in' 0egister at a hotel 5hec" into' investigate 5hec" out 4& borrow a boo" from a library 2& investigate 5heer up 7a"e $someone& feel happier 5lean up 7a"e clean and orderly 5ome across' *ind by chance 5ross out -raw a line through 5ut out Stop an annoying activity -o over repeat -rop by' /isit informally -rop in $on&' /isit informally -rop off Leave something8someone somewhere -rop out $of&' Stop going to school or class *igure out *ind the answer by logic *ill out 5omplete a form *ind out -iscover information 9et along $with&' To have a good relationship with 9et bac" $from& 4& return from somewhere 2& receive again 9et in: get into' 4& enter a car 2& arrive 9et off' Leave any vehicle 9et on' Enter any vehicle 9et out of' 4& leave a car 2& avoid some unpleasant activity 9et over' 0ecover from an illness 9et through' finish 9et up' 2rise from bed: a chair etc. 9ive bac" 0eturn something to someone 9ive up Stop doing something 9o over' 0eview or chec" 9row up' 3ecome an adult Hand in Submit an assignment Hang up 4& Stop a telephone conversation 2& put up clothes on a line or a hoo" Have on ;ear <eep out $of& (ot enter <eep up $with&' Stay at the same position or level <ic" out $of& *orce $someone& to leave Loo" after' Ta"e care of Loo" into' ,nvestigate Loo" out $for&' 3e careful Loo" over 0eview or chec" Loo" up Loo" for information in a reference boo" 7a"e up 4& invent 2& do past wor" (ame after 9ive a baby the name of someone else Pass away' -ie Pass out 4& distribute 2& lose consciousness Pic" out Select Pic" up 4& go to get someone 2& ta"e in one=s hand Point out 5all someone=s attention to Put away 0emove to an appropriate place

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Put bac" Put off Put on Put out Put up with' 0un into 0un across 0un out $of& Show up' Shut off Ta"e after' Ta"e off Ta"e out Ta"e over Ta"e up Tear down Tear up Thin" over Throw away Throw out Throw up Try on Turn down Turn in Turn off Turn on Turn out Turn up

0eturn to original position Postpone -ress E tinguish a cigarette: fire Tolerate 7eet by chance *ind by chance *inish a supply of something 2ppear: come to Stop a machine: e6uipment: light etc. 0esemble 4& remove clothing 2& leave on a trip 3& leave the ground $aeroplane& 4& ta"e someone on a date 2& remove Ta"e control 3egin a new activity -emolish: reduce to nothing Tear into many little pieces 5onsider -iscard> get rid of -iscard> get rid of /omit Put on clothing to see if it fits -ecrease volume 4& submit classwor" 2& go to bed Stop a machine: e6uipment: light etc. Start a machine: e6uipment: light etc. E tinguish a light ,ncrease volume or intensity

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