A few thoughts on phrasal verbs in English.

Hello! In this article, I would like to talk about phrasal verbs... Do you like them? I bet yes! 🙂 But how many of them do you know? And in general, how many phrasal verbs are there in English?

And the answer will be - A LOT! In fact, phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult topics. I have been studying English for more than a year and a half, but I cannot say that I know many phrasal verbs and use them often in my speech. I always try to learn them, but the bottom line is that the best way to remember them is through frequent practice. And for me it is rather difficult to speak English every day for a long time, there is simply no one with whom. Of course, I practice English both with my tutor and with friends, but this is not enough to master phrasal verbs well. I would very much like to go to some English speaking country and live there for a while. I think this would be the best way to memorize the most popular of these expressions!

But one way or another, it is very important to learn phrasal verbs and try to use them in conversation. It is a characteristic of the English language that makes you speak better.

What is a phrasal verb?

This is a stable expression, usually consisting of two words that are combined with each other. One of them is a verb, the other is usually a preposition. If you try to translate them separately, you will not understand the meaning of the phrase, because it is the complete phrase that has an accurate translation and the best way to remember it is to learn it by heart and use it as often as possible.

Phrasal verb
act to	play up
add on	add
add up	fold
answer back	snap
answer to	correspond
ask after	inquire about
attend to	service
back out	back off
back up	hedge
bank on	rely on
bear out	support
bear up	hold on
beat down	whip, scorch
belt out	bawl
belt up	shut up
blast off	take off, soar
blot out	obscure
blow out	go out
blow over	pass
boil down to	boil down to
book in	register
bottle up	keep to yourself
box off	surround
break down	fence off
break in	break in, interfere
break off	interrupt, terminate
break open	hack
break out	burst out
break through	break through
bring about	cause, generate
bring back	revive
bring down	reduce
bring forward	put forward
bring in	enter
bring off	conclude
bring out	elicit
bring round	bring to life
brush aside	sweep away
brush past	rush past
brush up	refresh
build on	enjoy
build up	ramp up
bump along	shake on
bump into	bump into
bundle off	send
bundle out	leave quickly
burst into	rush in
burst open	swing open
burst out	break out
buy in	purchase
buy into	share
buy off	bribe
buy out	redeem
buy up	buy up
buzz off	roll off
call at	stay at
call back	come in again, call back
call for	call for
call off	cancel
call on	go to
call out	shout
carry on	continue
carry out	shout
cast aside	reject
catch on	take root
catch up	catch up
catch up with	catch up with someone
chance on	accidentally stumble upon
chase up	remind
chat up	flirt
check in	register
check off	note
check out	check out
check up	make inquiries
cheer up	encourage
chill out	get high
chip in	interfere
clear off	get out
climb down	concede
close in	sink
close off	enclose
come across	bump into
come along	advance
come apart	fall apart
come by	get out
come forward	be invoked
come in for	be subjected to
come off	come off
come on	advance
come round	come to life
come through	live through
come up against	bump into
come up with	invent
cool down	cool the ardor
count on	count on
count up	count
cover up	cover, cover someone
crack down on	deal with
crack up	burst with laughter
cross out	cross off
cry off	refuse
cut off	disconnect
cut out	disable
deal in	trade
die away	freeze
die down	fade away
dig into	dig
do away with	do away with
do up	tie, button up
do without	do without
double back	turn around and go back
double up	bend in half
draw back	recoil
draw in	drive up
draw on	use
draw out	stretch
draw up	move
dream up	dream up
dress up	dress up
drink in	revel
drive off	throw away
drive out	displace
drop in	look at someone
drum up	call on
dwell on	linger on
ease off	get quieter, slow down
eat away	fret
eat out	eat in the restaurant
enter upon	start off
explain away	find an excuse
fade in	gradually increase, strengthen
fade out	gradually reduce, weaken
fall apart	fall apart
fall back on	resort to
fall behind	fall behind
fall for	fall in love with
fall in with	agree with
fasten on	focus on
feel about	search by touch
fetch up	turn up
fiddle with	twirl
fight back	defend, restrain the onslaught
fight down	suppress
figure out	calculate, understand
fill in	fill a tooth
filter in	ooze
find out	recognize, expose
finish up	finish, finish
fish out	fish out
fit in	to fit in
fix up	arrange
flick through	browse
float around	to be in the air
flush out	scare away
follow out	execute
follow up	investigate
fool about	to be fooling around
force back	repel the onslaught
forge ahead	get ahead
fork out	lay out
frown on	look askance at
fuss over	shake over
gasp out	blurt out
get about	spread
get across	explain
get along	cope with
get at	carp
get away	leave
get away with	avoid punishment
get by	pass
get off	get off the transport
get on	get into transport
get on to	go to
get out of	get rid of
get over	overcome
get round to	going to do something
get through	get through, break through
get up	get up, get out of bed
get up to	study
give in	submit
give off	smoke
give up	give up, give up
go about	walk
go ahead	advance
go back on	do not hold back
go for	achieve
go in for	take part
go on	continue
go on at	pester
go through with	realize
go with	correspond
go without	remain without
grow apart	drift apart
grow up	grow up
hang about	to loaf about
hang on	wait
hang up	hang up
happen on	bump into
head for	head towards
head off	divert
hit on	seek out
hit out at	lash out
hold back	hold on
hold on	hold on, wait
hold on to	to hold on
hold out	stretch out
hold over	save
hold up	lift, support
hurry up	rush
hush up	keep silent
inquire into	investigate
iron out	settle
jog along	move slowly
jump about	fuss
jump at	grab hold of
keep away from	stay away from
keep down	hold back
keep in	keep at home
keep off	bypass, avoid
keep out	keep out
keep up	support
knock about	hang around
knock off	round off
knock out	deafen
ladle out	distribute right and left
land up	find oneself
launch into	embark on
lay in	store up
lay into	pounce on
lay off	to dismiss
lay on	arrange
lay out	lay out
lead off	move away from
lead on	lead by the nose
leave behind	forget something
leave off	do not turn on
leave on	do not shoot
leave out	skip, ignore
let on	blab out
let out	release
let up	cease
lie about	wallow
lie back	recline
lie up	hide
live down	smooth over
live up to	justify, go to some level
lock away	take into custody
log in	log in
log into	enter
log off	log out
look after	take care of
look around	look around
look down on	look down on
look for	search
look forward to	wait for something impatiently
look into	investigate
look on	observe
look out for	beware
look through	browse
look up	find information
look up to	to honor
make for	head towards
make off	hide
make out	to distinguish
make up	make up, make up
make up for	make up
mark down	reduce, discount
mark off	note
mark out	mark up, highlight
mark up	increase, add value
measure up	justify
mix up	confuse
mount up	accumulate
muddle along	cope somehow
muddle through	get out
nod off	doze off
pack off	to send
pass away	on the
pass by	pass, pass by
pass out	to lose consciousness
pass up	miss
patch up	settle
pick at	pick
pick off	methodically shoot down, shoot
pick on	find fault with
pick out	make out
play down	do not focus on
play up	junk
plug in	plug in
polish off	do away with
pop in	drop in, drop in to someone
pop out	leap out
pop up	get out
pour into	rush into
press ahead	get down to business
press on	continue
pull about	to wag
pull up	pull up
push in	get in
push off	get out
push on	move forward
push over	overturn
push up	to raise
put across	explain
put by	save
put forth	announce
put forward	push forward, move forward
put in for	apply for
put on	put on
put out	extinguish, turn off
put through	connect, connect
put up with	endure, put up with
reach out	stretch out
reflect on	cast a shadow over
root about	rummage
root for	root for
root out	dig up
round off	complete
round up	round off
rule out	exclude
run across	bump into
run down	cut, knock down
run into	to deal with
run off	run away, run away
run out	expire, end
run over	crush
rush through	do in a hurry
score out	cross off
scrape together	scrape
screw up	crumple, spoil
see about	study
see off	to see off
see through	bring to a conclusion
see to	take care of
seize up	go deaf
send for	order
send in	apply for
send up	launch
serve out	lay out
set about	proceed to
set back	delay
set off	set off
set up	establish
shoot down	knock down
shoot in	run in headlong
shoot out	run out headlong
shoot up	jump
shop around	ask the price
shout down	drown out screams
show in	lead inside
show off	brush off
show out	escort to the exit
show up	can be seen to appear
shrug off	brush off
shut off	disconnect
shut out	do not miss
shut up	shut up
sign away	hand over
sign in	register
sign off	end
sign out	check out
sign up	hire, subscribe
skate around	bypass
skate over	ignore
sleep around	sleep around
sleep in	sleep off, sleep off
slip up	to be wrong
smooth over	settle matters
sound off	speak about
square up	get even with someone
stamp out	trample
stand by	be ready
stand down	give way
stand for	denote, represent
stand in for	replace
stand up for	defend
stand up to	withstand
stem from	come from
stick up for	intercede for
stir up	call
stop by	go in
stop up	close up
strike out	cross off
take after	go to anyone
take down	demolish
take in	include
take off	take off
take on	fight with
take over	take leadership
take to	addicted to
take up	do, pick up
tear along	rush
tell off	scold someone
tell on	complain about
think up	invent
throw up	vomiting
touch on	affect
touch up	tint
try on	measure, try on
tuck away	hide
tuck in	fill, stuff
tuck up	harbor
turn down	reject
turn in	fold
turn off	turn off
turn on	turn on
turn up	declare
wait on	service
walk out on	throw
wash up	wash the dishes
wear off	gradually pass
wear on	reach out
work out	work out, work out
write off	write off, cancel
write up	put in order

Phrasal verbs are an expression that usually consists of 2-3 words.

They make speech bright and varied, therefore they are constantly used in colloquial English.

You've probably met them if you watched TV shows in English, listened to songs or read books.

However, despite their popularity in use, they present a lot of difficulties. After all, one small word completely changes the meaning of the expression.

In addition, there are certain grammatical features when using them. We will talk about them in this article.

What are phrasal verbs in English?

Phrasal verbs is a phrase consisting of several words. Such expressions are reminiscent of small phrases, hence the name "phrasal verbs".

Here is an example of such verbs:

go on - keep doing something

go out - go out, spend time outside the home

As you can see, the meaning of phrasal verbs changes depending on the prepositions used. And guessing the meaning of such verbs is very difficult, and sometimes impossible.

That is why they cause so many difficulties in learning.

To make it easier for you to "recognize" phrasal verbs, let's see what they are.

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3 kinds of phrasal verbs in English

All phrasal verbs can be grammatically divided into 3 types:

1. Action (verb) + preposition

In such combinations, prepositions are very often used:

• on - on
• in - in
• out - from
• off - from
• by - to
• for - for

For example:

Check in - register (at the hotel)
Call off - cancel
Look for - search
Try on - try on (clothes)

2. Action (verb) + sign (adverb)

An adverb is a word that denotes a sign and answers the question "how".

In such combinations, adverbs are most often used:

• across - through, through
• down - down
• up - up
• around - around
• against - against
• back - back
• ahead - forward
• forward - forward

For example:

Walk around - walk, wander everywhere
Write down - write down, write down
Come across - bump, accidentally meet
Look ahead - look into the future, foresee

3. Action + sign + preposition

In this case, the phrasal verb consists of 3 words.

For example:

Look forward to - to wait with impatience (pleasure)
Cut down on - to lower something
Get along with - get along, get along with someone
Keep away from - keep away from

As you may have noticed, sometimes you can trace the logic of the formation of a phrasal verb.

For example:

look - look
for - for

By combining these words we get look for - "look for" (look for).

However, this can not always be done. Therefore, it is better to clarify the translation and meaning of the phrasal verb.

In addition, the same prepositions / adverbs give different meanings to different verbs.

For example:

Get up - get up, wake up
Give up - give up, refuse; leave, quit
Make up - make up; to compose

In addition to types, phrasal verbs can be divided into transitive and intransitive. Let's take a look at what this means.

Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs in English

Also, all phrasal verbs can be divided into transitive and intransitive.

Intransitive phrasal verbs is an expression that is complete in itself. Such phrasal verbs do not require completion.

For example:

This old car breaksdown all the time.
This old car breaks down all the time.

They usually get up early.
They usually get up early.

He tried to calmdown.
He tried to calm down.

Transitive phrasal verbs

Transitive phrasal verbs- this is an expression that requires addition, clarification (what exactly, who exactly, with whom exactly).

For example:

He gets along with his sister.
He gets along (with whom exactly?) With his sister.

As you can see, we cannot use this verb without this clarification. Then the sentence will be unfinished.

Transitive verbs can be shareable and non-shareable.

• Unshared - when the qualification comes after the entire expression.

For example:

He looked for the key.
He was looking for keys.

You should give up smoking.
You should quit smoking.

• Separable - when a refinement splits a phrasal verb and becomes in the middle

For example:

He took his coat off.
He took off his coat.

He threw the garbage away.
He threw out the trash.

• Shared and non-shared at the same time

Sometimes a phrasal verb can be either separable or non-separable. Both options will be correct.

For example:

I put my sweater on.
I put on a sweater.

I puton my sweater.
I put on a sweater.

You can always specify whether a phrasal verb is separable or not in the dictionary.

Now, I want to give you a list of commonly used phrasal verbs.

List of phrasal verbs in English

Let's take a look at a table of popular phrasal verbs.

Phrasal verb	Translation
ask for	ask, ask, demand
be out	to be absent (not to be at home, in place)
break down	break down, stop working
clean up	clean, tidy up, tidy up
check in	check in (at the hotel)
check out	check out (from the hotel)
call back	call back
calm down	calm down
come back	come back
come in	enter
come on	Come on !, Come on !, Give it up!
cut off	cut off, interrupt, stop, finish
figure out	figure out, understand, figure out
fill in	fill in (form, questionnaire)
find out	find out, find out
get along	get along, be on good terms
get together	meet
get up	to get up from bed
give up	give up, give up, give up
go back	come back
go on	continue to happen
go away	leave, leave
grow up	grow up, become an adult
hang up	hang up the phone, disconnect
hold on	wait on the phone line, don't disconnect
keep on	continue
look after	look after, look after, take care
look for	search
look forward	anticipate, anticipate with pleasure, wait impatiently
look up	search (in a book, dictionary)
make up	compose, invent,
pay back	return money (pay off), revenge (repay)
pay off	pay off in full, pay off debt
pick up	raise, drop in (come in)
put away	clean up, hide, get rid of
put on	put on clothes
put up with	endure, put up
sign up	sign up, apply (to work)
sit down	sit down
stand up	stand up
switchon	turn on
switchoff	switch off
take away / off	clean up, carry away, take away, take away, remove, take off
talk over	discuss
think over	think out
try on	try on (clothes)
try out	try, try, check
turn down	reduce (sound, light)
turn off	turn off (radio), turn off (light), turn off (motor)
turn on	turn on (radio), activate
turn up	appear, come, come, amplify (sound)
use up	fully use, use up, deplete, exhaust
wake up	wake up, wake up, stay awake
work off	work off, get off, get free
write down	write down (on paper)

So, we have sorted out what phrasal verbs are and what they are. Now the most difficult thing is to remember phrasal verbs and use them in your speech.

In it you will find instructions and tips on how to memorize phrasal verbs in the easiest way.

Assignment task

Translate the following sentences into English. Leave your answers in the comments below the article.

1. I'm looking for my phone.
2. You need to calm down.
3. Try on this dress.
4. They are looking forward to this trip.
5. He quit smoking.

You may have already heard about the fact that in English there are so-called "phrasal verbs" (this is how the term phrasal verbs is usually translated into Russian). Indeed, there are, moreover, phrasal verbs are very popular in colloquial speech. And even if you have no idea what they are - you probably used them in speech - like Moliere's hero, who did not know that he was speaking in prose. For example "come on!" ("Camon, come on already!") - this is one of the phrasal verbs. However, let's start from the very beginning - what are phrasal verbs and what are they for.

A phrasal (not a phraseological, note, but a phrasal) verb is a verb combined with a preposition, particle or adverb. Do not try to remember the names of these additional parts of speech - the main thing is that some kind of appendage is added to the verb, as a rule, something simple, such as up, on, with.

In this combination, the verb acquires some new meaning, which is far from always associated with the meanings of the verb and preposition included in it.

Let's take an example. Take three simple verbs, for example to go, to get, to look- go, get, look. Let's add to each of them according to the preposition: to go on, to get up, to look for... We got phrasal verbs with new meanings - continue, get up, search.

If you try to translate these combinations literally, you will most likely fail. Indeed, why “looking for” is seeking, and “getting up” is getting up? But because. Treat phrasal verbs like Chinese characters, where "sun and thumb" is "time" and "man and tree" is "rest." Because gladiolus.

However, back to phrasal verbs. It turns out that by combining verbs with prepositions, you can get from one verb a whole set of phrasal verbs with a variety of meanings. There are a huge number of such combinations in total - there are thousands of phrasal verbs in the language.

The resulting phrasal verb is a new lexical unit, a new verb, which itself can, in turn, have several meanings. For example, bring up can mean and "mention, remember" and "grow, educate."

Sometimes two words are attached to a verb at once - for example: get away with, look forward to, run out of... To save a trip to the dictionary, here's the translation: get away with- avoid punishment for something, look forward to- to look forward to something, run out of- completely use up, spend something. Pay attention to the elegance of this design - just three simple words connected together mean something that cannot be translated in one word.

The meaning of phrasal verbs can be found in the dictionary - they most often come in a list after the meaning of the main verb. And it is in the dictionary that you can see the variety of phrasal verbs - look, for example, the description in the online dictionary of phrasal verbs with the verb put is 7 times longer than the description of the verb itself.

I can imagine how upset now are those who planned to “learn all the words” and finally speak English - the volume of work has grown many times over right before our eyes. In fact, do not be alarmed - there are not so many common phrasal verbs. They are so common in speech that with enough practice, you will quickly learn the most common ones. They consist, as a rule, of very simple components (variety is achieved due to the number of possible combinations), and sometimes you can even guess the meaning.

And most importantly, over time, when you get used to phrasal verbs, you will notice that it is in them, in the phrasal verbs, that part of the indescribable charm of the English language is enclosed.

Phrasal verbs have become very popular in modern English speech. If you want to understand modern English, then you can't get away from this topic. Native speakers use phrasal verbs very actively and if you don't know them, it will be problematic to understand English speech.

Phrasal verbs. Introduction

Verb → preposition

so

Movement verbs → preposition

Go out / go in / come back

Very often, a phrasal verb can look like a combination of a motion verb and a preposition. In this case, the preposition will indicate the direction of movement. This combination is very easy to understand and remember.

Accordingly, we can say:

geton,lookout,runaway,takeoff etc. These are all phrasal verbs.

Let's take a look at these bundles:

Get on- get on the transport (one of the many options for translating this bundle). I got on the bus. - I got on the bus.

Look out- look from somewhere ( look- to look, but it is not clear where, an excuse out indicates that we are looking from somewhere). For example you look out the window - you are looking out of the window.

Run away - run away ( run- run, away- go away), run away with me - let's run away with me.

Take off - take off anything from yourself, take off your clothes ( take- take, off- leave space, take off- remove from yourself), take off the socks - take off your socks.

Looking at these examples, you can intuitively guess how the bunch is translated. We see that we have before us verbs that denote a direction, and prepositions associated with this direction.

Consider some more examples (in these examples we will also use the verb of motion + preposition):

get out - you walk → We get out of the car. - We got out of the car;

go in - for walk , in walk → Go in one ear and out the other. - It went into one ear, flew into the other. The British say so too.

Come on→ Come on! He is waiting for you. - Quicker! He's waiting for you.

Grow up→ What do you want to do when you grow up? - What will you do when you grow up?

Come back→ He will come back to her - He will return to her.

Turn round→ He turned round and looked at me - He turned and looked at me.

We see that with the verbs of movement, everything is much easier. In this case, the English preposition plays the role of the Russian prefix. For example, in Russian we speak at go, and in English the role of the prefix " y " will play a preposition off and we end up with - drive off -at drive.

Here are some examples to get you started ( note that we do not translate the verb separately from the preposition).

Get on – we already know that one of the translation options for this very popular bundle is to get into some kind of transport. Now let's look at another situation.

How are you getting on? = How did you do? - How are you doing? In this proposal get on- cope with. This is far from the last meaning of this link.

Look out- to look out from somewhere. I look out of the room. - I look out of the room.

And here is another example, where the same phrasal verb gives a completely different meaning.

Look out= be careful! Watch out! Carefully!

Break down, break - break, down - move down. What can you break down? Well, yes, it sounds strange. Let's see what it means in context. My skateboard broke down.- My skateboard is broken.

Break up - breake down.

They broke up yesterday. - They broke up yesterday.

Any phrasal verb only makes sense when used in context.

Phrasal verb → preposition

Sometimes after a phrasal verb there can be another preposition, and then we get something like this: “Why did she run away from you. Why did she run away from you? And then we fall into a panic: "how to translate all this?", "What does it mean, two prepositions after the verb?" But here everything is not so complicated as it seems at first glance.

We just need to understand that, most likely, the first preposition refers to the verb, and the second to the complement, that is, away → run, from → you.

Each phrasal verb often has a synonym.

For example:

You can give up

You can stop smoking - you can quit smoking.

The same combination can have different meanings and perform different functions, it all depends on the situation and context.

For example:

• Some phrasal verbs are meaningless to use without an object. For example, I put out– I extinguished. What have I put out? It is completely incomprehensible what this is about. And now, in order to get a complete sentence with meaning, we must add an object. I put out a fire. - I put out the fire. Well, now everything fell into place.
• Based on whether the object is present in the sentence or not, phrasal verbs can be divided into:
  • transitional ( phrasal verbs have an object );
  • intransitive ( phrasal verbs not require object and are independent).

Iturned off the computer.- I turned off my computer... If just I turned off- I included, then the phrase itself does not make sense, and, of course, in relation to the action, the question suggests itself.

This table provides examples of transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs.

Since a sentence with a phrasal verb can have an object (we already know that such verbs are called transitive), it is logical that this object should find its place in the sentence. Hence the question. Can the object break the link and stand between the verb and the preposition, or can it only stand after the phrasal verb. Yes, such a division is possible.

Hence, phrasal verbs can be:

1. separable, most phrasal verbs can be separated object → these include transitive verbs (phrasal verb + object);
2. inseparable, cannot be divided object → these include all intransitives (phrasal verb without object) and some transitive verbs (phrasal verb + object).

Consider an example with a split phrasal verb:

"You should give up this job."You must give up this job."

"You should give this job up».

In both cases, the bunch is translated the same way, but here's what's interesting: since we are performing an action on an object (the object is this job), then this object can stand between the main verb and its preposition or not break at all. Even though the preposition came after the object, they still denote one indivisible concept, it continues to be a phrasal verb.

As a rule, there are two options for where the object will appear: after a phrasal verb or between a verb and a preposition. It depends on the speaker himself.

But if you replace an object pronoun (it / them / me / he, etc.), then the pronoun must be placed between the two parts (between the verb and the preposition).

Let's take a look at the same example.

Should I give up this job? → Yes, you should give itup.

Will we pick up t he children? → Yes, let’s pickthemup.

The pronoun will always stand between the verb and the preposition.

Examples with non-separable phrasal verbs:

I came across the book by chance. - I stumbled upon this book by accident.(You can't say: I came the book across)

I stayed up all night. “I haven't slept all night.(This is not: I stayed all night up.)

• Sometimes the same phrasal verb can be both transitive and intransitive.

Here's an example with a transitive phrasal verb.

My mother gave up smoking.- My mom quit smoking.

And here is the same phrasal verb, but in this example, it plays the role of intransitive.

Don’t give up!- Do not give up!

Why is it so important to learn phrasal verbs? Since native English speakers always use such verbs in their speech, learning the language without these verbs makes no sense. And, of course, this has its advantages, we do not need to know a huge number of words to express our thoughts.

Finally, let's go over some phrasal verbs again to help you do the next test.

Verb	Translation
take off	take off
act out	to have a dialog)
wake up	wake up
be back	come back
carry on	continue
get up	get up
get off	get out of the car)
get on	get into transport
turn off	turn off
turn on	turn on
look out	look from somewhere
run away	run away
go in	go in
grow up	grow up
turn round	turn
break up	to part
check in	check in (at the hotel)
check out	check out, check out (from the hotel)
go away	leave
put down	put

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   Mike […] his T-shirt. - Mike took off his shirt.

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   We should […] the train. - We have to get on the train.

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   When I finished working on the computer, I [...]. - When I finished working on the computer, I turned it off.

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   [...] and don’t come back. - Go away and don't come back.

Phrasal verbs are a stable combination of verbs with prepositions or adverbs. They resemble short phrases, and their meaning may not correspond to the literal translation of the verbs themselves and depends on the context.

English phrasal verbs cannot be ignored in order to understand modern colloquial speech. For example: connect a verb come= to come, to arrive with pretexts in= in, back= back, out= out, out, up= up, by= about, by and by adverb over= over. We get the following directions of action:

Some translations are quite literal and easy to understand and remember. Others are idiomatic, here it is worth turning on fantasy, making associations, making narrative, interrogative, emotionally colored sentences with them. You can pick up synonyms of Latin origin for them, for example: go on (continue) - continue (continue), to put off (postpone) - to postpone (postpone).

Master English verb forms you should gradually, starting with the most common, and also make an individual selection of your favorite phrases, and not cram a mindlessly huge list of words.

Phrasal verbs are divided into transitive, that is, requiring a direct object after themselves without a preposition and intransitive ones, which do not have a direct object after themselves without a preposition, into divisible and indivisible. Based on this, table of phrasal verbs in English might look like this:

Types of English phrasal verbs
Transitional		Intransitive
divisible: verb + object + preposition	indivisible: verb + preposition
figure _ out (calculate, understand)	look after	go away
ask _ out (invite)	care for	give up
wake _ up	take off (take off, leave)	hold on
put _ away	disagree with	go on (continue)
clean _ up	get over	hurry up
give _ away	tell on	step aside

Examples with divisible phrasal verbs:

What should I do? I can`t still figure it out! = What should I do? I still can't figure it out!

I suppose, he`s going to ask me out on a date. = I think he's going to ask me out.

Please, wake him out at 7 a.m. = Please wake him up at 7 am!

Forget it, put everything away and try to be happy! = Forget it, put everything aside and try to be happy!

I have been cleaning my room up since yesterday. = I have been cleaning the room since yesterday.

Here are your tests results. Please, give them away! = Here are your test results. Please hand them out!

Examples with indivisible phrasal verbs:

She looks after my cat when I`m on holiday. = She looks after my cat when I'm on vacation.

Her kids are well cared for... She is a wonderful mother! Her children are well looked after. She is a wonderful mom!

The plane took off on time. = The plane took off on time.

If you behave like this, I will disagree with you! If you behave like that, I will disagree with you!

If you eat fresh fruits and vegetables, you`ll get over soon! If you eat fresh fruits and vegetables, you will get better soon!

In their society people tell on each other. = In their society, people denounce each other.

Examples with intransitive phrasal verbs:

Next morning he went away, and nobody saw him anymore. = The next morning he left and no one else saw him.

Don`t give up! We`ll go through! = Don't give up! We will break through!

Hold on! I`ll be in a second. = Stay on the line, I'll be in a second.

Hurry up, I`m already hot! = Hurry up! I'm already hot!

He was old, but to step aside- that was out of the question. = He was old, but there was no question of leaving his post.

Foreign language studio Double You has compiled a list of common phrasal verbs that we want to present to your attention.

Table of English verb forms

be back	come back
bring _ up	educate
build _ up	increase, increase
call in	run in for a visit
call _ off	cancel
call _ up	call)
calm down	calm down
carry on	continue; carry hand luggage
check in	register
check out	check out
cheer _ up	cheer up, comfort
chill out	relax
count on _	rely on
do _ over	remodel
do _ up	button up
dream _ up	dream up
eat in	is at home
eat out	eat in the restaurant
fall out with _	argue
find _ out	learn
get along with_	get along with
get around	drive around
get around _	avoid anything
get behind	fall behind
get on with _	get along with someone.
get over _	overcome
get through _	withstand something
get through to _	get through to
get through with _	finish with
get up	get up, get up
gift wrap	pack
give in	concede in a dispute, a fight
go out with	go on dates with
hang around	wander around
hang out	go clubbing
hang up	hang, tighten, procrastinate
have _ on	play up
keep away from	keep away from
keep up with	keep up with
let down	disappoint
lie down	lie down
look down on	despise smb.
look forward to	wait impatiently
look into	study
look like	be like
look up to _	respect smb.
make out	understand; cope
make _ up	come up with;
make up with _	make peace with
make up _	make up, paint
mix _ up	confuse, mix
move in	enter
move out	move out (from the apartment)
pass out	to lose consciousness
pass _ out	hand out something.
pay _ back	return the debt
pick _ up	pick up something.
piss _ off	annoy smb.
pull on	put on clothes)
put in	insert, interfere
put up with	put up with something.
run across _	meet unexpectedly
run out of _	spend something. fully
set _ up	organize something.
shop around	compare prices
show _ off	brag about something.
shut up	shut up, shut up
sleep over	spend the night
sort _ out	to solve the problem)
stand up	get up
switch off / on	turn on / off
take off	to take clothes off)
take _ up	get carried away with something.
tear _ up	tear apart
think_ over	ponder
try _ on	try on something.
try _ out	test
turn out	turn out, turn out
turn _ down	make it quieter
turn _ up	make it louder
turn up	appear
use up	spend something. fully
work out	turn out
work _ out	decide what n.
write down	write on paper