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Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs
Phrasal verbs are part of a
large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". Phrasal verbs and
other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language.
Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in
spoken English. A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up",
"turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people
refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic
verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be
prepositions and/or adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word
verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all
called "phrasal verbs".
The important thing to
remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb.
"Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and
"get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning.
So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like
any other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types
of multi-word verb:
single-word verb
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look
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direct your eyes in a certain direction
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You must lookbefore you leap.
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multi-word verbs
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phrasal verb
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look
up
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search for and find information in a reference
book
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You can look
up my number in the telephone directory.
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prepositional verb
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look
after
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take care of
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Who is looking
after the baby?
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phrasal-prepositional
verb
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look
forward to
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anticipate with
pleasure
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I look forward tomeeting you.
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Phrasal
Verbs
Phrasal
verbs are a group of multi-word verbs made from a verb plus another word or
words. Many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. On these
pages we make a distinction between three types of multi-word verbs:
prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs and phrasal-prepositional verbs. On this
page we look at phrasal verbs proper.
Phrasal
verbs are made of:
verb +
adverb
Phrasal
verbs can be:
- intransitive (no
direct object)
- transitive (direct
object)
Here
are some examples of phrasal verbs:
phrasal verbs
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meaning
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examples
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direct object
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intransitive
phrasal verbs
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get up
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rise from
bed
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I don't like to get up.
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break down
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cease to
function
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He was late because his car broke down.
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transitive
phrasal verbs
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put off
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postpone
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We will have to put off
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the meeting.
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turn down
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refuse
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They turned down
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my offer.
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Separable Phrasal Verbs
When phrasal verbs are transitive (that
is, they have a direct object), we can usually separate the two parts. For
example, "turn down" is aseparable phrasal verb. We can say: "turn down my offer" or "turn my offer down".
Look at
this table:
transitive
phrasal verbs are
separable |
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They
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turned
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down
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my offer.
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They
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turned
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my offer
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down.
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However, if the direct object is a pronoun,
we have no choice. We mustseparate the
phrasal verb and insert the pronoun between the two parts. Look at this example
with the separable phrasal verb "switch on":
direct
object pronounsmust go between the two parts of
transitive phrasal verbs
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John
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switched
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on
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the radio.
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These are all possible.
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John
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switched
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the radio
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on.
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John
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switched
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it
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on.
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John
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switched
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on
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it.
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This is notpossible.
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Separable or inseparable
phrasal verbs? Some dictionaries tell you when phrasal verbs are separable. If
a dictionary writes "look (something) up", you know that the phrasal
verb "look up" is separable, and you can say "look something
up" and "look up something". It's a good idea to write
"something/somebody" as appropriate in your vocabulary book when you
learn a new phrasal verb, like this:
- get up
- break down
- put something/somebody off
- turn sthg/sby down
This
tells you whether the verb needs a direct object (and where to put it).
Prepositional
Verbs
Prepositional verbs are a
group of multi-word verbs made from a verb plus another word or words. Many
people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. On these pages we make a
distinction between three types of multi-word verbs: prepositional verbs,
phrasal verbs and phrasal-prepositional verbs. On this page we look at prepositional
verbs.
Prepositional verbs are
made of:
verb + preposition
Because a preposition
always has an object, all prepositional verbs have direct objects. Here are some examples of prepositional
verbs:
prepositional
verbs
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meaning
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examples
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direct
object
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believe
in
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have faith in the existence of
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I believe in
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God.
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look
after
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take care of
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He is looking after
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the dog.
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talk
about
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discuss
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Did you talk about
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me?
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wait
for
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await
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John is waiting for
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Mary.
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Prepositional verbs cannot
be separated. That means that we cannot put the direct object between the two
parts. For example, we must say "look after the baby". We cannot say
"look the baby after":
prepositional verbs
areinseparable
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Who is looking
afterthe baby?
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This is possible.
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Who is looking the baby after?
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This is notpossible.
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It is a good idea to write
"something/somebody" in your vocabulary book when you learn a new
prepositional verb, like this:
- believe
in something/somebody
- look
after sthg/sby
This reminds
you that this verb needs a direct object (and where to put it).
Phrasal-prepositional
Verbs
Phrasal-prepositional verbs are a small group of
multi-word verbs made from a verb plus another word or words. Many people refer
to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. On these pages we make a distinction
between three types of multi-word verbs: prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs and
phrasal-prepositional verbs. On this page we look at phrasal-prepositional
verbs.
Phrasal-prepositional verbs are made of:
verb + adverb + preposition
Look at these examples of phrasal-prepositional
verbs:
phrasal-prepositional verbs
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meaning
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examples
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direct object
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get on with
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have a
friendly relationship with
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He
doesn't get on with
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his wife.
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put up with
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tolerate
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I won't put
up with
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your attitude.
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look forward to
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anticipate with pleasure
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I look forward to
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seeing you.
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run out of
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use up, exhaust
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We have run
out of
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eggs.
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Because phrasal-prepositional verbs end with a
preposition, there is always a direct object. And, like prepositional verbs,
phrasal-prepositional verbs cannot be separated. Look
at these examples:
phrasal-prepositional
verbs are
inseparable |
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We
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ran out of
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fuel.
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We
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ran out of
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it.
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It is a good idea to write "something/somebody" in your
vocabulary book when you learn a new phrasal-prepositional verb, like this:
- get on with somebody
- put up with sthg/sby
- run out of something
This reminds
you that this verb needs a direct object (and where to put it).
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