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Phrasal Verbs 1: Verbs With Two Particles

The document discusses various types of phrasal verbs in English. It provides examples of verbs that take one or two particles and whether they are transitive or intransitive. Some common phrasal verbs explained include "cut down on", "catch up with", "come up against", "get along with", and "look up to". The phrasal verbs cover a wide range of meanings from visiting someone to thinking of an idea to recovering from an illness.

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Phrasal Verbs 1: Verbs With Two Particles

The document discusses various types of phrasal verbs in English. It provides examples of verbs that take one or two particles and whether they are transitive or intransitive. Some common phrasal verbs explained include "cut down on", "catch up with", "come up against", "get along with", and "look up to". The phrasal verbs cover a wide range of meanings from visiting someone to thinking of an idea to recovering from an illness.

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PHRASAL VERBS 1

VERBS WITH TWO PARTICLES

CUT DOWN ON -

CATCH UP WITH

COME UP AGAINST = Meet / find

COME UP WITH = Think of

DROP IN ON = Visit for a short time

FACE UP TO = Accept / Deal with

FEEL UP TO = Have the energy and strength to do

GET AWAY WITH =

GET ALONG/ ON WITH = Have good relations with

GET ON WITH = Continue with

GET OUT OF = Avoid a responsibility

GET ROUND TO =

GET UP TO = Do something bad

GO IN FOR = Have as a hobby

GROW OUT OF = Become too old for


KEEP UP WITH

LOOK UP TO = Respect

LOOK DOWN ON = Feel superior to

LOOK FORWARD TO

MAKE UP FOR = Compensate for

PUT UP WITH
RUN OUT OF
STAND UP FOR = Defend
VERBS WITH ONE PARTICLE

ASK AFTER

CALL FOR = Come to your house and collect you

CALL ON = Visit for a short time

COME ACROSS = Find by chance

COUNT ON = Depend on

COME INTO = Inherit

DEAL WITH

DO WITHOUT = Manage without having

GET AT = Suggest

GET OVER = Recover from

GO OVER = Discuss

JOIN IN = Take part in

LIVE ON = Have as income

LOOK INTO = Investigate

LOOK ROUND = Look at everything

MAKE FOR =

PICK ON = Choose a person to punish

RUN INTO = Meet by chance

SEE ABOUT = Make arrangements

SEE TO = Attend to / Take care of

STAND FOR = Tolerate / Be a candidate for

TAKE AFTER = Have the same characteristics as


PHRASAL VERBS II
VERBS WITH ONE PARTICLE: TRANSITIVE AND SEPARATE

BRING UP

CALL + OBJECT + BACK = Phone you at another time

CARRY OUT

CALL OFF = Cancel

CLEAR UP = Make tidy / improve

FILL IN = Complete by writing/ Take someone’s place

FIND OUT

GIVE + Something + AWAY = Make a gift of / make something known

GIVE UP =

HOLD UP = Rob

KNOCK OUT = Make unconscious

LEAVE OUT = Not include

LOOK UP = Find Information

PICK UP = Collect

PUT ASIDE = Save

PUT + Something + OFF = Postpone

PUT + Someone + UP

SHOW AROUND

TAKE OVER

TAKE UP = Start a hobby

TEAR UP = Tear into pieces


THINK OVER = Consider

TRY OUT

TURN DOWN = Refuse an offer

WEAR OUT = Make tired

WORK OUT = Find a solution

VERBS WITH ONE PARTICLE

BREAK DOWN= Stop working

BREAK OUT = Begin suddenly

COME OUT = Be published

DRAW UP = Come to a stop / Write a legal document

FALL OUT = Quarrel

GET AWAY = Escape

GIVE IN = Stop fighting against

GO OFF = Explode

LOOK OUT = Beware

SET IN = To arrive and stay

SHOW OFF =

TAKE OFF

TURN UP = Arrive / Increase

WEAR OFF

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