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Phrasal Verbs List

The document discusses various phrasal verbs in English and provides their definitions. It lists over 60 common phrasal verbs organized into two sections and gives example sentences for many of the entries. Some of the phrasal verbs covered include break down, call for, come across, drop off, get away, look into, put off, ring up, slow down, take off, and wake up.

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Phrasal Verbs List

The document discusses various phrasal verbs in English and provides their definitions. It lists over 60 common phrasal verbs organized into two sections and gives example sentences for many of the entries. Some of the phrasal verbs covered include break down, call for, come across, drop off, get away, look into, put off, ring up, slow down, take off, and wake up.

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PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verb
break down break into break off call for carry on come across come back come in drop off find out get away get off get on get to get up give away give up go out with grow up keep up with knock out look after look for look into look out onto look through look up make up

Definition
stop working use force to enter a building stop doing an action collect continue find by chance return enter fall asleep discover escape leave a bus/ train/ aircraft/ boat enter a bus/ train/ aircraft/ boat arrive wake up and get out of bed reveal a secret stop doing a habit go out together become adult to remain level to make somebody become unconscious or fall asleep care for / be responsible for to try to find investigate have a view of to examine the contents find specific information invent a story

Sentence
His car broke down yesterday. The burglar broke into a house. She broke off from reading and looked up. I'll call for you around eight. I'll carry on till I finish. When I was tidying my bedroom I came across an old photograph. She must come back before 10. She shouted: Come in! The door opened. She dropped off because the lesson was boring. She found out the truth. The thieves got away with the money. She got off the bus at Pylton. I got on the wrong bus. We got to the station at 4. I have to get up at 6 o'clock every day. It was a surprise but Mary gave it away. I gave up smoking 6 months ago. How long have you been going out with him? What do you want to be when you grow up? She was walking so fast that I couldn't keep up with her. He was knocked out in the first round of the boxing fight. Can you look after the baby while I'm shopping? How long have you been looking for a job? Policemen are looking into the case. The window looks out onto the garden. I've looked through the drawer but I can't find it. Can you look up that word in the dictionary? Can't you make up an excuse?

Phrasal verb
put off put on ring up run into run over set off settle down slow down sort out speed up stand up switch on / off take after take off take off take up think over throw away try on turn down turn on / off turn up turn up / down wake up work out

Definition
postpone get dressed in telephone meet by chance drive over in a car start a journey live in one place to become slower to organize to move quickly to rise from a sitting / lying position turn on / off an electrical thing resemble an older member of the family leave the ground remove something you are wearing start doing consider carefully to get rid of something to put on a piece of clothing before buying it to refuse an offer to switch on / off someone appears unexpectedly increase / decrease the sound / heat to become conscious after sleeping to find a solution to a problem

Sentence
We put off the match because of the weather. Put on your coat if you're going outside. Ring him up and ask him the address. I ran into an old school friend this afternoon. He was run over and killed by a Mercedes. What time are you setting off tomorrow morning? I'd like to settle down and have a family. The bags were so heavy that I had to slow down. My first task is to sort out a pile of papers. You can speed up the process if you send it by fax. I stood up to say hello. He switched on the lamp. Peter's tall. He takes after his father. I like watching planes take off. She took off her coat. He's taken up golf in his free time. I need to think the problem over for a few days. I'm going to throw away these old magazines. Why don't you try on those yellow trousers? He was offered the job but he turned it down. Can you turn on the radio? Alex turned up late to the party. I was surprised to see him. Can you turn up the TV? I woke up with a headache.

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