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079. Phrasal Verbs 1: Form and Meaning

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to fall over
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to find out
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to give away
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to look up
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to sort out
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to get on with
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to wake up
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to hurry up
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to save up
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to lie down
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to take back
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to put back
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to go back
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to give up
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to carry on
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to take on
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to go away
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to go away
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to pick up
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to pick up
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to put on
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to put on
to fall over
to fall over
Verb
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/fˈɔːl ˈoʊvɚ/
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to lose one's balance and fall to the ground, typically by accident or as a result of tripping

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
over
to find out
to find out
Verb
uk flag
/faɪnd ˈaʊt/

to discover or become aware of a piece of information or a fact

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
find
phrase's particle
out
to give away
to give away
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ɐwˈeɪ/

to give something as a gift or donation to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
away
to look up
to look up
Verb
uk flag
/lʊk ˈʌp/

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
up
to sort out
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɔːɹt ˈaʊt/

to resolve a problem or difficulty by finding a solution or answer

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
sort
phrase's particle
out
to get on with
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɑːn wɪð/

to have a good relationship with someone

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
on with
to wake up
to wake up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈweɪk ˈʌp/

to no longer be asleep

fall asleep

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
wake
phrase's particle
up
to hurry up
to hurry up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈhɝi ˈʌp/

to act more quickly because there is not much time

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hurry
phrase's particle
up
to save up
to save up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈeɪv ˈʌp/

to set money or resources aside for future use

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
save
phrase's particle
up
to lie down
to lie down
Verb
uk flag
/lˈaɪ dˈaʊn/

to put one's body in a flat position in order to sleep or rest

arise

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
lie
phrase's particle
down
to take back
to take back
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk bˈæk/

to return something to its original location, owner, or starting point

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
back
to put back
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt bˈæk/

to return something to its original place or position

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
back
to go back
to go back
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ bˈæk/

to return to a previous location, position, or state

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
back
to give up
to give up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ˈʌp/

to stop or end an activity or state

continue

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up
to carry on
to carry on
Verb
uk flag
/kˈæɹi ˈɑːn/

to choose to continue an ongoing activity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
carry
phrase's particle
on
to take on
to take on
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈɑːn/

to hire someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
on
to go away
to go away
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ɐwˈeɪ/

to move from a person or place

come

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
away
to go away
to go away
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ɐwˈeɪ/

to temporarily leave one's home, typically for a vacation

arrive

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
away
to pick up
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to take and lift something or someone up

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to pick up
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to let a person waiting by a road or street to get inside one's vehicle and give them a ride

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to put on
Verb
uk flag
/pʊt ɑːn/

to turn on a device or machine, such as a television or computer

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
on
to put on
to put on
Verb
uk flag
/pʊt ɑːn/

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

take off

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
on

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