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080. Phrasal Verbs 2: Grammar and Style

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to get in
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to hold on
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to break down
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to call for
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to set off
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to put on
7-
to turn on
8-
to take off
9-
to look after
10-
to break into
11-
to hang around
12-
to hand out
13-
to get over
14-
to leave out
15-
to omit
16-
to make up
17-
to invent
18-
to put off
19-
to postpone
20-
to turn down
21-
to reject
to get in
to get in
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɪn/
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Sign in

(of a train, airplane, etc.) to arrive at a particular place

pull out

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
in
to hold on
to hold on
Verb
uk flag
/hˈoʊld ˈɑːn/

to tell someone to wait or pause what they are doing momentarily

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hold
phrase's particle
on
to break down
to break down
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈeɪk dˈaʊn/

(of a machine or vehicle) to stop working as a result of a malfunction

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
down
to call for
to call for
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɔːl fɔːɹ/

to make a stop to collect someone from their home or workplace

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
for
to set off
to set off
Verb
uk flag
/sɛt ˈɑf/

to start a journey

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off
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
to turn on
to turn on
Verb
uk flag
/tɝːn ɑːn/

to cause a machine, device, or system to start working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

switch off

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
on
to take off
to take off
Verb
uk flag
/teɪk ɑːf/

to remove a piece of clothing or accessory from your or another's body

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
off
to look after
to look after
Verb
uk flag
/lˈʊk ˈæftɚ/

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
after
to break into
to break into
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ/

to use force to enter a building, vehicle, or other enclosed space, usually for the purpose of theft

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
into
to hang around
to hang around
Verb
uk flag
/hˈæŋ ɐɹˈaʊnd/

to spend time in a place, often without a specific purpose or activity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hang
phrase's particle
around
to hand out
to hand out
Verb
uk flag
/hˈænd ˈaʊt/

to provide someone or each person in a group with something

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
hand
phrase's particle
out
to get over
to get over
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈoʊvɚ/

to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

get worse

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
over
to leave out
to leave out
Verb
uk flag
/lˈiːv ˈaʊt/

to intentionally exclude someone or something

include

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
leave
phrase's particle
out
to omit
to omit
Verb
o
m
m
i
ɪ
t
t

to leave out or exclude something or someone, usually intentionally, from a list, text, or action

include

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to make up
to make up
Verb
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˈʌp/

to create a false or fictional story or information

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
up
to invent
to invent
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
v
v
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t

to make or design something that did not exist before

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to put off
to put off
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈɔf/

to postpone an appointment or arrangement

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
off
to postpone
to postpone
Verb
p
p
o
s
s
t
p
p
o
n
n
e

to arrange or put off an activity or an event for a later time than its original schedule

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to turn down
to turn down
Verb
uk flag
/ˈtɝn ˈdaʊn/

to decline an invitation, request, or offer

accept

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
down
to reject
to reject
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
j
ʤ
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t

to refuse to accept a proposal, idea, person, etc.

accept

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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