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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Together', 'Against', 'Apart', & others /

Performing an Action or Experiencing (After & Past)

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to ask after
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to come after
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to get after
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to go after
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to look after
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to make after
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to name after
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to run after
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to take after
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to blow past
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to go past
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to run past
to ask after
to ask after
Verb
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/ˈæsk ˈæftɚ/
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to find out how someone is doing, especially if one has not seen or heard from them for a while

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When I ran into Sarah at the store, she asked after you and wanted to know if you were feeling better.
When I saw her at the party, I asked after your sister and how she's been feeling since her surgery.

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
ask
phrase's particle
after
to come after
to come after
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈæftɚ/

to follow or chase someone, often with the intent of catching or reaching them

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
after
to get after
to get after
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈæftɚ/

to take action or make an effort to pursue or attain something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
after
to go after
to go after
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈæftɚ/

to pursue or try to catch someone or something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
after
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

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
after
to make after
to make after
Verb
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˈæftɚ/

to go after someone or something in order to catch them

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
after
to name after
to name after
Verb
uk flag
/nˈeɪm ˈæftɚ/

to give someone or something a name in honor or in memory of another person or thing

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ditransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
name
phrase's particle
after
to run after
to run after
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn ˈæftɚ/

to follow someone or something in an attempt to catch them

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
after
to take after
to take after
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈæftɚ/

to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
after
to blow past
to blow past
Verb
uk flag
/blˈoʊ pˈæst/

to move past someone with speed

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
blow
phrase's particle
past
to go past
to go past
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ pˈæst/

to move beyond a specific location, object, or person

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
past
to run past
to run past
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn pˈæst/

to present an idea or proposal to someone with the intention of getting their opinion or approval

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
past

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