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Grammar 
VerbsPhrasal verbs with "give"
 
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give away
something or 
give
something awayto give something to someone without asking for payment
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I 
gave away 
my old pans to a friend who's just set up home. [often + to] 
•
We're
giving away 
free shampoo samples as a promotion.
give
somebody
away
 to do something by accident that lets someone know something about yourself that you were trying tokeep secret
•
His voice seems quite calm but his trembling hands
give
him
away 
.
•
You 
give
yourself 
away 
by trying too hard to seem cheerful. [often reflexive] 
give away
somebody or 
give
somebody
away
 to formally bring a bride a woman who is getting married to her husband at the front of the church and givepermission for her to marry
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The bride's father usually 
gives
her 
away 
.
 
give away
somebody or 
give
somebody
away
(British & Australian)to give a baby to someone else so that they can look after that child as their own until he or she is an adult
•
Her first child, born when she was 17, was
given away 
at birth.
give in
 to finally agree to what someone wants after a period when you refuse to agree
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He nagged me so much to buy him a new bike that eventually I just 
gave in
.
•
The government cannot be seen to
give in
to terrorists' demands. [often + to] 
give in
to accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting
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She knew she'd lost the argument but she wouldn't 
give in
.
•
You'll never guess the answer. Do you 
give in
? 
 
give in
something or 
give
something
in
 to give a piece of written work or a document to someone for them to read, judge, or deal with
•
Have you 
given in
your essay yet? 
•
We want to get 5000 signatures before we
give
the petition
in
.
 
give in to
somethingif you
give in to
an emotion or desire, you stop trying not to feel it and you allow your actions to becontrolled by that emotion or desire
•
Certainly he felt the pull of self-pity, but he never once
gave in to
it.
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I've been craving chocolate all morning but I refuse to
give in to
it.
give out
 if a supply of something
gives out
, it finishes and there is none left
•
The food supplies will 
give out 
by the end of the week.
•
Eventually my patience
gave out 
and I shouted at her.
give out
 if something
gives out
, it stops working because it is old, damaged, or has been used too much
•
It was on the twenty-first mile that my legs
gave out 
.
•
I'll stop speaking now because I think my voice is about to
give out 
.
•
The car's at the garage - the clutch has finally 
given out 
.
 
give out
if a road or path
gives out
, it ends at a particular place
•
The trail 
gave out 
half way around the lake.
give out
something( LITERARY) to make a sound
•
He
gave out 
a low moan.
•
Suddenly she
gave out 
a loud scream and clutched at me.
give out
 
something
to produce light, heat, or a gas
•
Is that radiator 
giving out 
any heat? 
•
Fluorescent lamps
give out 
a brighter light for the same amount of electricity.
give out
something or 
give
something
out
 to give something to a large number of people
•
I've said I'll 
give out 
leaflets for them in town.
•
One of the government's proposals is to
give out 
condoms in high schools.
give out
something or 
give
something
out
to tell people information
•
The winners' names were
given out 
on the radio last night. [usually passive] 
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/phrasal_verbs_give.html2
 
Phrasal Verbs with GET
Vocabulary
Below we have a list of Phrasal verbs that begin with GET and then an explanation of each one with some examples
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Get across
•
Get along
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Get on with
•
Get around
•
Get at
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Get away
•
Get down
•
Get down to
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Get over This is not a complete list. We will add more Phrasal Verbs with GET when we can.
Get across= to communicate.= to make someone understand something.
(Especially if the details are too difficultto understand or if the person being explained to understands poorly).
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Although I couldn't speak the language, I managed to get my meaning acrosswhen necessary.
•
Your meaning didn't really get across.
•
He's not very good at getting his idea across.
Get along - Get on with= to have a good / friendly relationship with someone.
(get on is used more in Britain)
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Even though there are six of them sharing the house, they all get on well witheach other.
•
He doesn't get along well with his mother-in-law.
•
Our new boss is very easy to get on with.
Get around1. = to become known. To spread or to circulate.
If news or information gets around, people tell other people, so that soon many people know about it.
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It's a small place, so news and gossip get around pretty quickly.
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The news of his arrest got around quickly.
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 News soon got around that Matthew was back in town.
2. = to find a way of avoiding a difficult or unpleasant situation, so that you don'thave to deal with it.
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There is no way of getting around it - you are going to have to tell her the truth.
•
Isn't there any way of getting around the regulations?
Get at1. = to reach, to access to something.
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