Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb is the combination of a verb with words of different grammatical category. It
could be an adverb, a preposition, or even both.

The idea is that the adverbs and prepositions enhance de verb in some way, makingbthe
phrasal verb takes the place of a single verb to describe a similar idea.

Phrasal verbd are used more frequently in everyday speech than in formal writing or speaking.
They are used often in everyday conversstion by native speakers of English.

Each phrasal verb can also have multiple definitions. For example, get out can mean:

1. Leave or scape.
2. Become know.
3. Say something difficulty.
4. Clean something.
5. Spend free time out of the house.

Types of Phrasal Verbs

There are different types of phrasal verbs, wich are: Intransitive, Nonseparable Transitive,
Optionally Separable Transitive and Obligatory Separable.

Intransitive Phrasal Verbs. They are phrasal verbs that are not directly related to an object, and
the preposition must always follow the verb directly. They are used as phrasal verbs in a more
general sense and not used to answer the what or the who of a sentence.

Nonseparable Transitive. Refer to phrasal verbs that do relate to a direct object, so the phrase
in some way answer the who or the what of the phrasal verb. The verb and preposition can’t
be separated because it wouldn’t make sense.

Optionally Separable Transitive. These phrasal verbs are transitive because they are related to
a direct object, but they’re optionally separable because you can move the preposition and the
sentence still carries the same meaning.

Obligatory Separable. These phrasal verbs need to be separated in some way in order to make
sense. The preposition and the verb must have something between them, because together
the sentence wouldn’t be understood.

Phrasal Verbs are something that we use everyday, in our writing and our speech, so they are
an integral part of the English language, and learning about them can help with your
understanding of how to use certain combinations of words in tha correct way.

List of Phrasal Verbs from A to Z

A. Age out. Become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for
a behavior.
B. Bear with. Be patient with.
C. Calm down. Become less excited, intense, or angry.
D. Do without. Manage despite the lack of.
E. Eat into. Consume gradually, especially by erosion.
F. Force out. Cause something to be ejected.
G. Gear up. Prepare for an activity.
H. Hand off. Pass or transfer.
I. Impact on. To have a significant effect on something.
J. Jam into. To force too many things or people into a small place.
K. Knucle down. Get to work; focus on a task.
L. Lie in. Stay in bed, longer than usual.
M. Monkey around. Act foolishly.
N. Narrow down. Make more specific.
O. Offer up. To give thanks, praise or prayers to God
P. Pack up. Move one’s residence.
Q. Quarrel with. Dispute or disagree with something
R. Rule in. Consider something as a possible option among others.
S. Settle for. Acept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.
T. Talk down. Negotiate a lower price.
U. Use up. Finish or consume all of something
V. Verge on. To be close to reaching a certain state or condition.
W. Watch over. Guard and protect.
X. Jwb
Y. Yell out. To shout loudly.
Z. Zero in on. Put your attention in something.

Phrasal Verbs by Topics

The topics are especially important as they tend to be used in more informal conversations.
Looking the amount of phrasal verbs by topic can make for much more simple learning and
understanding wich phrasal verbs relate to wich topic is a good way to make your English
sound more natural and fluid.

The topics we can find are:

• About family. Be named after, grow up, pass away.

• For relationships. Fall for, break up, look up to.
• For travel. Check in, check out, look aroud.
• Telephones. Pick up, call back, get off.
• For cooking. Fry up, mix in, bake off.
• For shopping. Shop around, splash out, pay for.
• For business. Note down, back up, set up.
• Clothes. Try on, take off, slip on.
• Animals. Monkey around, rabbit on, fish out.
• Around the house. Throw away, turn off, mop up.
• For party. Blow up, hang out, eat out.
• For driving. Slow down, pick up, back up.
• For education. Fall behind, be into, catch up.
• For work. Draw up, knuckle down, take on.
• For health. Throw up, dose up, come round.
• For idea and innovation. Think up, figure out, come up with.
• For money. Fork out, squirrel away, save up.
• For sleep. Wake up, lie in, sleep through.
• For problems. Talk over, deal with, sort out.
• About crime. Lock up, stake out, tip off.
• For environment. Used up, cut down, run out of.