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Phrasal verb :
Combine a base verb with another word, usually a
preposition or adverb – known as a particle – to create
a completely new verb meaning
WAKE UP
Example :
Every morning I wake up at 7.30 a.m.
TO SLEEP IN
Example :
I like to sleep in on the weekends
TO GO OFF
Example:
My alarm did not go off this morning.
TO GET UP
Example :
I wake up at 8 and only get up at 9.
TO PERK UP
Example :
I’m not a morning person, I need some coffee every
morning to help me perk up.
TO WORK OUT
Example:
Every morning I work out for ten minutes.
TO PICK OUT
Example:
Depending on the weather, I would pick out some
clothes that I’m going to wear today.
TO TAKE OFF
Example:
After a long workday, I take my heels off and I feel
amazing.
TO FRESHEN UP
Example :
Would you like to freshen up before breakfast?
Means maybe take a quick shower, may just clean your face, maybe put some
make up, maybe change your clothes depends on what your understand by
freshen up.
Sometime you can say :
A: We having dinner at 6, it is 5 p.m. right now. Do you wanna take like half
an hour to freshen up?
B: Yes , that would be great. I will go take a 10 minute nap, take a shower and
change
TO GO OUT
Example :
I go out at 8.30 a.m
TO HEAD OUT
Example :
I normally head out at around 9 a.m. every morning.
So if you want to grab coffee together 9a.m. will be
great.
TO HEAD TO
Example :
I head to work at 9 a.m. every morning
TO DROP OFF
Example :
At 8.45 I drop off my kids at school.
That means you driving them to school, you dropping
them there, they stay at school and you go to work.
TO GO THROUGH
Example :
I need to figure out whether this job is good for me.
I need to figure out if I would be able to make it to
dinner at 6 p.m. because we have 8.5 p.m. meeting.
TO CAME UP WITH
Example :
We just came up with new plan.(let’s have dinner all
together)
TO WRAP UP
Means to finish.
Example :
I wrap up at work at 6 p.m. every day.
(that means you finish everything at 6 p.m.)
TO MEET UP
To catch up
TO REFLECT ON
Example :
You reflect on your day and write your thoughts in a
diary.
TO STAY UP
Example :
Yesterday I had to stay up ‘till 11 p.m. because I had
to finish this project and I’m really sleepy right now.
TO DOZE OFF
Example :
I dozed off working on this project.
Means you felt sleep on dusk to doze off. This really
common phrasal verb.
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