Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbsPhrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting ofverb + adverbor verb + preposition. Think of them as you would any other English vocabulary.Like many other verbs, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning.

Phrasal verbMeaningExample sentenceasksomeoneoutinvite on a dateBrianaskedJudyoutto dinner and a movie.ask aroundask many people the same questionIasked aroundbut nobody has seen my wallet.bringsomeoneupraise a childMy grandparentsbroughtmeupafter my parents died.catch upget to the same point as someone elseYou'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch upwith Marty.give inreluctantly stop fighting or arguingMy boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finallygave in.give upstop tryingMy math homework was too difficult so I gave up.cutsomethingoffremove with something sharpThe doctorscut offhis leg because it was severely injured.cutsomethingoffstop providingThe phone companycut offour phone because we didn't pay the bill.cutsomeoneofftake out of a willMy grandparentscut my fatheroffwhen he remarried.putsomething togetherassembleI have toputthe crib togetherbefore the baby arrives.setsomethinguparrange, organizeOur bossseta meeting upwith the president of the company.take aftersomeoneresemble a family memberItake aftermy mother. We are both impatient.turnsomethingonstart the energy, switch onIt's too dark in here. Let'sturnsome lightson.look after someone/somethingtake care ofI have tolook aftermy sick grandmother.put up with someone/somethingtolerateI don't think I canput up withthree small children in the car.