PHRASALVERBS

The term phrasal verb is commonly applied to two or three distinct but related constructions in English: a verb and a particle and/or a preposition co-occur forming a single semantic unit. This semantic unit cannot be understood based upon the meanings of the individual parts in isolation, but rather it must be taken as a whole. In other words, the meaning is non-compositional and thus unpredictable. Phrasal verbs that include a preposition are known as prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs that include a particle are also known as particle verbs. Additional alternative terms forphrasal verb are compound verb, verb-adverb combination, verb-particle construction, two-part word/verb, and three-part word/verb (depending on the number of particles), and multi-word verb.

HAND INSubmit something (assignment)

The students handed in their papers

and left the room.

MAKE UPInvent a story or lie

She knew she was in trouble, so she made up 

a story about going to the movies with her friends.

PICK OUTChoose

There were three men in the line-up. She picked out 

the guy she thought had stolen her purse.

LOOK INTOInvestigate

The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement.

WAIT ONServe

It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables.

GO THROUGHUse up; consume

They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year.

Did he go through all his money already?

RUN INTOMeet

Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway.

SHOW UPArrive

Day after day, Ellie showed up for class twenty minutes late.

SHOW OFFDemonstrate intensly

Whenever he sat down at the piano, we knew he was going to show off.

GET BYSurvive

Uncle Heine didn't have much money, but he always seemed to 

get by without borrowing money from relatives.

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Toms Lukjanovs EVUKS