Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs

1. Get

   • By
     • Finding a way to get out of trouble or achieve an end using ingenuity / manage, pass.
     • Example: My french isn’t very good, but it’s enough to get by.
   • On
     • Go from one place to another higher. Stand on top of an animal or in a means of transport / board, get into, come up to.
     • Example: The bus was full.We couldn’t get on
   • In
     • Going or going from one place to the inside of another closed or limited place, through an opening or passage / enter, come in, access, go in.
     • Example: how did you get in the building?

2. Look

   • up (at)
     • Example: We looked up at the plane as it flew above us.
     • Look at something
   • forward (to)
     • Example: Are you looking forward to your holiday?
     • Be aware / excited about something that is going to happen, wait for something, look ahead

3. work

   • something out
     • Calculate, think about a problem, and find the answer.
     • Example: 345 x 76? I need to do this on paper.I can’t work it out in my head.
   • out
     • To do physical exercise.
     • Example: Rachel works out at the gym three times a week.
   • out
     • To experience [a person or a thing] a progress, an improvement or an advance / Develop, progress, elaborate.
     • Example: Good luck for the future.I hope everything works out well for you.

4. Go

   • on
     • Continue with the started. Stay or stay in a situation, state or place / carry on
     • Example: The show must go on.
   • on with/carry on with something
     • Stay or stay in a situation, state or place / hold
     • Example: Don’t let me disturb you. Please carry on with what you’re doing
   • on/carry on + doing something
     • Example: I don’t want to carry on working here.I’m going to look for another job.
     • Stay or stay in a situation, state or place / keep up

5. Check

   • in (hotel,airport)
     • Present documents, register.
     • Example: As soon as I got to the airport,I checked in.
   • out
     • Check something, pay the bill, check out (hotel)
     • Example: (at a hotel) What time do we have to check out?

6. Put

   • up with something
     • tolerate, endure, endure something
     • Example: We live on a busy road,so we have to put up with a lot of noise from the traffic.
   • something down
     • Example: I stopped writing and put down my pen.
     • Drop, leave, deposit.
   • something up (on a wall)
     • Example: I put some pictures up on the wall.
     • hang up, put something somewhere.

7. Away

   • Away
     • Far from a place, from a person.
     • Example: The woman got into the car and drove away.
   • Away
     • Far from home.
     • Example: We’re going away on holiday today.
   • Get away
     • Example: We tried to catch the thief,but he managed to get away.
     • Escape, get out of a difficult place.

8. Back

   • Back
     • Example: We’ll be back in 3 weeks.
     • back home
   • Get back (to somebody)
     • Respond to someone.
     • Example: I sent him an e-mail,but he never got back to me
   • Back
     • Go back somewhere, or go back to someone.
     • Example: After eating at a restaurant, we walked back to our hotel.