Phrasal Verb

PHRASAL VERBS

Some verbs can be combined with prepositions or adverbs to obtain a new verb. The meaning of the resulting verb is different from the original one. We call this new combination aphrasal verb. Pay attention to the following formula

VERB + PREPOSITION OR ADVERB = PHRASAL VERB
(A verb with a different meaning)

Study the meaning of the following verbs:

LOOK:To use the sense of sight.
PUT: To place, to set.
GO: To move from one place to another.
TAKE: To accept or carry.

Study the meaning of the following prepositions:

AFTER: a time later.
BACK:to a previous location or time.
UP: from a lower to a higher place.
DOWN: from a higher to a lower place.
INTO: getting inside, entering
OUT: away from the inside

Study the meaning of thefollowing phrasal verbs formed with the verb ‘LOOK’. As you can see, the meaning is different from both the verb and the preposition taken separately.

Look after: to be responsible for.
Example: Thereis only one nurse to look after all the patients.
Look back: think about something that happened in the past.
Example: Looking back on it, I realize it was my mistake.
Look up: try to findinformation (from a higher source).
Example: If you need to know more about it, you can look it up on the Internet.
Look down: consider someone inferior.
Example: They tend to look down on people whohaven’t got a degree.
Look into: to investigate or examine.
Example: The Interpol is looking into the murder of this woman.
Look out: to be concerned about.
Example: Mario has to look out for hishealth.

Study the meaning of the following phrasal verbs formed with the verb ‘PUT’:

Put back: to return, to replace to original position.
Example: Please put the books back on the shelf whenyou finish.
Put up: to build something such as a building.
Example: The Company decided to put up a modern office building.
Put down: to write down.
Example: He put down his name on the list....