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6                       Phrasal Verbs











              A phrasal verb is a phrase that is made up of a verb and an adverb or a preposition.
              The meaning of a phrasal verb is different from the meaning of the individual words

              themselves.

              Some phrasal verbs have more than one meaning.

              Study this table.


                          Idiom                                            Meaning

                  add up                      to make sense

                  back up                     to give support


                  blow up                     to explode

                                              to become very angry

                  break away                  to separate from the crowd

                  break down                  to go out of order

                                              to lose control of one’s emotions


                  bring up                    to raise a child

                                              to mention (something) when talking

                  call back                   to return a phone call

                  call off                    to cancel something


                  carry on                    to continue

                  check out                   to pay one’s bill in a hotel and leave

                                              to investigate

                  come across                 to find (something or someone) by chance


                                              to appear or seem

                  come in                     to enter


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