Phrasal verbs represent a practically limitless group of verbs that can be combined with short adverbs or prepositions to produce new meanings. Here are some examples: Phrasal verbs are ubiquitous in ...

Examples of phrasal verbs are break down, look out, put in, reach out, carry out, bring down and add up. Now, see how ‘on’ plays a role in the following too:: take on, bank on, hold on ...

Phrasal verbs are often used in spoken and informal English instead of a more formal verb. Notice that you can put the object after the phrasal verb, but you can also separate the main verb and ...