{"id":1285,"date":"2023-07-22T17:46:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T17:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2023-10-15T09:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T09:39:47","slug":"english-119-phrasal-verbs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/english-119-phrasal-verbs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PHRASAL VERBS 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Phrasal Verbs in English<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In English, phrasal verbs, also known as multi-word verbs, are quite common and widely used in informal conversations. It is important to note that these verbs are used less frequently in formal settings, where more formal single-word verbs are preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A phrasal verb consists of a verb and one or more prepositions or adverbs. The combination of these elements creates a unique meaning that may differ from the literal meaning of the individual words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Examples of Phrasal Verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Find out:<\/strong> Discover or obtain information about something. For example: <em>Did you find out the problem?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look up:<\/strong> Search for information in a reference source. For example: <em>I looked up all the words in the dictionary.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look down on:<\/strong> Regard someone or something with contempt or disdain. For example: <em>She always looks down on people.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take off:<\/strong> Remove something, such as clothing. For example: <em>Take off your jacket.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Throw away:<\/strong> Discard or dispose of something. For example: <em>Why don&#8217;t you throw away your old clothes?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Get up:<\/strong> Rise from a lying or sitting position. For example: <em>What time do you get up on weekdays?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look out:<\/strong> Be cautious or careful, especially to avoid danger. For example: <em>You have to look out in the streets.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Call off:<\/strong> Cancel an event or activity. For example: <em>The flight was called off.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set off:<\/strong> Depart or start a journey. For example: <em>What time do you set off?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that the choice between phrasal verbs and single-word verbs depends on the formality of the context. In more formal situations, single-word verbs are generally preferred, while phrasal verbs are commonly used in casual conversations and everyday language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phrasal Verbs in English In English, phrasal verbs, also known as multi-word verbs, are quite common and widely used in informal conversations. It is important to note that these verbs are used less frequently in formal settings, where more formal single-word verbs are preferred. A phrasal verb consists of a verb and one or more &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/english-119-phrasal-verbs-2\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PHRASAL VERBS 2<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",640,427,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",640,427,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",640,427,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",640,427,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",640,427,false],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",640,427,false],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",96,64,false],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eliabe-costa-tzsUJD0TGkk-unsplash.jpg",150,100,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Sarah Adam","author_link":"https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/author\/aysenur\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Phrasal Verbs in English In English, phrasal verbs, also known as multi-word verbs, are quite common and widely used in informal conversations. 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