New to Phrasal Verbs? Start Here!
One major way to improve your English ability is by mastering phrasal verbs.
If you don't already know, phrasal verbs are combinations of basic verbs and prepositions such as "at," "up" and "over." When you put them together, even simple verbs allow you to speak about many topics.
Phrasal verbs are a great reminder that you don't need difficult vocabulary words to communicate well.
This post collects all of our articles on different phrasal verbs and the ways they are used. We encourage you to study them all!
11 Phrasal Verbs with “Make”
Here's a small sample of what you can learn here:
Make sense
If something "makes sense," it is understandable.
Does this explanation make sense to you?
Make the most of ~
This means "get the biggest possible benefit" from something. Use it to talk about time, opportunities, experiences and more.
Let's make the most of this beautiful weather and go to the beach!
12 Phrasal Verbs Using “Look”
Here's a small sample of what you can learn here:
Look out
This is an important phrasal verb since it signals danger is near.
Hey, a car is coming! Look out!
Look down on
When a person "looks down on" someone, they feel that they are better than the other person.
The rich kids looked down on their classmates.
17 Phrasal Verbs with “Get”
Get along
When people "get along," they have a friendly and positive relationship with each other.
He doesn't get along well with the rest of his family.
My classmates and I really get along.
Get ahead
This phrasal verb refers to moving to a better position in a company or profession.
In many countries, it is still difficult for women to get ahead in their careers compared to men.
12 Phrasal Verbs Using “Put”
Here's a small sample of what you can learn here:
Put away
We use “put away” to talk about returning an item to its proper place, such as a shelf, box, etc.
Kids, put away your toys before nap time.
Put off
When you “put off” something, you wait until later to do it.
The deadline is tomorrow, so I can’t put off the assignment anymore.
9 Phrasal Verbs with “Come”
Here's a small sample of what you can learn here:
Come up
Something "comes up" when it is mentioned.
Paris came up while we were discussing places to go for our next vacation.
Come through
If you "come through," you've done something successfully, usually in a difficult situation.
Joe really came through at the last minute with a great solution to our problem.
That’s all for now
We hope the explanations and examples in these posts can help you on your way to English fluency. We will continue to add links to this article as we share new phrasal verb posts on the blog, so be sure to check this page again in the future. 📝
