phrasal verb
Category: Lexical unit type
Description: phrasal verb
Detailed description:

A phrasal verb consists of a verb such as go, bring, put and a particle, such as in, off, away.

Lexical units associated with this record

Name Lexical unit type Topic Source domain Particle Simile
take up phrasal verb starting or stopping - up -
hurry up phrasal verb - - up -
go off phrasal verb appearing and disappearing contact off -
cross out phrasal verb - - out -
get out phrasal verb moving inward or outward entering or leaving a container out -
get in phrasal verb moving inward or outward entering or leaving a container in -
look up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
show up phrasal verb appearing and disappearing - up -
cut up phrasal verb completion - up -
put out phrasal verb starting or stopping entering or leaving a container out -
hand out phrasal verb - entering or leaving a container out -
hand in phrasal verb - entering or leaving a container in -
tidy up phrasal verb completion - up -
turn up phrasal verb increasing and decreasing moving upwards up -
switch off phrasal verb starting or stopping contact off -
switch on phrasal verb starting or stopping contact on -
fall down phrasal verb - moving downwards down -
go back phrasal verb returning - back -
sleep over phrasal verb - - over -
come up phrasal verb appearing and disappearing moving upwards up -
bring down phrasal verb - moving downwards down -
wash up phrasal verb completion - up -
fill in phrasal verb - - in, out -
turn down phrasal verb increasing and decreasing moving downwards down -
come down phrasal verb - moving downwards down -
break down phrasal verb completion - down -
call back phrasal verb communication - back -
bring back phrasal verb returning - back -
put away phrasal verb appearing and disappearing - away -
turn around phrasal verb - - around -
come round phrasal verb - - round, around -
get on with phrasal verb relationships - on -
get along phrasal verb relationships - along -
watch out phrasal verb - - out -
turn off phrasal verb starting or stopping contact off -
write down phrasal verb - - down -
wake up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
take off phrasal verb travel, wearing clothes contact off -
give back phrasal verb returning - back -
go round phrasal verb - - round, around -
go down phrasal verb appearing and disappearing, increasing and decreasing moving downwards down -
go out phrasal verb moving inward or outward, appearing and disappearing entering or leaving a container out -
go up phrasal verb increasing and decreasing, appearing and disappearing moving upwards up -
look out phrasal verb - - out -
lie down phrasal verb - moving downwards down -
pick out phrasal verb - - out -
pick up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
put back phrasal verb returning - back -
put down phrasal verb - moving downwards down -
put on phrasal verb wearing clothes, starting or stopping contact on -
put up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
take out phrasal verb - entering or leaving a container out -
try on phrasal verb wearing clothes contact on -
get off phrasal verb travel contact off -
turn on phrasal verb starting or stopping contact on -
throw away phrasal verb - - away -
stand up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
sit down phrasal verb - moving downwards down -
look around phrasal verb - - around, round -
look after phrasal verb - - after -
hold up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
hang out with phrasal verb relationships - out -
grow up phrasal verb events and actions - up -
go in phrasal verb moving inward or outward entering or leaving a container in -
get up phrasal verb - moving upwards up -
get on phrasal verb travel contact on -
get back phrasal verb travel, returning - back -
go away phrasal verb - - away -
find out phrasal verb - entering or leaving a container out -
come out phrasal verb moving inward or outward, appearing and disappearing entering or leaving a container out -
come in phrasal verb moving inward or outward entering or leaving a container in -
come from phrasal verb - - from -
come back phrasal verb travel, returning - back -