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Multi-word verbs are verbs that combine with one or two ______ (a preposition and/or an adverb)
Multi-word verbs are verbs that combine with one or two ______ (a preposition and/or an adverb)
particles
I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen ______
I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen ______
them
Look out. There's a car ______
Look out. There's a car ______
coming
A snob is someone who looks ______ on people of a lower social class
A snob is someone who looks ______ on people of a lower social class
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If the addition of the particle(s) changes the meaning of the verb, it is usually called a ______ verb because it has the meaning of a phrase
If the addition of the particle(s) changes the meaning of the verb, it is usually called a ______ verb because it has the meaning of a phrase
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Literal meaning: He looked up and saw a ______
Literal meaning: He looked up and saw a ______
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Non-literal meaning: He looked up all the new words in the ______
Non-literal meaning: He looked up all the new words in the ______
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The first three example sentences on this page all have multi-word verbs with ______ meanings
The first three example sentences on this page all have multi-word verbs with ______ meanings
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Come in and have a seat. I want you to feel you can behave as if you were in your house. So while I make a cup of tea.
Come in and have a seat. I want you to feel you can behave as if you were in your house. So while I make a cup of tea.
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They made me feel very welcome. It was like being in my own house. It was.
They made me feel very welcome. It was like being in my own house. It was.
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He had enjoyed travelling round the world and seeing different places, but at last he had returned. He walked towards his house and thought ' '.
He had enjoyed travelling round the world and seeing different places, but at last he had returned. He walked towards his house and thought ' '.
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I can do what I want in my own house. You know what they say.
I can do what I want in my own house. You know what they say.
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Shall I f i l l in this form.
Shall I f i l l in this form.
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Did you throw out those old newspapers.
Did you throw out those old newspapers.
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They've decided to put off the wedding.
They've decided to put off the wedding.
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We're going to do up the kitchen.
We're going to do up the kitchen.
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I'd like more time to think over your offer.
I'd like more time to think over your offer.
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Study Notes
Multi-Word Verbs
- A multi-word verb combines with one or two particles (a preposition and/or an adverb)
- The addition of particles can change the meaning of the verb, making it a phrasal verb
- Phrasal verbs can have different literal and non-literal meanings
- Examples of phrasal verbs with non-literal meanings:
- Look out (be careful)
- Look up (consult a reference)
- Look down on (have a negative attitude towards)
- Phrasal verbs can be idiomatic, making them difficult to understand without context
- Examples of idiomatic phrasal verbs:
- Come in (enter a room)
- Fill in (complete a form)
- Throw out (discard)
- Put off (postpone)
- Do up (renovate)
- Think over (consider carefully)
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Test your knowledge of multiword verbs, which are verbs that combine with one or two particles such as prepositions and adverbs. Learn about phrasal verbs and how the addition of particles can change the meaning of the verb.
