Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary
- Author: KXAN SON
- Language: ingliz tilida
- Writing: ingliz yozuvida
- Publisher: USA
- Year: 2012
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nclude several different types of verbs that are used with
adverbs or prepositions, (often called 'particles').
a Idiomatic wrb + partide combinations. Sometimes when you meet combinations
of verb and particle, it is impossible to guess the meaning in the context from the
meaning of the verb and the meaning of the particle. Examples of these arefall
the (meaning 'not happen') and put up with mwldy (meaning 'accept
mmebdy who is annoying without complaining*). There is often a single-word verb
with the same meaning. For example, instead of 'The meeting was put off until the
nm day', we could say 'The meeting was postpond until the nat dday: Single-word
verbs, howewr. may be more formal than the phrasal verb, or used in slightly
different contexts.
b Verbs which are always followed by a particular partide. Examplw of these are
rely on, crop up, abide by. These cannot be used wfthout the partide.
c Verbs that are followed by a particle in a particular meaning. These verbs can
be used on their own without a particle. but haw a different meaning when they
are used with one. Brush 5th up is an example of a verb like this. Brush sth can
be used on its own meaning 'clean, polish or moke 5th smooth'. Brush 5th up
means 'study or practise 5th tog& bock the skifl or know!dge that you hod in the
post': You should brush up your French bqfore you go to tofaflce. Other examples
are d/W ofj, gmw/grow up, walkhulk out.
Many very common verbs fall into this group. Look, for example, can be used
with several different particles, and it has a special meaning with each one that is
different from look on its own. rook up the word in yourdictionary. o I'm really
lmkingfomnrd to the trip. o hk cut! There? a car coming.
Some more formal verbs also fall into this group. For example you can 'jbrmish a
room', that is, put furniture in it, but if you 'frrmish mmcbody with so#~tAing' you
are giving them some useful infomation.
d Verbs with a partide, where the particle adds to, but does not change, the
basic meaning of the verb. The particle often adds something to the meaning,
such as completeness. For example, you an say '/'//finish my work and then I'llgo
out' or '!'//finish ofJ my wd- and then I'N go out.Wnish 08 emphasizes that you are
completing your work. Another wimple is wuke/wke up. You en either ray
'I wke ot 6.30' or 'I wke up at 6.30.' Woke up is much more common than wk.,
which is used more in formal or written English. Other examples are spreud/sprmd
wt, fadelfodemay, ,slonelslmreaway. You will find more information about the
meaning of the particles in the Guide to the Partides at the back of the dictionary.
e Verbs plus particles whew each has their normal meaning. Phaw bock
(meaning 'telephonesb again') is an example of a verb like this. The meaning of
phone back can be worked out from the meaning of phone and back. Verbs of
this type have been included in the dictionary where the corn bination of wrb