Phrasal Verb Examples:
Here are some examples of phrasal verbs, categorized by their meaning:
Movement:
* Get up: Rise from bed (I get up early every morning.)
* Go out: Leave your home or place of work (We're going out for dinner tonight.)
* Come in: Enter a place (Please come in and have a seat.)
* Turn around: Rotate 180 degrees (The car turned around at the corner.)
* Walk away: Leave a place or situation (He walked away from the argument.)
Communication:
* Talk about: Discuss a topic (Let's talk about the project.)
* Call on: Visit someone (I called on my aunt yesterday.)
* Get across: Make something clear or understandable (The speaker couldn't get across his message.)
* Point out: Indicate something (Can you point out the building on the map?)
* Speak up: Talk louder or more clearly (Speak up, I can't hear you.)
General:
* Look after: Take care of someone or something (I look after my grandmother on weekends.)
* Pick up: Collect something (Pick up the papers from the floor.)
* Take off: Remove something (Take off your shoes before entering.)
* Put on: Wear something (Put on your coat, it's cold outside.)
* Break down: Stop working (The car broke down on the highway.)
With Objects:
* Turn on/off: Activate or deactivate something (Turn on the light.)
* Put away: Store something in its proper place (Put away your toys.)
* Take out: Remove something from a container (Take out the trash.)
* Look into: Investigate something (I'll look into your complaint.)
* Figure out: Solve a problem or understand something (I can't figure out how to use this app.)
Idioms:
* Make up: Invent a story (He made up an excuse for being late.)
* Get along: Have a good relationship with someone (We get along very well.)
* Get over: Recover from something (He got over the flu in a week.)
* Look up to: Respect someone (I look up to my grandfather.)
* Run into: Meet someone unexpectedly (I ran into my old friend at the mall.)
Note: Phrasal verbs can be tricky because their meaning can change depending on the preposition used. For example, "look up" can mean "to search for information" (Look up the word in the dictionary) or "to improve" (The economy is starting to look up). It's important to pay attention to the context to understand the correct meaning.