Hello !!!

When I'm trying to learn english I saw many verbs together and I had a big problem to understand the meaning because in Portuguese (Brazil) don't have this....The famous Phrasal Verbs!!!!

So that's my contributiom....

" What is a phrasal verb? Phrasal verb, multi-word verb or two??? A Phrasal Verb is a verb formed from two (sometimes three) parts; a verb and an adverb or preposition. Most are formed from a small number of common verbs (such as get, go, come, put and set) and a small number of adverbs and prepositions (such as away, out, off, up and in).

Phrasal verbs sometimes have meanings that can easily be guessed (such as sit down or look for). But in most cases their meanings are quite different from the meaning of the verb they are formed from: for example hold up can mean 'to cause a delay' or 'to try to rob someone' and has no obvious connection with the idea of 'holding' something. "

There are five types of phrasal verb. These are:

Intransitive (with no object):

You're driving too fast - you ought to slow down.

Transitive verbs whose object can come in two positions - after the verb or after the particle:

I think I'll put my jacket on OR I think I'll put on my jacket.

If the object is a pronoun, however, it must come between the verb and the particle:

I think I'll put it on (NOT I think I'll put on it).

Transitive verbs whose object must come between the verb and the particle:

Its high-quality designs sets the company apart from its rivals

Transitive verbs whose object must come after the particle:

The baby takes after his mother

Why do you put up with the way he treats you?

Verbs with two objects - one after the verb, the other after the particle:

They put their success down to good planning.