Inseparable Phrasal Verbs (Transitive) <table class="shadow" width="600" border="6" cellpadding="6" bgcolor="white"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="green">Inseparable Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
With the following phrasal verbs, the lexical part of the verb (the part of the phrasal verb that carries the "verb-meaning") cannot be separated from the prepositions (or other parts) that accompany it: "Who will look after my estate when I'm gone?"</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="blue" width="75">Verb</td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="blue" width="75">Meaning</td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="blue" width="450">Example</td> </tr> <tr> <td>call on</td> <td>ask to recite in class</td> <td>The teacher called on students in the back row.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>call on (2)</td> <td>visit</td> <td>The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>get over</td> <td>recover from sickness or disappointment</td> <td>I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>go over</td> <td>review</td> <td>The students went over the material before the exam. They should have <em>gone over</em> it twice.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>go through</td> <td>use up; consume</td> <td>They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year. Did he go through all his money already?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>look after</td> <td>take care of</td> <td>My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>look into</td> <td>investigate</td> <td>The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>run across</td> <td>find by chance</td> <td>I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>run into</td> <td>meet</td> <td>Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>take after</td> <td>resemble</td> <td>My second son seems to take after his mother.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>wait on</td> <td>serve</td> <td>It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>