Are these phrasal verbs? I Think that a phrasal verb is a kind of verb that needs a preposition or an adverb and its meanings are different from the original meanings. Take a look at these sentences: I looked out of the window. That depends on the context. I wrote this letter to Justin. In these cases, the verbs "to look; to depend; to write" need a normal preposition "out; on; to". I would not call these verbs phrasal verbs, because this is the literal meaning. When you say: Look out! There's a big bull coming! Did she ask after me? The storm will "blow us away" if we don't do anything. In this cases, there is no literal meaning, so these are phrasal verbs. I don't know if I am right or not, but... PS: If we are moving because of a cyclone, storm winds, is there any verb that can be used? First when I saw this sentence "The storm will blow us away" I thought. Well, the wind blows, so when somebody is blown away, that person will be taked by the wind. But I found out the meaning, and "to blow sb away" can mean "to kill sb". Thank you in advance!