Learn these useful phrasal verbs about transport!

Phrasal verbs: Transport (with examples)

Meaning: to take someone or something to a place, usually by car. 

Example: "Driver, please can you drop me off at the shopping mall?"

Meaning: to move a vehicle to the side of the road to stop or let something pass.

Example: "Please pull over at the side of the road. I need to put this letter in the post box."

Meaning: to cause a delay for someone or something, or to make them late.

Example: "There was a problem on the train track. It held us up for an hour!"

Meaning: to travel or move from place to place. 

Example: "It's so much easier to get around when you have a car."

Meaning: (of a machine or vehicle) to stop working because of a problem.

Example: "His car is very old, so it often breaks down."

Meaning: to knock a person or an animal down and drive over their body or a part of it.

Example: "He accidentally ran over a bird. He was really sad about it."

Meaning: to start a journey.

Example: "We set off at 9am, but we didn't get there until 7pm."

Meaning: (of a plane) to leave the ground and start to fly.

Example: "This is your pilot speaking. We are almost ready to take off. Please sit down and fasten your seat belts."

Meaning: (of a plane) to land; to come down to the ground after flying.

Example: "We touched down in Paris at 5pm."

Meaning: to travel somewhere by plane.

Example: "Where are you jetting off to this year?"