What are Phrasal Verbs?

Phrasal verb is the name given to an English verb which is composed of two or three words. One verb is combined with a preposition (like on, in, under) or an adverb (like up, down, away). Sometimes a phrasal verb can have a meaning that is very different to the meaning of at least one of those two or three words separately. Some text books call these verbs multi-word verbs. Phrasal verbs are used more frequently in everyday speech than in formal, official writing or speaking.

Here are some examples:

To Go Down
The cost of flight tickets is going down.
To Take Up
We should take this issue up in the meeting tomorrow.
To Kick Back
After work, I like to kick back in front of the tv and relax.
To Watch Out
Watch out - there's a rattlesnake!
To Bring Over
When you visit me, why don't you bring over your son.