A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a meaning different from the original verb alone. i.e. Look + After = take care of
There are two types of Phrasal verbs: Separable and Unseparable
Unseparable Phrasal Verbs
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?"call on | ask to recite in class | The teacher called on students in the back row. |
call on (2) | visit | The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners. |
get over | recover from sickness or disappointment | I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart. |
go over | review | The students went over the material before the exam. They should have gone over it twice. |
go through | use up; consume | They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year. Did he go through all his money already? |
look after | take care of | My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone. |
look into | investigate | The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement. |
run across | find by chance | I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion. |
run into | meet | Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway. |
take after | resemble | My second son seems to take after his mother. |
wait on | serve | It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables. |
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