Phrasal Verb


Phrasal verbs, also called two-word verbs, are idiomatic expressions wherein the second element of the verb (the adverb or particle) is not necessarily predictable.


Phrasal Verb:
pile up

Meaning / Example:

1. [for things] to gather or accumulate.
> The newspapers began to pile up after a few days.

2. [for a number of vehicles] to crash together.
> Nearly twenty cars piled up on the bridge this morning.


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A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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