Phrasal Verb


A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.


Phrasal Verb:
set something up

Meaning / Example:

1. to put something together; to erect something.
> My parents bought me a dollhouse, but I had to set it up myself.

2. to establish or found something.
> We set up a fund to buy food for the needy.


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Phrasal verbs are two or more words that come together to give us a new verb with a different meaning from the original words.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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