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en:vocabulaire:phrasal_verbs [2019/06/13 09:40] marieen:vocabulaire:phrasal_verbs [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 For more information on structure, see the grammar rule. For more information on structure, see the grammar rule.
    
-=== <color blue>Intransitive verbs -- verbs that don’t take an object</color> ===+=== Intransitive verbs -- verbs that don’t take an object ===
  
 | Verb | Meaning | Examples | | Verb | Meaning | Examples |
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-== <color blue>Group 1</color> ==+== Group 1 ==
  
 The object can be placed between the verb and the particle, OR after the verb and particle. The object can be placed between the verb and the particle, OR after the verb and particle.
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 | wake someone up | cause someone to become awake after sleeping   | It’s difficult to <color blue>wake</color> my son <color blue>up</color> for school on Mondays. | | wake someone up | cause someone to become awake after sleeping   | It’s difficult to <color blue>wake</color> my son <color blue>up</color> for school on Mondays. |
 | wrap something up | to complete or conclude something such as a discussion [informal] | It’s getting late so let’s <color blue>wrap</color> it <color blue>up</color> now and make a decision.   | | wrap something up | to complete or conclude something such as a discussion [informal] | It’s getting late so let’s <color blue>wrap</color> it <color blue>up</color> now and make a decision.   |
 +| write something up | to record something completely on paper or on a computer, often using notes that you have made | I have to <color blue>write up</color> the accident report. |
 +| write something out | to write something on paper with all the necessary details | Can you <color blue>write out</color> a cheque for the full amount, please? |
 +| write something down | to record information on paper | If I don't <color blue>write</color> it <color blue>down</color> I'll forget it. |
 +| write something off | to accept that a dept will not be paie or that money has been lost | Last year the blank  <color blue>wrote off</color> $17 million in bad debts. |
 +| write something into something | to add a particular detail or rule to a document | An agreement to produce five novels a year was  <color blue>written into</color> her contract. |
  
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-== <color blue>Group 2</color> ==+
    
  
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-== <color blue>Group 3</color> ==+== Group 3 ==
  
 The object has to be placed AFTER the verb and particle. The object has to be placed AFTER the verb and particle.
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 | Verb | Meaning | Examples | | Verb | Meaning | Examples |
 +| belong to someone or something | to be the property of someone or something   | This pen <color blue>belongs to</color> Ben; he lent it to me.\\ My laptop actually <color blue>belongs to</color> the company, so I’ll have to give it back when I leave.   |
 +| belong to something | to be a member of something   | Tony <color blue>belongs to</color> the local tennis club.   |
 | break into something | to begin being successful in a particular type of work, activity or area   | We’re hoping to <color blue>break into</color> the Asian market next year.\\ After a successful career as an actor, he <color blue>broke into</color> politics and became an MP.   | | break into something | to begin being successful in a particular type of work, activity or area   | We’re hoping to <color blue>break into</color> the Asian market next year.\\ After a successful career as an actor, he <color blue>broke into</color> politics and became an MP.   |
 | come across something or someone     | to find something or someone by chance | I was looking for my glasses when I <color blue>came across</color> some old photos. | | come across something or someone     | to find something or someone by chance | I was looking for my glasses when I <color blue>came across</color> some old photos. |
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-=== <color blue>Three-word phrasal verbs</color> ===+=== Three-word phrasal verbs ===
  
 | Verb | Meaning | Examples | | Verb | Meaning | Examples |