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PHRASAL VERBS EXPLAINED
an online guide to phrasal verbs for english learners: learn & master them with clear and easy explanations
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The Phrasal Verb 'Take Over' Explained
The different meanings of the phrasal verb 'take over' and how they are used by native speakers with lots of examples.
May 12, 20238 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Turn Down' Explained
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'turn' from a native speaker, with lots of examples in context Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them. The phrasal verb 'turn down' is a commonly used phrasal verb that has several idiomatic meanings used in everyday English. In addition, there are also some specific situati
May 5, 20239 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Give Up' Explained
Learn the different meaning of the English phrasal verb 'give up', with explanations and examples to help your understanding.
Apr 28, 202311 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Go On' Explained
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'go on' from a native speaker, with lots of example sentences Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them. 'Go on' is a really common phrasal verb in English. and we use it in a lot of different ways. During my research for the post I realised just how many uses that it has, so i
Apr 21, 202313 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Break Down' Explained
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'break down' from a native speaker, with lots of example sentences Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to this instalment of Phrasal Verbs Explained; a blog which aims to help you understand English phrasal verbs in a clear and coherent way, so that you can use them to improve your language level and sound more like a native speaker. In this post, we are looking at the phrasal verb 'break down', which is very co
Apr 14, 202310 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Put Off' Explained
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'put off' from a native speaker, with lots of examples in context Photo: Freepik Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them. The post this week is all about the phrasal verb 'put off' and in it we will look its three main meanings and explain they are used in everyday English. For each meanin
Apr 7, 20238 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Get Off' Explained Part 2
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'get off' from a native speaker, with lots of examples in context. Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them. This week's post is the second part of my focus on the phrasal verb 'get off', which has so many meanings that it wasn't possible (or fair) to list them all in one blog
Mar 31, 20238 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Get Off' Explained Part 1
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'get off' from a native speaker, with lots of examples in context Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them like a native. This post is all about the phrasal verb 'to get off'. It is my first post to focus on a phrasal verb with the verb 'to get', which is a verb with a large n
Mar 24, 202310 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Grow Up' Explained
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'grow up' from a native speaker, with lots of examples in context Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them. This post is all about the well known phrasal verb 'to grow up', which many of you will be very familiar with, however are you familiar with the other less well known me
Jan 22, 20238 min read


The Phrasal Verb 'Run Out' Explained
An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'run out' from a native speaker, with lots of examples in context Photo: Pexels Hello and welcome to my website for English learners all about phrasal verbs where I explain their different meanings to help you understand, learn and use them. This post is all about the phrasal verb 'run out'. In it, I will explain its different meanings for you, with lots of example sentences, so that you can impress your En
Jan 22, 20239 min read
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