Phrasal Verbs for Relationships, Definition and Example Sentences
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Phrasal Verbs
It is generally used with a verb, an adverb, or a preposition. An adverb or preposition added to the main verb changes the meaning of the actual verb, giving it a different meaning. Since it has a different meaning, it becomes an idiomatic verb. For example, if the preposition “up” is added to the verb “give”, we get the idiomatic verb “Give up” and it gains a new meaning regardless of the meaning of the two words that make it up.
Phrasal Verbs are divided into two as “separable” and “inseparable”.
Separable Phrasal Verbs
If a phrasal verb is separable, we can place the object between the main verb and the preposition or add it to the end of the phrasal verb phrase without separating it at all.
Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verb type that cannot be placed in the middle of the phrasal verb phrase of the object of the sentence, therefore, must be used side by side and cannot be divided, is called “Inseparable phrasal verbs”. As an example, let’s use the phrasal verb “come across”, which is a combination of the words “come” and “across”, in a few sentences.
Break up with
Terminate a relationship
Are you thinking about breaking up with her?
Look up to
Respect and admire someone
I’ve always looked up to Mary for her determination about work.
Settle down
Make a decision to have a committed relationship
He used to date a lot of women, but he has finally settled down.
Split up
to end a relationship
I hope Alex and Michael don’t split up.
Make up
Forgive each other after an argument or disagreement
Has she made it up with his yet?
