Phrasal Verbs for Travel, 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.
Hold up
Definition: Delay when travelling
Example Sentence: I’m sorry, I am late but I was help up at work.
Drop off
Definition: Take somebody to a place
Example Sentence: Where do you want me to drop you off?
Get away
Definition: Take a vacation, especially because you need a rest
Example Sentence: I would love to get away and go to the beach next month.
Stop over
Definition: Stay at a place for a night on the way to somewhere else
Example Sentence: They stopped over in Singapore on their way to Australia.
Touch down
Definition: Land (planes)
Example Sentence: Our flight touched down before night.
Set off
Definition: Start a journey
Example Sentence: They set off for London just after five.
