Phrasal verbs are compound words formed by combining a verb with an adverb or preposition. The document provides definitions and examples for 14 common phrasal verbs: dive in, get out, turn out, find out, keep on, catch up, take up, save up, mix up, pay somebody back. Each entry defines the meaning of the phrasal verb and provides an example sentence to illustrate its usage.

1. PHRASAL
VERBS
It is a compound word formed by
the combination of a verb and
grammatical particle , that is, an
adverb or a preposition , or even by
a verb followed by an adverb and a
preposition .

2. DIVE IN
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE WANT TO REFER TO
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, USUALLY WITHOUT
PLANNING.
EXAMPLE: SHE WALKED UP TO THE EDGE OF THE
RIVER AND DIVED IN.

3. GET OUT
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER SOMETHING
THAT WE WANT AVOID. AVOID DOING SOMETHING
YOU DISLIKE.
EXAMPLE: I SAY I WOULD GO TO THE PARTY. I DON’T
WANT TO GO, BUT I CAN’T GET OUT OF IT NOW.

4. TURN OUT
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER SOMETHING
THAT MAKE A PRODUCE.
EXAMPLE: THE COW TURNS OUT TWENTY LITERS A
DAY.

5. FIND OUT
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER SOMETHING
THAT WAS DISCOVERED.
EXAMPLE: THE ARCHEOLOGIST HOWARD CARTER FIND
OUT THE TUTANKHAMON GRAVE IN 1922.

6. KEEP ON
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER SOMETHING
THAT IT DOES CONSTANTLY.
EXAMPLE: THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM RUGBY "THE ALL
BLACKS" KEEPS ON WINNING IN THE RUGBY WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP.

7. CATCH UP (WITH SOMEBODY)
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER SOMETHING
THAT WE WANT CAPTURE.
EXAMPLE: YOU ARE RUNNING VERY FAST,BUT I CAN
CATCH UP WITH YOU.

8. TAKE UP(A HOBBY, A SPORT, AN ACTIVITY)
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER SOMETHING
THAT WE BEGIN TO MAKE.
EXAMPLE: TYLER TOOK UP A NEW DEGREE IN
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE LAST MONTH. HE LIKES READ SO
MUCH.

9. SAVE UP(FOR SOMETHING, TO DO SOMETHING)
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE TO REFER MONEY.
EXAMPLE: HE SAVE UP A QUARTER OF SALARY FOR
TRIP TO AROUND THE WORLD.

10. MIX UP(PEOPLE, THINGS)
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE REFER TO SOMETHING
CONFUSE.
EXAMPLE: THE 2 DOGS LOOK VERY SIMILAR MANY
PEOPLE MIXED THEM UP.

11. PAY SOMEBODY BACK
MEANING: USED TO WHEN WE REFER TO MONEY, GIVE
BACK MONEY.
EXAMPLE: IF YOU BORROW ME MONEY, YOU HAVE TO
PAY ME BACK.

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