Understanding English Phrasal Verbs: A Student Guide
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Question: What is a phrasal verb composed of?
Answer: A verb + a preposition
Question: What must the meaning of a phrasal verb be relative to the verb alone?
Answer: It must be different from the meaning of the verb alone
Question: What does 'to put up with' mean?
Answer: To tolerate
Question: What does 'to put off' mean?
Answer: To postpone
Question: What does 'to drop by' mean?
Answer: To visit informally
Question: What does 'to come across' mean?
Answer: To meet by chance / to find by chance
Question: What does 'to cheer up' mean?
Answer: To make somebody feel happier or better
Question: What does 'to turn out' mean?
Answer: To result
Question: What does 'to ask out' mean?
Answer: To ask someone to go on a date
Question: What does 'to break up' mean in this content?
Answer: To end a relationship