Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a phrasal verb because it is related to the main verb. Look at this example again. Shall we give away all the old books in the office? The meaning is clearly ...

I have a friend who uses “hark back” a lot in conversation. She harks back to past news events. She harks back to old times. She harks back to something I told her last month or last year. My first ...

"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

English uses the verb “eat” in far more ways than just talking about food — and mastering its phrasal verbs instantly makes you sound more natural and fluent. In this lesson, we break down 10 ...

The phrasal verb 'take off' has many meanings. Let's find out more about how to use them. To 'take off' is to begin to fly. The past form is 'took off'. The aeroplane took off on time. Another meaning ...