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GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Separable and Inseparable
Phrasal Verbs
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Phrasal Verb |
Separable or Inseparable |
Meaning |
Ask out |
Separable |
To ask someone to go out on a date. |
Bring about, bring on |
Separable |
To make something happen |
Bring up |
Separable |
1) To raise children
2) To raise a topic |
Call back |
Separable |
Return someone's telephone call |
Call in |
Separable |
Ask someone into an official place or office |
Call off |
Separable |
Cancel |
Call on |
Inseparable |
1) Ask someone to do something
2) Visit |
Call up |
Separable |
Call someone on the telephone |
Catch up |
Inseparable |
To become equal or reach the same level |
Check in, check into |
Inseparable |
Register at a hotel or travel counter |
Check out |
Inseparable |
Leave a hotel |
Check out of |
Inseparable |
Leave a hotel |
Cheer up |
Separable |
Make someone happy |
Clean up |
Separable |
Tidy, make clean |
Come across |
Inseparable |
To find |
Cross out |
Separable |
Eliminate |
Cut out |
Separable |
Remove something or stop doing something annoying |
Do over |
Separable |
Repeat |
Drop by |
Inseparable |
Visit unexpectedly |
Drop in |
Inseparable |
Visit unexpectedly |
Drop off |
Separable |
Leave something somewhere |
Drop out |
Inseparable |
Stop attending a class |
Figure out |
Separable |
Understand |
Fill out |
Separable |
Complete a form |
Fill in |
Separable |
Complete spaces on a form |
Get along with |
Inseparable |
Have a good relationship with |
Get back from |
1) Inseparable
2) Separable |
1) Return from somewhere
2) Receive something originally lent to another person |
Get in |
Inseparable |
Enter |
Get off |
Inseparable |
Leave a bus, train, airplane |
Get on |
Inseparable |
Enter a bus, train, airplane |
Get out of |
Inseparable |
Leave a car |
Get over |
Inseparable |
Recover |
Get through |
Inseparable |
Survive |
Get up |
Inseparable |
Stand up |
Give back |
Separable |
Return |
Give up |
Separable |
Stop trying |
Go over |
Inseparable |
Review |
Grow up |
Inseparable |
Become an adult |
Hand in |
Separable |
Give an assignment or project to a teacher |
Hang up |
Separable |
Replace the telephone in the receiver |
Have on |
Separable |
Wear |
Keep out |
Separable |
Not enter |
Keep up with |
Inseparable |
Stay at the same level |
Kick out |
Separable |
Ask to leave |
Look after |
Inseparable |
Take care of |
Look into |
Inseparable |
Investigate |
Look out for |
Inseparable |
Watch for |
Look over |
Separable |
Review |
Look up |
Separable |
Try to find information |
Make up |
Separable |
Invent |
Pass away |
Inseparable |
Die |
Pass out |
1) Inseparable
2) Separable |
1) Faint
2) Distribute |
Pick up |
Separable |
Lift |
Pick out |
Separable |
Choose |
Point out |
Separable |
Identify |
Put away |
Separable |
Put in the proper place |
Put back |
Separable |
Return |
Put off |
Separable |
Delay |
Put on |
Separable |
Get dressed or dress someone |
Put out |
Separable |
Extinguish |
Put up with |
Inseparable |
Tolerate |
Run into |
Inseparable |
Find or meet |
Run across |
Inseparable |
Find or meet |
Run out of |
Inseparable |
Come to the end of something |
Show up |
Inseparable |
Appear |
Show off |
Separable |
Demonstrate something of envy |
Shut off |
Separable |
Stop something from running |
Take after |
Inseparable |
Be like someone |
Take off |
Separable |
Remove |
Take out |
Separable |
1) Remove
2) Go on a date with someone |
Take over |
Separable |
Take control |
Take up |
Inseparable |
Begin |
Tear down |
Separable |
Demolish or destroy |
Tear up |
Separable |
Rip into pieces |
Think over |
Separable |
Consider, ponder |
Throw away |
Separable |
Discard |
Throw out |
Separable |
Discard |
Throw up |
Inseparable |
Vomit |
Try on |
Separable |
Test |
Turn down |
Separable |
Reduce |
Turn in |
Separable |
Go to bed |
Turn off |
Separable |
Stop a machine |
Turn on |
Separable |
Start a machine |
Turn out |
Separable |
Put out a light |
Turn up |
Separable |
Increase |
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