Relationships Phrasal Verbs

Here are some common phrasal verbs used in relationships with their meanings and examples:

Ask out

Meaning:

• To invite someone on a date.

• To invite someone to go with you somewhere socially, because you have romantic feelings for the person.

Example:

• He asked her out to dinner last night.

• She said she was going to ask him out to lunch.

Break up

Meaning:

• To end a romantic relationship.

• If people break up, they stop having a relationship or stop working together.

Example:

• They decided to break up after five years together.

• He's just broken up with his girlfriend.

Get along

Meaning:

• To have a good relationship with someone.

• To have a friendly relationship with someone.

Example:

• I get along really well with my colleagues.

• She and her sister have never really gotten along.

Go out with

Meaning:

• To be in a romantic relationship with someone.

• To spend time with someone and have a romantic or sexual relationship with them.

Example:

• She’s been going out with him for a few months now.

• Tom has been going out with Lucy for six weeks.

Let down

Meaning:

• To disappoint someone.

• If you let someone down, you disappoint them, by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do.

Example:

• He let her down by forgetting her birthday.

• If something lets you down, it is the reason you are not as successful as you could have been.

Look up to

Meaning:

• To admire or respect someone.

• If you look up to someone, especially someone older than you, you respect and admire them.

Example:

• She has always looked up to her older brother.

• He'd always looked up to his uncle.

Explanation

What Are Phrasal Verbs?

Phrasal verbs are multi-word expressions consisting of a verb and one or more particles (either a preposition or an adverb). Together, they form a meaning that is often different from the verb’s original meaning.

Structure of Phrasal Verbs:

Verb + Preposition
Example: Look after some text

• Meaning: To take care of someone or something.

• Sentence: "I need to look after my younger brother today."

Verb + Adverb
Example: Give up some text

• Meaning: To stop doing something.

• Sentence: "She decided to give up smoking."

Verb + Adverb + Preposition
Example: Get away with some text.

• Meaning: To escape punishment for something.

• Sentence: "He got away with cheating on the test."

Phrasal Verbs

Word order in Pharal Verbs