Socializing and Entertainment Phrasal Verbs

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

Bring along

Meaning:

• To take someone with you to an event.

• To take someone or something with you when you go somewhere.

Example:

• Feel free to bring along a friend to the party.

• I've brought some pictures along to show you.

Call over

Meaning:

• To invite someone to come to a place.

• To ask someone to come to a particular place.

Example:

• He called me over to join the group at the table.

• I knew about the public outcry against my article, so I was not surprised when the editor called me over to chat.

Catch up

Meaning:

• To talk to someone you haven’t seen in a while.

• To communicate with someone by talking in person or on the phone or by exchanging messages, and learn or discuss what has been happening in their life.

Example:

• It was great to catch up with old friends at the reunion.

• She spends hours on the phone, catching up with old friends.

Drop by

Meaning:

• To visit someone casually without prior notice.

• To come to see someone, sometimes at a stated place, usually briefly and without a specific invitation.

Example:

• I’ll drop by your house later to say hi.

• The publisher told the writers they should drop by if they ever wanted a newspaper job.

Hang out

Meaning:

• To spend time casually with friends.

• To spend a lot of time in a place or with someone.

Example:

• We usually hang out at the coffee shop after work.

• I was hanging out with my friends last night.

Get together

Meaning:

• To meet with friends or family for social activities.

• To meet in order to do something or spend time together.

Example:

• We’re getting together for dinner this weekend.

• Jan and I are getting together next week for lunch.

Show up

Meaning:

• To arrive, especially unexpectedly.

• To arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly.

Example:

• She showed up at the party without an invitation.

• We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never showed up.

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