Phrasal Verb


A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.


Phrasal Verb:
step something up

Meaning / Example:

1. to make something more active.
> I hope we can step the pace of business up in the next few days.

2. to make something go or run faster.
> The engineer stepped the motors up and the production line moved even faster.


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Phrasal verbs are two or more words that together act as a completely new verb with a meaning separate from those of the original words.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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