Combination with preposition has a new idiomatic meaning
In
this combination we cannot guess the meaning, but there are two kinds :
1. Non-separable
preposition
Prep. : for, of, on, at, to, into, from, under, round, etc.
2. Separable
preposition ; in this case prep. can be called a particle (adv).
Prep. : down, away, out, back, over, on, up, in, backward
(s), downward (s), forward (s), etc.
Also, phrasal verb can be added by a preposition. e.g. get out
of, get through with, look forward to.
a. call
on : ask to speak in class;
visit catch up (with) : reach the same position or level
check in : register at a hotel check into : investigate
check out/ of : leave
a hotel come
across : meet by chance
drop by/in (on) : visit informally drop out (of) : stop going to school, class, etc
get along (with) : exist satisfactorily get in/into :
enter a car, arrive
get off : leave an plane, a bus, a
train, etc get on : enter a plane, a bus, a train, etc
get out of : leave a car, avoid activity get over : recover from an illness
get through : finish get
up : arise from bed, a
chair
go over : review or check carefully grow up (in) : become an adult
keep up (with) : stay at the same position or level look after :
take care of
look into : get information in, investigate : look out (for) : be careful
pas away : die put
up with : tolerate
run into/across : meet by chance run out (of) : finish a supply of sth
show up : appear, come take after : resemble
Also : all of A 1 & etc.
b. ask
out : ask sb to go on a date
bring about/on : cause
bring up : rear children ; introduce a topic call back :
return a telephone call
call in : ask to come a specific place call of :
cancel
call up : call on the telephone check out : take book from library ;investigate
cheer up : make (sb) feel happier clean up : make clean and orderly
cross out : draw a line through cut out : stop an annoying activity
do over : do again drop off : leave sb/sth at a place
figure out : find the answer by reasoning fill out :
complete; write completely
find out : discover information get back (from) : return from a place; receive again
give back : return give out : distribute
give up : stop trying hand in : submit
hand up : conclude a telephone
conversation; put clothes on a hanger or a hook.
have on : wear hand out : distribute
keep out (of) : not enter kick out (of) : force sb to leave
leave out : omit look over : examine
look up : look for information in a book make up :
invent; do past work
name after/for : give a baby the name of sb else pass out :
distribute; lose consciousness
pick out : select pick up : go to get sb; take in one’s
hand
point out : call attention to put away : remove to a proper lace
put back : return to original place put off : postpone
put on : put clothes on one’s body put out : extinguish
put up : build, manage shut off : stop a machine, light
switch over : move channel take off : remove clothing; leave on a trip
take out : take sb on a dat take over : take control
take up : begin a new activity or topic talk over : discuss
tear down : demolish; reduce to nothing tear up : tear into many little pieces
think over : consider carefully throw away/ out : discard/ get rid of
throw up : vomit; regurgitate food try on : put on clothes to see if it proper
turn down : decrease volume or intensity turn in :
submit assignment; go to bed
turn off : stop a machine, light, faucet turn on :
begin a machine’ light, faucet
turn out : extinguish a light turn up : increase volume or intensity
wake up : make sb aware from sleep write down : make a note of
…….etc.
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