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English Phrasal Verbs Flashcards — 8 Words

Master 8 English phrasal verbs — multi-word combinations like look up, run into, take off, give up. Phrasal verbs are notoriously tricky because the meaning rarely matches the literal sense. Each card shows the phrase, its idiomatic meaning, and an example sentence.

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Why Phrasal Verbs Are Hard

Phrasal verbs combine a verb with a particle (preposition or adverb) and rarely mean the sum of their parts. "Look up" can mean glance upward, search for information, or improve. "Run into" can mean meet by chance or collide with. Native speakers use them constantly; learners often avoid them, which makes English sound stiff.

How to Memorise Phrasal Verbs

Group by particle. Phrasal verbs sharing the same particle often share semantic patterns: -up often means completion (eat up, drink up, finish up), -off often means departure or removal (set off, take off, brush off). Studying by particle exposes the pattern, which is faster than memorising every combination.

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it /ɪt/ A word that replaces a noun to avoid repeating the same word. its /ɪts/ A word that shows that something belongs to or is connected to a thing. that /ðæt/ A word to point to or show a specific person or thing, usually farther away or already talked about. the /ðə/ A small word used before a noun to show you mean one specific person or thing that you and the listener both know about. their /ðɛər/ A word that shows something belongs to or is connected to more than one person or thing. some /sʌm/ A part of something; not all, but not none. drown out /draʊn aʊt/ To be so noisy that other sounds cannot be heard over the top of it. fall short /ˌfɔːl ˈʃɔːrt/ Not reach the level you needed or hoped for. Come close but not close enough.

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Cards are selected by a metadata query against the dictionary — for example, "irregular-verbs" pulls every entry where the verb_conjugation field has is_irregular = true. The deck stays current automatically as new dictionary entries publish.

Should I study this before or after CEFR levels?

Use collections as a focused supplement, not a replacement. Build your CEFR foundation first, then drill collections to plug gaps. The "Irregular Verbs" collection in particular is worth doing in parallel with A1 and A2 — most irregulars are top-1k words.

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