Phrasal verbs |
| catch up with |
reach the same point/level as |
I ran a little faster to try to catch up with
the others. |
| check in |
register at a hotel or an airport |
Give me your passport and I'll go to the desk to check in |
| check out |
leave a hotel; investigate |
All guests must check
out by midday. |
| drop off |
let someone get out of a vehicle; fall asleep |
Let's get the taxi driver to drop us off
outside the supermarket |
| get back |
return from a place |
When did you get back from holiday? |
| go away |
go on holiday |
We go away every summer, and this year we're thinking
about Russia. |
| keep up with |
stay at the same point/level as |
Gordon walks so fast that no one can keep up with him! |
| make for |
go in the direction of |
|
| pick up |
stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift |
I'll pick you up from outside your |
| pull in |
stop by the side of the road in a car |
Could you just pull in for a second so that I can buy some
chewing gum? |
| run over |
hit with a car |
Andrea was run over outside her house and she’s been
taken to hospital. |
| see off |
go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave |
We all went to the bus station to see Grandma off. |
| set out/off |
start a journey |
As the sun rose, we took down our tents and set out
across the desert. |
| take off |
leave the ground |
As the plane took
off, I looked down at the houses
below us. |
| turn round |
go back in the opposite direction |
I realised I’d forgotten my phone so I
turned round and went back to get it. |
