SOME EXAMPLES OF VERBS + PREPOSITION/ ADVERB COMBINATIONS

Very often in English verbs the most widely used verbs are associated with prepositions and/or adverbs that make up usual phrases employed in everyday language. They can be replaced by other verbs, but the latter will give the sentence a more formal, sometimes knowledgeable tone. Account for : to give a good reason for allow for : to make provision in advance for, to take into account answer back : to answer impudently ask after/for : to enquire, to ask for news of ask for : to request ask(someone)in : to invite sommeone to enter the house ask (someone)out : to invite someone to an entertainment or a meal back away : to step or move back slowly back out : to withdraw back up : to support morally or verbally be in : to be at home or inside a building be out : to be away from ones home or working place for a short time be away : to be gone from ones home or working place for a long a relatively long period be back: to return be for : to be in favour of be against : to be opposed to something or someone be in for : to be about to encounter (usually something unpleasant be over : to be finished be up : to be out of bed be up to : to be physically or mentally strong enough to do something be up to : to be doing something mischievous it is up to : it is ones responsibility or duty bear up :to support some usually bad news bravely bear out : to confirm blow out : to extinguish by blowing blow up : to explode/ to fill with air boil away : to boil until nothing is left boil over : to boil until it overflows break down : to take a large amount and divide it into smaller amounts to cause something to collapse by using force to collapse or to cease to function properly break in /into : to enter by force to interrupt someone verbally a pony : to train him for use break off : to detach or to become detached break off : to terminate ( negotiations or a relationship) break off : stop talking suddenly break break break break out : to begin ( usually said of wars or epidemics, fires) out :to escape by using force from prison up : to disintegrate or cause to disintegrate up : to terminate ( used in school terms, meetings, parties etc.)

bring round : to persuade someone to accept a previously opposed suggestion bring round : to restore to consciosness bring up : to educate bring up : to mention

burn down : to destroy or be destroyed completely by fire call at : to visit for a short time call for : to visit a place or a person in order to collect something or someone call for : to require call in : to drop in call in : to ask someone to enter call on : ask someone to do something or to help ( formal) call off : to cancel call out : to summon someone to come out of his qurters to deal with particular situation outside (mil.) call up : to summon for military service not to care about : to be indifferent to care for : to like carry on : to continue carry on with : to continue carry out : to do , to perform catch up/catch up with : to overtake , but not pass clean out : to remove all dirt from something or somewhere clean up : to clear a placve and leave it neat and tidy clear away : to remove everything