**Phrasal Verbs in English! — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Caro Kowanz teaches essential English phrasal verbs like bring up, figure out, come across, and put up with, explaining their meanings with examples.

## Key Takeaways

- Phrasal verbs often have meanings that differ from their component words and must be learned as units
- Many common phrasal verbs are essential for understanding everyday native speech
- Using a new phrasal verb repeatedly in practice helps make it stick
- 'Look forward to' must be followed by a verb in -ing form

## What the video covers

- Introduces phrasal verbs as a verb combined with a preposition or particle whose meaning often differs from the original verb
- Explains that phrasal verbs are a common reason learners struggle to understand native speakers
- Teaches 'bring up' meaning to mention something or someone, with an example about mentioning an ex
- Covers 'figure out' meaning to understand or solve something, illustrated with using an app
- Explains 'find out' and 'turn down' (to reject, e.g. a job or a person)
- Presents 'come across' meaning to find something unexpectedly, and 'catch up' meaning to meet and talk about what's new
- Covers 'put up with' (tolerate) and 'get away with' (do wrong without consequences)
- Teaches 'back out', 'cut back on' (reduce), and 'look forward to', noting that a following verb takes the -ing form
- Explains 'drop by' (visit spontaneously) and 'go through' (experience something difficult)
- Closes with advice to practice by repeating and using a few phrasal verbs consistently

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction: Why Phrasal Verbs Are Hard
2. 02:00 What Is a Phrasal Verb?
3. 04:00 Bring Up, Figure Out, Find Out, Turn Down
4. 07:00 Come Across and Catch Up
5. 09:00 Put Up With, Get Away With, Back Out
6. 11:00 Cut Back On and Look Forward To
7. 13:00 Drop By and Go Through
8. 15:00 Practice Tips and Conclusion

Answers

## Questions about this video

What is a phrasal verb according to this video?

The video defines a phrasal verb as a verb plus another word, normally a preposition. The meaning of the combination is often completely different from the original verb, which is why learners need to study them as units.

What does 'bring up' mean in this video?

'Bring up' means to mention something or someone. The example given is when someone suddenly brings up your ex in conversation, meaning they mention your ex.

What grammar tip does the video give for 'look forward to'?

When 'look forward to' is followed by a verb, that verb must end in -ing. For example, 'I'm looking forward to visiting you' is correct, rather than using the base form of the verb.

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00:00

Speaker A

Have you ever felt like you know English, but when you talk to a native speaker or someone who speaks very well, you don't understand anything or you get blocked and you don't get what they're saying?

00:16

Speaker A

the problems is phrasal verbs. That's why today I'm going to teach you some of the most important phrasal verbs you have to know in English. Before we start, what is a phrasal verb? It's a verb plus [music] another word, normally

00:33

Speaker A

That is very common.

00:48

Speaker A

first one, bring up. Bring up means to mention something or [music] someone. For example, we're talking and suddenly you bring up my ex. You mention my ex.

01:04

Speaker A

And one of the problems is phrasal verbs.

01:23

Speaker A

to understand [music] or solve something. For example, I can't figure out [music] this app. I don't know how to use this app. I don't understand it. I don't know how it works.

01:37

Speaker A

That's why today I'm going to teach you some of the most important phrasal verbs you have to know in English.

01:59

Speaker A

my god, I'm pregnant. I found out I'm pregnant. So, found [music] out is the past of find out. When did you find out?

02:09

Speaker A

Before we start, what is a phrasal verb?

02:36

Speaker A

rejected the job. You can also use it when you are talking about people. I like someone, but he turned me down.

02:47

Speaker A

It's a verb plus another word, normally a preposition.

02:57

Speaker A

Turn down. Next one is come across. Come across means to find something unexpectedly, by accident. I [music] was cleaning my room and I came across a photo. I was cleaning my room and I found a photo accidentally.

03:17

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And the meaning of that combination of the verb and the other word has a completely different meaning from the original verb.

03:29

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I came across your profile. Next one, catch up. I love this phrasal verb. [music] Catch up means to meet and talk about what's new. We need to catch up. We need to talk about what's new, [music] what's going on in our lives. I always catch up

03:46

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That's why it's important to learn the meaning of phrasal verbs.

03:54

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Put up with. It means to tolerate something or someone. For example, I can't put up with [music] this noise. I can't tolerate this noise.

04:06

Speaker A

Let's start with the first one, bring up.

04:13

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How can you put up with him? How can you tolerate him? Put it up with. Next one, get away with. Get away with. It means to do something wrong without consequences.

04:31

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Bring up means to mention something or someone.

04:47

Speaker A

[music] Next one is back out. Back out. This one is very useful because I think everyone has experienced it.

04:57

Speaker A

For example, we're talking and suddenly you bring up my ex.

05:17

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friends please. Next one, cut back on. Cut back [music] on. It means to reduce something. If your doctor says, "Try to cut back on sugar." means try to reduce your sugar consumption. Try to not eat that much sugar. Okay? Next one, look forward to.

05:39

Speaker A

You mention my ex.

05:50

Speaker A

[music] I'm looking forward to my birthday. I'm looking forward to the I don't know, party. Or you can use it with a verb. Here's a tip that is very important. If you use it with a verb, that verb has to end with [music] i n g.

06:07

Speaker A

Please don't bring up my ex.

06:19

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Look forward to. Next one, drop by. Drop by means to visit spontaneously, casually. Please drop by if you are in my area. Please visit me, come to my house if you're in my area, just spontaneously. We don't have to plan it.

06:36

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Don't mention my ex, okay?

06:46

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Go through means to experience something difficult. I'm going through a lot right now. I'm experiencing a lot of things right now. Things that are difficult. My friend is going through a hard time. My friend is experiencing a hard time. Go through something. And

07:05

Speaker A

Or you can bring up a problem or you can bring up a situation, means to mention or start talking about something or someone.

07:13

Speaker A

Try to repeat them and try to maybe start [music] with one. Just say, "Okay, I'm going to use this one and I'm going to try to use it as much as possible." And then that phrasal verb is going to

07:26

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Bring up.

07:38

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social media. See you in the next video. Bye.

Topics: phrasal verbs English grammar English vocabulary learn English bring up figure out English for beginners conversational English

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