LIST OF ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS (G)
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Gang up on (someone):
To join forces to go against someone, verbally or physically.
Example: "Her mother and her sister ganged up on me. They kept blaming me for everything."
Get (something) across to (someone):
To get someone to understand something.
Example: "I tried and I tried, but I just couldn't get my message across to her."
Get along with:
To have a friendly relationship with. To be friendly toward.
Example: "I like James, but I don't get along with his brother."
Get around:
1) To avoid doing something.
Example:
"You can't get around taking this exam, so you better start studying."
2) To move from place to place.
Example: "In this city you need a car to get around."
Get around (TO something):
To have a chance/ time to do something
Example:
"I'm sorry, I haven't gotten around to reviewing your paper yet."
Get away:
To escape.
Example: "The bank robbers got away."
Get behind:
To support, to start to support.
Example: "Everyone got behind the plan."
Get by:
To survive (financially).
Example: "It's hard for me to get by on the money I'm making."
Get in:
To come/arrive. To come home.
Example: "P1: What time did you get in last night? P2: 2:00 AM."
Get on:
To enter (bus, plane, etc.)
Example: "We got on the train in Paris." (IMPORTANT: With cars and trucks we generally use "to get IN" - eg. "Sarah got in the truck.")
Get off:
To leave (bus, plane, etc.)
Example: "We have to get off at the next bus stop." (IMPORTANT: With cars and trucks we generally use "to get OUT" - eg. "Sarah got out of the car.")
Get on:
To continue.
Example: "I found it hard to get on with my life after my girlfriend left me."
Get over:
To accept/stop thinking about.
Example: "I can't get over the fact that she left me."
Get up:
To wake up and get out of bed.
Example: "What time to did you get up this morning?"
Give away:
1) To give something for free.
Example: "When Nancy found out she was moving, she gave away all her furniture."
2) To reveal.
Example: "There's no point in going out to see that movie. Nancy gave away the ending yesterday."
Give in:
To stop trying (to fight something).
Example: "Tom gave in to his parents' pressure and became a doctor."
Give off:
To release (a smell, a light).
Example: "That yellow flower gives off a wonderful smell."
Give up:
To surrender, concede, stop trying, etc.
Example: "You should always keep trying. Don't give up!"
Go away:
To leave.
Example: "I told him to go away, but he wouldn't leave."
Go off:
1) To explode.
Example: "The bomb could go off at any moment."
2) To start (signal, alarm, warning siren, etc.)
Example: "My alarm went off at 7:00 AM, but I just couldn't get up."
Go on:
To continue.
Example: "Go on, tell me the rest of the story."
Go out:
1) To leave the house (and partake in social activities - bar, club, restaurant, etc.)
Example: "My cousin loves to party. She goes out every night."
2) To stop burning (a fire).
Example: "After the fire went out, it became very cold."
Go out with:
To have a romantic relationship with. To be boyfriend and girlfriend.
Example: "Is she really going out with him?"
Go over:
To review.
Example: "Let's go over your test."
Grow on (someone):
When something "grows on" you, it means you begin liking it after initially not liking it.
Example: "When I first heard that music, I didn't really like it. Later, it began to grow on me."
Grow up:
To be raised. To become an adult.
Examples: "I grew up in San Diego."; "These days children grow up too fast."
