TWO-WORD VERBS

TWO-WORD VERBS

to break up	They broke the meeting up at noon.
	They will break up at noon.
to bring up	She brought the children up by herself.
	He will bring the topic up during dinner.
to call off	They called the meeting off this morning.
	They called off the meeting.
to call up	The officers were called up last week.
to clean up	We cleaned the house up quickly.
to do over	They did their lesson over.
to drop in	Please drop in if you can.
to drop off	He will drop the lesson off at my house.
to fill out	You must fill the insurance form out now.
	You must fill out the insurance form.
to get on	They got on the airplane together.
to get up	She will get up early tomorrow morning.
to give back	We need to give the money back to them soon.
	We must give back the money.
to go over	I went over to his house yesterday.
to hand in	Hand in your lesson before you leave.
to hang up	He hung the phone up very quickly.
	He hung up quickly.
	She hung her clothes up this morning.
	She hung up her clothes.
to look over	I looked the lesson over rather quickly.
to look into	I must look into that problem.
to look up	Look that word up in your book.
to pick up	You will need to pick him up at the airport.
	Pick your lesson up before you leave.
	Pick up your lesson as you leave.
to put away	Put your clothes away before you leave.
to put on	Put your clothes on before you leave.
to put out	Put the animals out if they cause any problem.
to run across	He ran across an important book.
to show up	He will show up at the meeting.
to take off	She took her coat off because she was hot.
	We took off about noon.
to take out	He took her out to see the city.
	Please take the groceries out of the car.
to think over	Please think it over before you say anything.
to try on	Try these clothes on before you decide.
to turn in	He turned his lesson in before he left.
	He already turned in his lesson.
	He turned in early because he was tired.
to turn off	Always turn the machines off before you leave.
to turn on	You must turn the machines on when you first arrive.
to turn out	Turn the lights out before you leave.
	Please turn out the lights.
to turn up	Turn the heat up if you want.

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