UNDERSTANDING VOCABULARY vwiler me Phrasal verbs A phrasal verb is a verb with one or two linked particles. These particles are words we use as prepositions or adverbs in other contexts. Often the meaning of a phrasal verb is not obviously connected to either the verb or the particle. We've always got on very well. (= We've always liked each other and been friendly.) You're expected to come up with clear ideas about who you're looking for. (= suggest or think of) As with normal verbs, you need to notice the collocations that phrasal verbs are used with. Some phrasal verbs may also: form part of commonly used phrases. be usually used in the passive. have more than one meaning. require object pronouns (me, you, he, she, it, us, them) to be placed between the verb and the partici