Phrasal verbs

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what is the difference between exact meaning PVs & emphasize PVs

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

The difference between these two things?

"exact meaning PVs" and "emphasize PVs"

Sorry. You'll need to rephrase your question. I don't believe anyone here is going to understand what you are really asking.

CJ

LouiseT · Answer

I found this explanation which might help you :-

We use phrasal verbs in three ways:

to describe an action literally. For example:

He went out of the room.
The neighbours have gone away on holiday.
Sit down and have some tea.
She walked past him without saying a word.

The majority of phrasal verbs are used in this way. All you need to know is what the two words mean when considered separately. You shouldn't really have any problems here. Or not many.

to intensify or emphasise an action. For example:

You're not going out until you've eaten up your dinner.
It's been pouring down with rain all day.
Don't fill it up completely! I only want a little.
He can add up easily but he can't subtract, multiply or divide.

This way of using phrasal verbs is less common. Sometimes the meaning is literal - the rain pours down - and sometimes it isn't - you eat up your dinner. Obviously rain pours down because of gravity. Eating up your dinner gives us the idea of finishing it completely.

The non-literal uses are a bit difficult to explain and understand. However, because verbs are used in this way to intensify or emphasise, the general meaning is the same if you just use the verb alone (eat your dinner, pour with rain, etc).

In other words, you'll have no problem understanding the verbs when you hear them.

as verbs with a special meaning. For example:

I'll look after the children if you want to go out.
I've applied for hundreds of jobs, but they always turn me down.
I had plans to go to university, but they fell through.
Her daughter was run over while playing in the street.

With these verbs, knowing what the individual parts mean doesn't help you to understand. You need to learn the meanings of each verb as a whole.

credit to :- English in Valencia

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