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Many verbs in English are followed by an adverb or a preposition or even both, like pick up, turn on, and get on with. They're called "phrasal verbs".

A phrasal verb generally has a meaning which is different from the original verb alone. For example, the verb "look" can be used with different adverbs and prepositions to form different phrasal verbs, such as look up, look down and look around. And "look up" and "look up to" are completely different in their meanings, and so are "look down" and "look down on".

That's why it's so important to treat each phrasal verb as a separate verb. So, whenever you come across a phrasal verb and you can't guess what it means, don't be lazy and do make sure to look it up in a dictionary.

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