3.86 intransitive phrasal verbs with adverbs
Some phrasal verbs are used in intransitive clauses. Many of these are verb plus adverb combinations.
- Rosamund went away for a few days.
- The boys were fooling around.
- She must have dozed off.
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Here is a list of phrasal verbs which consist of an intransitive verb and an adverb:
- back away, back down, back off, balance out, barge in, bear up, boil over, bounce back, bow down, bow out, branch out, break away, break out, butt in, camp out, cast about, catch on, change down, change up, check up, chip in, climb down, close in, cloud over, club together, come about, come along, come apart, come away, come back, come down, come forward, come in, come on, come out, come round, come to, come up, cool off, creep in, crop up, cry off, cuddle up, curl up, cut in, die away, die down, die out, dine out, double back, doze off, drag on, drop back, drop by, drop out, ease up, ebb away, end up, fade away, fade out, fall apart, fall away, fall back, fall behind, fall out, fall over, fall through, fight back, fizzle out, flare up, fool around, forge ahead, get about, get ahead, get along, get by, get up, give in, glaze over, go ahead, go along, go around, go away, go back, go down, go on, go out, go under, go up, grow up, hang back, hang together, hit out, hold on, land up, lash out, let up, lie back, lie down, live in, look ahead, look back, look in, loom up, make off, meet up, melt away, mount up, move off, move over, nod off, opt out, own up, pass away, pay up, pine away, play around, pop up, press ahead, press on, push ahead, push on, rear up, ride up, ring off, rise up, roll about, roll in, roll over, rot away, run away, run out, rush in, seize up, sell up, set in, settle down, settle in, settle up, shop around, simmer down, sink in, sit around, sit back, sit down, slip up, speak up, splash out, spring up, stand back, stand down, stand in, stand out, start out, stay in, stay on, stay up, steam up, step aside, step back, step down, step in, stick around, stock up, stop by, stop off, stop over, tag along, tail away, tail off, taper off, tick over, touch down, tune in, wade in, wait about, wait up, walk out, waste away, watch out, wear off, weigh in