Višeriječni glagoli

Višeriječni glagoli sastoje se od glagola i jedne ili više čestica ili prijedloga. Značenje cjeline ponekad se ne može pogoditi samo iz pojedinačnih riječi.

Vrste i red riječi

Vrsta	Primjer
Frazalni: glagol + čestica	turn off, give up
Prijedložni: glagol + prijedlog	look after, agree with
Frazalni prijedložni: glagol + čestica + prijedlog	put up with, look forward to

Neki prelazni frazalni glagoli se razdvajaju: turn off the light / turn the light off. Kada je objekat zamjenica, ona ide između: turn it off. Drugi su nerazdvojivi: look after her. Provjeri obrazac uz svaki glagol.

Primjeri A do C

Izraz	Primjer
agree to	I wish she would agree to my proposal.
agree with	I agree with him on that point.
ask after	Mr. Smith asked after John.
ask in	He was asked in.
ask over	Yes, you can ask your friend over.
back off	She was told to back off.
be in	Are your parents in?
be off	I'm off now.
bear on / upon	These facts do not bear on this matter.
bear with	Please bear with him for a moment while he tries to put this straight.
beg off	I'm sorry, I have to beg off.
black out	And then she just blacked out.
blame on	Don't blame it on her.
blow up	The bomb might have blown up.
break away / break free / break loose	At last, the hostage could break away from his captors.
break down	Finally her sister broke down.
break off	I didn't mean to break off anything.
break up	Sue and Tim broke up last year.
bring along	Please bring a friend along.
bring down	(1) Taxes were never brought down. (2) The president was brought down by this scandal.
bring in	My job brings in 400 dollars per week.
bring up	(1) She was brought up in Wisconsin. (2) Why do you have to bring that up?
build up	He needs to do some exercises to build himself up.
burst in with	She burst in with the bad news.
butt in	How can we talk when you keep butting in all the time?
call down	The teacher called down all the students who were late.
call in	He called Kelly in.
call off	I had to call off the barbecue because of the bad weather.
calm down	Please calm down.
carry on	Please carry on with your homework.
catch up (on)	I need to catch up on my homework.
check out	I will check it out.
check up (on)	There is no need to check up on me.
clean down	Please clean down the worktop after cooking.
clean off	Can you clean off the table, please?
clean up	Can you clean your room up a little?
clear away	Please clear your stuff away.
close down	The shop was closed down by the police.
close in (on)	The police were closing in on the suspect.
close up	The restaurant was closed up by the health department.
come around	I knew he would come around in the end.
come back	Will the good old days ever come back?
come by	(1) My aunt came by yesterday. (2) I hope he came by this money honestly.
come over	Why don't you come over next weekend?
cool down / off	(1) It began to cool off after the thunderstorm. (2) Cool down guys!
count on / upon	Can we count on you?
cut back (on)	I have to cut back on the water usage.
cut out	Cut it out!

Primjeri D do G

Izraz	Primjer
decide on / upon	I decided on iced tea.
die off/out	Many plants died off during the drought. That species died out millions of years ago.
dirty up	Don't dirty your pants up!
do in	He tried to do his father in.
do over	I probably wouldn't do it over.
do up	(1) Do up the present quickly. (2) Please do up your buttons.
do without	I guess I will have to do without lunch today.
draw near	As the time drew near,...
dress down	His father dressed him down again.
drink up	Drink up, and let’s go.
drive at	Well, you must see what I'm driving at.
drive on	We drove on till night.
drop by	I hope you guys can drop by our house some time.
drop in (on)	I can't believe who dropped in on us last night.
drop off	You can drop me off at the next red light.
dry out	The clothes finally dried out.
ease off	The storm eased off a little.
eat up	Eat up, and let's get going.
edge away	The students laughed and edged away from him.
end up	We ended up staying at home.
enter into	They entered into an agreement.
even out	The surface of the road was evened out.
even up	Can they even up the score tonight?
face up (to)	You have to face up to challenges.
fall apart	The whole thing falls apart.
fall back on	I had to fall back on my savings.
fall behind (in/on) / get behind (in/on)	He's falling behind in his car payments.
fall through	I hope my party next Saturday doesn't fall through.
fasten up	Please fasten up your jacket.
feel for	I really feel for you.
fight back (at)	It's hard for him to fight back.
fight down	I fought down the anger.
figure on	I figure on the extra income.
figure out	I just can't figure her out.
fill in	I had better fill in the cracks. Would you fill in the form, please?
fill in (for)	I will have to fill in for him till he gets back from his vacation.
fill out	Would you fill out the form, please?
fill up	(1) The hole filled up with water and had to be pumped. (2) We will fill up at the next gas station.
finish off	Finish off your cup of coffee, please.
finish up	I will finish my homework up in a few minutes.
fit in(to)	It just doesn't fit in.
fix up	Is my bike fixed up yet?
fly in(to)	When did you fly in?
fool around	Stop fooling around.
gather up	Let's gather our things up and leave.
get across	How can I get this message across to you?
get along with	He gets along with his mother-in-law.
get at	What exactly is he getting at?
get back	When will you get back?
get back at	He will get back at him someday.
get back to	I will get back to you in a minute.
get by (on)	She can't get by on that much money.
get down to	Now, let's get down to homework.
get into	He managed to get himself into the class he wanted.
get off	We have to get off the bus at the next stop.
get on	How are you getting on?
get on with	I need to get on with my homework. How do you get on with Sam?
get out of	You've got to get out of there.
get over	(1) It took him a long time to get over the heart attack. (2) He couldn't get over the huge rock in the path, so he went around it.
get through	I tried calling you, but I couldn't get through.
get up	(1) Today I got up at 10 am. (2) We got up a team on very short notice.
give away (to)	(1) He gave his car away to his brother. (2) Don't give the answer away.
give in (to)	Why does she always give in to her brother?
give up	Are you sure you want to give up your career?
glance over	My teacher just glanced over my homework today.
go after	He went after the man who mugged him.
go along with	I'll go along with you on that decision.
go around	There's not enough milk to go around.
go away	Please go away!
go back	I'll never go back.
go in	They went in after us.
go in for	He goes in for playing soccer.
go off	(1) The bomb went off. (2) My party went off as planned.
go off with	I guess she went off with her new boyfriend.
go out (with)	Will she go out with Mike next Friday evening?
go through	The truck went through the tunnel. She went through her pockets. You won’t believe what I’ve gone through.
go under	(1) I was afraid that our ship would go under. (2) The company went under.
go without	I just cannot go without some candy from time to time.

Primjeri H do M

Izraz	Primjer
hand down	(1) The court has not yet handed down a ruling. (2) He will hand this down to his granddaughter.
hand out	The teacher handed out the test to the surprised students.
hang around (with)	I usually spend much time hanging around with my friends.
hang on	(1) Hang on, please. (2) They couldn't hang on much longer.
hang up	Why did you hang up on me?
happen upon	I just happened upon her.
heal up	My injury healed up in no time.
hear out	Hear me out, will you? I have more to tell.
heat up	How soon will lunch be heated up?
help out	Can you help me out?
hide away	Can you hide this book away where no one will find it?
hide out (from)	Ben was hiding out from the police.
hit back (at)	He hit me, but I didn't hit back at him.
hit on	Tom was hitting on Mike's fiancée.
hit upon	I guess I have hit upon something.
hold back (on)	They hold back on signing the new deal.
hold on	Hold on a minute! I have to check this first.
hold out	I don’t know how long they can hold out.
hold up	The traffic held us up for an hour.
hurry on/up	Hurry up! We have a train to catch.
idle away	Don't idle the whole day away.
insist (on)	He insisted on paying for dinner.
invite over	Let's invite them over for dinner.
jump in(to)	I just jumped into the pool and had a refreshing swim.
keep at	I need to keep at this.
keep off	Please keep off the lawn.
keep on	It is chilly, so I had better keep my coat on. Keep on practising your scales.
keep out (of)	(1) Keep out of this and mind your own business. (2) My door is closed. Keep out!
knock off	Knock it off!
knock over	Her reaction simply knocked me over.
lead up to	(1) A narrow path leads up to his cabin. (2) She was just leading up to something when he interrupted.
leak out	I hope that news does not leak out.
lean over	Lean over and pick it up yourself!
leave out (of)	Leave me out of it, please.
leave up to	They left this decision up to me.
let down	I won't let you down again.
let on (about)	I promised I wouldn't let on about her new job.
let up	The storm has let up.
level off	Things will level off by the end of the month.
lie down	I need to lie down and take a little nap.
light up	We lighted the house up with the headlights of our automobile.
lighten up	Hey, lighten up a little. Enjoy the day.
line up	Everyone, please line up. We have lined up three speakers for tomorrow.
live up to	That meal did not live up to my expectations.
look back (at/on)	When I look back on my school days, I remember my friends.
look in (on)	I will look in on him from time to time.
look out (for)	Look out for that car!
look up to	She is glad they look up to her.
loom up	An old cottage loomed up in the distance.
loosen up	Relax and loosen yourself up.
make out	Can you make out what she is saying?
make out with	They were making out with each other at the party.
make up	She made up a story. Attendance makes up ten percent of the grade. They argued, then made up.
march on	Time marches on.
mark down	Pineapples are marked down again.
mark up	Watermelons are marked up again.
mess up	(1) He messed up his room. (2) The dirty water messed my pants up. (3) Losing my job really messed my life up.
move in(to)	I moved into a new apartment last month.
move off (from)	The officer stopped for a minute, asked some questions, and then moved off.
move on (to)	Alright, let's move on to our next point.
move out (of)	I moved out of my old apartment last month.
move up (to)	How long will it be before they can move her up?

Primjeri N do R

Izraz	Primjer
nail up	(1) Please nail this picture up. (2) Who nailed up the door? I can't get out.
open up	They opened up the border a few weeks ago.
order in(to)	The officer ordered me in.
pass away/on	Her uncle passed away last summer.
pass out	(1) Don't drink until you pass out. (2) Please can you pass these handouts out to everyone?
pay off	The time I spent on this project paid off.
pay up	Please pay all your dues up.
pick up	(1) Relax. I will pick her up from school. (2) Help me pick up this guy from the sidewalk, will you? (3) The storm picked up about midnight. (4) I picked up a little French while I was in Quebec.
pile up	Exams are piling up on my desk.
plan out	They met and planned out their strategy.
play along	The guy with the guitar came in and played along.
point out	That's exactly what I pointed out earlier.
pop up	I don't know where he's going to pop up next.
power up	Okay, let's power up the engine and get going.
pull in(to)	A stranger just pulled into our driveway.
pull up	He reached down and pulled her up.
put across to	How can I best put this across to them?
put on	(1) Don't put your brother on. (2) Don't you have some clothes to put on?
put off (until)	Can't you just put this off until tomorrow?
put up with	I just don't know why I even put up with you.
quiet down	(1) Try to quiet him down. (2) Ask him to quiet down.
raise up	She raised herself up with the greatest difficulty.
rattle off	She rattled off the long list of names.
reach out	I reached out, but there was nothing I could get hold of.
read over / through	Please read this text over and tell me what it is about.
rely on / upon	Can we rely on you in this case?
ride away / off	I said good-bye and rode off.
ride out	Things are rough around here, but I think I can ride it out.
room together	We roomed together in college.
rub away	I used that towel to rub away the dirt on my shoes.
rule on	When will the court rule on your decision?
run around with	I used to run around with them after school.
run away	The cat ran away from me.
run down	The battery ran down. The critics ran the film down.
run off	I ran off as fast as I could.
run off with	The kidnappers ran off with her little daughter.
run over	(1) He ran over his neighbor's cat. (2) I ran over the time allotted for the presentation.
run on	I wanted to stop him, but he ran on.
run out of	I'm afraid we ran out of milk and cookies.
rush in(to)	Don't rush into this job.

Primjeri S do Z

Izraz	Primjer
save up	I'm saving up money for a new car.
see through	(1) I knew what he was up to, because I saw through him. (2) I'll see this project through.
sell out (to)	(1) He refused to sell out to a large corporation. (2) He shouldn't have sold out to them.
send away for	I had to send away for a new part.
send for	He sent for his secretary.
send over (to)	She sent me over to her office.
set in	Cold weather set in early in January.
set up (for)	I will set up a meeting for next week.
settle down	(1) One day they will settle down in a small cabin in the mountains. (2) Will you please settle down and relax?
shoot up	Jane shot up just after she turned thirteen.
show off	Stop showing off.
sign in	Did you remember to sign in?
sign up for	Did you remember to sign up for the class?
sit around	Don't just sit around. Do something!
sit down	Please, sit down and relax.
sit in on	Do you mind if I sit in on your discussion?
sit out	I am not playing this round. I had better sit this one out.
sit up	I sat up and read a book. My back would hurt less if I sat up straight.
sleep in	I slept in this morning.
slim down	You have slimmed down a lot since last spring break.
slip up	You must not slip up again.
slow down	You are going too fast. Please slow down.
smash into	The car smashed into the side of a bus.
sober up	Some coffee definitely won't sober them up.
speak up	Please speak up. I can hardly hear you.
speak up for	You can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
split up	We had to split the class up into two classes.
spread out	He told them to spread out and continue their search.
stand around	Don't stand around. Get busy!
stand by	Stand by while I search for another song.
stand in (for)	Sam is sick. Can you stand in for him?
stand up	She stood up and looked across the room.
start off	When will we start off?
start out	We will start out whenever you are ready.
start over	Sorry, I guess I messed this up, so can I start over?
start up	Start your car up and let's go.
stay over	Can my friend stay over, please?
steal away	She stole away while he was refilling her coffee.
step aside	Step aside, please. You're in my way.
step up	Traffic has stepped up since the road was fixed.
stick together	We must stick together.
stop by	Please stop by before you go on vacation.
stop in	Can't you just stop in for a few minutes?
stop over	We stopped over in Chicago for two nights.
storm in(to)	He stormed into the room, shouting and yelling.
storm out (of)	He got angry and stormed out of the meeting.
straighten out	(1) We have to straighten this mess out. (2) They straightened out the line of people.
straighten up	My room is a mess. I had better straighten it up.
strip down	The doctor told me to strip down for the examination.
sum up	Can you sum up the arguments of this essay?
swell up	I bumped my ankle and it swelled up.
switch off	I forgot to switch the TV off before I went to bed.
switch on	Can someone switch the light on, please?
take away	The police took her daughter away.
take apart	Don't take my TV apart.
take in	Don't take strangers in.
take off	(1) When does your plane take off? (2) Sorry, I have to take off now. (3) Take your coat off, please.
take over	If you take over, you will be in charge.
talk back (to)	Don't ever talk back to her.
talk out	Let's just talk this matter out.
team up (with)	I don't want to team up with him.
tear off (of)	She tore the label off the bottle.
tell off	I should have told him off.
tell on	I'm going to call your father and tell on you.
think back (to)	Try and think back to the morning of June 5.
think over	I needed a few minutes to think it over.
think through	Let me think this through. I will call you first thing tomorrow morning.
think of	I quickly had to think of something.
think up	I'll think something up.
throw up	I was so nauseous I almost had to throw up.
tidy up	Your room is untidy. You had better tidy it up.
tool up	I needed to tool up to do the job.
trick into	He tried to trick her into doing it his way.
try out	Let's try out this candy store.
turn around/about	The car turned around and went the other way.
turn down	(1) He turned his collar down, when he entered her house. (2) Turn the music down a little, will you? (3) Our proposal was turned down.
turn in	I need some sleep. I'm going to turn in now.
turn into	The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
turn off	Could you please turn the radio off?
turn on	Don't forget to turn on the lights when the sun goes down.
turn up	(1) Turn your cuffs up, please. (2) Something always turns up. (3) Apparently, new evidence has turned up.
use up	You can use it up. I have more of it.
vote down	They voted him down.
wake up	Wake up! We have to hit the road.
walk off	They didn't even say good-bye. They just walked off.
walk out (on)	My sister walked out on Fred because she was fed up with him.
watch over	Can you watch over the children while we are away?
watch out (for)	Watch out for the snakes in the bushes.
wear out	After weeks of studying for the test, I am worn out.
wipe off (of)	Don't use your sleeve to wipe the ice cream off of your hand.
work out	(1) Everything will work out in the end. (2) She needs to work out more often.
work over	They really worked him over.
write away for	I wrote away for a book on poetry.
yell out	The pain caused me to yell out.
zip up	I had better zip my jacket up.
zoom in (on)	She zoomed in on this issue.

Kako učiti višeriječne glagole

Jedan izraz može imati više značenja: take off može značiti polijetanje ili skidanje odjeće. Uči cijelu rečenicu, zabilježi značenje i provjeri može li se izraz razdvajati. Ova lista daje izbor primjera, a ne sve moguće upotrebe svakog glagola.

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