Phrasal verbs 3 in / out  intermediate








A


Compare
in and out

in = into a room, a building, a car etc.

   - How did the thieves
get in?
   - Here's a key, so you can
let yourself in.
   - Sally walked up to the edge of the pool and
dived in. (=into the water)
   - I've got a new flat. I'm
moving in on Friday.
   - As soon as I got to the airport, I
checked in.

In the same way you can say
go in, come in, walk in, break in etc.

Compare
in and into:

   - I'm
moving in next week.
   - I'm
moving into my new flat on Friday.


out = out of a room, building, a car etc.

   - He just stood up and
walked out.
   - I had no key, so I was
locked out.
   - She swam up and down the pool, and then
climbed out.
   - Tim opened the window and
looked out.
   - (at a hotel) What time do we have to
check out?

In the same way you can say
go out, get out, move out, let somebody out etc.

Compare
out and out of:

   - He
walked out.
   - He
walked out of the room.


B


Other verbs +
in

drop in / call in = visit somebody for a short time without arranging to do this.

   - I
dropped in to see Chris on my way home.


join in = take part in an activity that is already going on.

   - We're playing a game. Why don't you
join in?


plug in an electrical machine = connect it to the electricity supply.

   - The fridge isn't working because you haven't
plugged it in.


fill in a form, a questionnaire etc. = write the necessary information on a form.

   - Please
fill in the application form and send it to us by 28 February.

You can also say
fill out a form.


take somebody in = deceive somebody

   - The man said he was a policeman and I believed him. I was completely
     
taken in.


C


Other verbs +
out

eat out = eat at a restaurant, not at home
 
   - There wasn't anything to eat at home, so we decided to
eat out.


drop out of college / university / a course / a race = stop before you have
      completely finished a course / race etc.

   - Gary went to university but
dropped out after a year.


get out of something that you arraged to do - avoid doing it

   - I promised I'd go to the wedding. I don't want to go, but I can't just
get out
     of it now.


cut something out (of a newspaper etc.)

   - There was a beautiful picture in the magazine, so I
cut it out and kept it.


leave something out = omit it, not include it

   - In the sentence 'She said that she was ill', you can
leave out the word 'that'.


cross something out / rub something out

   - Some of the names on the list had been
crossed out.


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