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. exercises home |