10 Phrasal Verbs with COME English Lesson New Vocabulary
Hello! I’m Emma from mmmEnglish!
In this lesson you’ll learn ten phrasal verbs
using the verb, ‘come’.
Now, phrasal verbs are groups of words in English
made up of a verb
and either one or two particles.
Now, a particle can either be a preposition
like ‘on’
or an adverb
like ‘together’.
To learn more about phrasal verbs
make sure you watch this video here because
here, I share my top tips
for learning phrasal verbs
but I’ll also link to it at the end of this lesson
so you can keep watching!
Now phrasal verbs are a challenge for you, aren’t they?
They’re hard for English learners!
Often one phrasal verb has
more than one meaning.
They can often be idiomatic
so the meaning isn’t obvious
from the words.
And not every phrasal verb follows the same rules.
Some are transitive,
some are intransitive,
separable or inseparable
or both!
But ignoring phrasal verbs is not an option for you
because they are so common!
They come up all the time in conversation.
You’ll hear me use them all the time
in my lessons.
Actually, make sure you go and have a look
at the transcript for this lesson on my blog
to see just how many
phrasal verbs I’ve used during this lesson.
Okay let’s dive into 10 common phrasal verbs
using the verb ‘come’.
Now, I’m not going to include
all of the possible meanings for these phrasal verbs
but the meanings I’m going to share
are the commonly used ones,
the ones that you’ll hear come up often in conversation.
So let’s start with ‘come up’.
‘Come up’ has a few different meanings.
It can mean to be mentioned
or talked about in a conversation.
So..
If anything important comes up during the meeting,
I’ll tell you about it later.
Every time I have dinner with my mum,
the topic of marriage always comes up!
It can also mean to approach
or to go towards someone,
especially if they are on a higher level than you are.
Come up on stage and collect your award!
Come up to my apartment, it’s on the fourth floor.
She came up to meet me at a party
and we’ve been friends ever since.
Now if something like a job or an opportunity comes up,
it becomes available.
This new opportunity has come up
and we need to take it.
Now if a problem
or an issue comes up,
it happens and it needs to be dealt with immediately.
Something’s just come up,
so I need to cancel my appointment.
Every time I take a day off,
something always comes up
and I’m needed back at the office.
To ‘come up with’,
Now, this phrasal verb is transitive
and if you’re not exactly sure what that means,
make sure you watch this lesson up here
because I’ll explain it for you there.
But when a phrasal verb is transitive,
you need to include something.
You can’t just say..
Yesterday I came up with.
Came up with what?
I came up with a plan.
I came up with a new idea.
I came up with a solution.
For this phrasal verb to make sense,
you must always include
what you have come up with.
‘Come in’.
Well you’ve probably heard this one
and it means to enter a building or a room.
The TV was so loud, he didn’t notice me come in.
Are you busy? Can I come in?
But it can also mean
arrive.
The train comes in at 3 o’clock.
News is coming in that they found
survivors in the crash!
But it can also be used when talking about clothing
or fashion.
These shirts come in three colours.
Another common use for this phrasal verb
is when you’re talking about the ocean
or specifically, the tide.
When the tide comes in, the water rises
and it covers more of the beach.
The tide will come in at about 6 o’clock this evening.
To ‘come out’.
Okay,
so ‘come out’ must be the opposite of ‘come in’,
right?
No!
This is one of the tricky things about phrasal verbs.
Logical opposites are not always correct.
The opposite of ‘come in’ is
‘go out’.
If some information comes out,
something that was previously unknown
becomes known.
After ten years,
the truth finally came out.
Now it can also be a synonym for ‘appear’.
There was a dead tree coming out of the water.
And of course, after a big thunderstorm,
the sun always comes out from behind the clouds.
We use this phrasal verb to say that
the sun or the moon or the stars
have appeared in the sky.
If your favourite band is working on a new album,
they’ll probably tell you when it’s going to come out.
The new album will come out in June.
My sister’s new book comes out in December.
It can also mean to
go somewhere with someone for a social event.
Do you want to come out with us on Friday night?
He’s not coming out with us
tonight because he’s unwell.
Come on!
‘Come on’ is an expression that you’ll hear all the time!
It can mean hurry up.
Come on, we’re going to be late!
Or you could use it to encourage
or support someone.
Come on, you can do it!
It can also be used when you
don’t believe something that someone said.
Oh come on! That’s not true!
‘Come on’ can also mean to
start working.
The light in the bathroom just came on.
The hot water isn’t coming on.
Are you sure it’s working?
It can also be used when you’re referring to a sickness
that is just starting to develop,
usually with a common cold.
I think I’ve got a cold coming on.
To ‘come down’.
Now generally, this phrasal verb is a synonym
for reduce or fall.
It’s used when something moves in a
downwards direction.
There was a big storm last night
and many of the trees came down.
Come down here now!
You can use this when you’re talking to someone
who’s higher than you,
perhaps they’re upstairs
or in a tree.
Come down here!
Now, this phrasal verb actually
is the opposite of ‘come up’
if you think back to the apartment example.
Your friend might invite you to come up.
Or you could tell them to come down.
‘Come down’ is also used something reduces,
so often the price.
After Christmas, the price of the sofa
will probably come down.
‘Come down’ is also used when someone travels
south, to meet you
or to visit you.
He came down from Sydney last night.
Their family comes down for the Easter holidays
every year.
But what about to ‘come down on’?
Now, to come down on someone is
a really negative thing.
It means to punish someone
because they didn’t perform as expected.
My boss came down on me really hard
because I didn’t finish the report in time.
To ‘come across’.
Again, this phrasal verb has multiple meanings.
Firstly, it can be used to describe your characteristics
or the characteristics of someone.
Often when you first meet them,
or you first see them,
to say that they seem to be a particular type of person.
When we first met, he came across as quite arrogant.
So when you met her, how did she come across?
What was she like?
She comes across really well on television.
So that means she creates a
really positive image,
you know, for the station, for the company.
Now, a lot depends
on how you come across in an interview.
Note that some native English speakers
use the phrasal verb ‘come over’
in this way too.
He came over really arrogant.
It means he seemed really arrogant.
To ‘come across’ something can also mean
to meet someone
or to find something, by chance,
without expecting to.
When we were walking in the forest,
we came across an old abandoned house.
‘Come over’
Again, this phrasal verb has multiple meanings
but the most commonly used one is used to describe
movement.
The movement from one place to another.
Come over here!
Why don’t you come over to my house for dinner?
My brother is coming over from Melbourne
for the weekend.
Now, it can also be used when someone
suddenly feels a strong emotion or feeling.
I came over a little dizzy.
When I saw him do it,
a huge wave of anger came over me.
Now, this can also be expressed with the verb
‘overcome’.
You can be overcome with an emotion.
‘Come at’.
Now this phrasal verb is transitive
and it usually involves a person or an animal
coming towards someone in
an aggressive or physical way.
As soon as I opened the gate, the dog came at me.
I wasn’t expecting him to come at me with a knife.
To ‘come back’.
Now, most commonly
this phrasal verb is used when somebody or something
returns to a place or
returns to an original state.
I’ll come back in half an hour and get you.
I thought I got rid of my cold,
but I think it’s coming back.
When are you coming back home?
Now as a compound noun,
it can mean to attempt to
return to former glory.
To try to become famous or important again
after a period of being less so.
The wrestler is making a comeback!
She hasn’t released a book in over ten years,
so I guess now she’s making a comeback!
Well
how many of those phrasal verbs did you know?
Perhaps you knew all of them
but maybe you’d learnt some new ways to use them.
I hope you did!
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