accept responsibility for a task or project, often in addition to one's usual duties. She decided to take on a new project at work, even though she was already busy. He’s always willing to take on ...

"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

Phrasal verbs represent a practically limitless group of verbs that can be combined with short adverbs or prepositions to produce new meanings. Here are some examples: Phrasal verbs are ubiquitous in ...

A number of very common verbs (come, get, go, pass, take etc) form new meanings when they are paired with adverb particles, such as at, in, on, up. There are so many of them that students can have ...