Base verb
Phrasal verbs with be
The verb be combines with 6 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
6 phrasal verbs · 9 meanings
be after
1 sense- Be trying to find or get something
be around
1 sense- Be present in the locality
be forth
3 senses- Used to indicate continuation of a list or pattern
- From that point in time onwards
- From this time on
be in
1 sense- Be present at home or at work
be round
2 senses- Available or applicable to everyone in a group
- In the reverse order or direction
be through
1 sense- Have finished something
Practice the be family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of be with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.