Particle guide
Phrasal verbs with round
The particle round starts from one core idea — circular motion or visit. Sink In groups its verbs by the recurring ways that idea plays out, so verbs that look unrelated line up into patterns.
27 phrasal verbs · 8 meaning groups
Circle
Round can show a curved path, a change of direction, or being at a nearby place.
Visit
You make a short visit, then leave again.
Nearby
You stay near someone, close enough to join or help.
Avoiding
The path curves so that it avoids an obstacle.
Sharing
News, questions, or choices pass from person to person in a circle.
Changing Minds
Someone slowly changes their mind and agrees.
Recovery
Energy returns. A person wakes after being unconscious.
Finally Doing
After a delay, attention reaches a task and the task begins.
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Practice the round patterns in Sink In
The app turns each meaning group into short review cards: recognition, particle cloze, meaning-to-particle recall, and schema matching.
- Learn the pattern behind dozens of verbs at once — not one-off translations.
- Spaced repetition (SM-2) brings each meaning back right before you forget.
- Four practice modes train recall and discrimination, not just recognition.
