{"id":16929,"date":"2019-05-26T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T20:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=16929"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:02:49","slug":"finish-vs-finish-up-and-other-verbs-vs-phrasal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/finish-vs-finish-up-and-other-verbs-vs-phrasal-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish vs. finish up and other verbs vs. phrasal verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ABXjmlsZpM?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/phrasal-verbs-in-conversation-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Phrasal Verbs Course<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center><br \/>\nHi students! A student asked me, <strong>&#8220;Is there a difference between <em>finish<\/em> and <em>finish up<\/em>?&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The answer is no. There&#8217;s no difference in meaning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ll be home soon, I just need to <strong>finish<\/strong> a few things at the office.<\/li>\n<li>= I\u2019ll be home soon, I just need to <strong>finish up<\/strong> a few things at the office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Finish up<\/strong> is the more informal way to say it, and if we were writing or speaking formal English then we would probably use <strong>finish<\/strong> because we try to avoid phrasal verbs\u00a0in formal English.<\/p>\n<h3>call \/ call up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another word like this is <strong>call<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>call up\u00a0<\/strong>when talking about calling someone on the phone.\u00a0For example you could say:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>called<\/strong> my grandmother.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>called up<\/strong> my grandmother.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They&#8217;re the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/woman-3083379_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/woman-3083379_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/woman-3083379_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Is this true for every verb \/ phrasal verb?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Is this the case for every verb and phrasal verb? The answer is no. Usually a verb when used by itself is different from the verb when used in a phrasal verb (which is a verb plus a preposition).\u00a0Today I\u2019ll teach you nine examples (there are many more).<\/p>\n<h3>throw \/ throw up \/ throw off<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To use an extreme example, the verb <strong>throw<\/strong>\u00a0means to make something go out of your hand with speed \u2013 ex. throw a ball. But if you <strong>throw up,<\/strong> it means you vomit, and if something <strong>throws you off<\/strong> that means it confuses you. As you can see, <strong>throw<\/strong> is very different from <strong>throw up<\/strong> and <strong>throw off!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/water-balloon-23799_640-278x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/water-balloon-23799_640-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/water-balloon-23799_640.png 592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>fight \/ fight off<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Other times the difference is not so drastic. For example if two people <strong>fight,<\/strong> it means they engage in violent conflict \u2013 but if one guy <strong>fights off<\/strong> an attacker that means he used violence to successfully defend himself and make the attacker go away. Both <strong>fight<\/strong> and <strong>fight off<\/strong> refer to violent conflict but <strong>fight off<\/strong> has the additional meaning of successfully defending yourself and making your opponent go away.<\/p>\n<h3>show \/ show off<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another example is <strong>show<\/strong> and <strong>show off.<\/strong> If a woman <strong>shows<\/strong> you her diamond ring it means she lets you see it \u2013 but if she <strong>shows off<\/strong> her diamond ring, this means she&#8217;s doing it arrogantly, she&#8217;s showing everybody her ring so that everyone could admire it and make her feel superior. That&#8217;s the difference between <strong>show<\/strong> and <strong>show off.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/affair-1238439_640-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/affair-1238439_640-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/affair-1238439_640.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>stand \/ stand up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at more of these phrasal verbs with <strong>up<\/strong>. Some of them are quite similar and can be used almost interchangeably.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <strong>\u201cI asked the students to stand\u201d <\/strong>is the same as <strong>\u201cI asked the students to stand up.\u201d<\/strong> Both <strong>stand<\/strong> and <strong>stand up<\/strong> refer to the action of lifting your body up to your feet from a sitting position.<\/p>\n<p>But if referring to someone&#8217;s <em>location<\/em> then we would say <strong>\u201cThere was a man standing on the sidewalk.\u201d<\/strong> We wouldn&#8217;t say \u201cThere was a man standing up on the sidewalk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standing up<\/strong> emphasizes the contrast between standing on your feet and sitting down or lying down, but for someone&#8217;s location we would <strong>standing<\/strong> and not standing up.<\/p>\n<h3>grow \/ grow up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another one is <strong>grow<\/strong> and <strong>grow up.<\/strong> You can <strong>grow<\/strong> flowers or the population of a town can <strong>grow<\/strong>, it can increase \u2013 but <strong>grow up<\/strong> is only used for the specific case of children becoming bigger, older, and more mature. You can&#8217;t grow up flowers or grow up the population of a town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flowerbox-3748903_640-300x282.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flowerbox-3748903_640-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flowerbox-3748903_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>choke \/ choke up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The verb <strong>choke<\/strong> means to have something stuck in your throat so that you have difficulty speaking or breathing. For example, if you swallow a large piece of meat without chewing it completely, the piece might get stuck in your throat and you might choke.<\/p>\n<p>However, the phrasal verb <strong>choke up<\/strong> means something slightly different. To <strong>choke up<\/strong> means to be so overwhelmed by emotion that you find it difficult to talk. For example, if you are giving a eulogy (a eulogy is a speech at a funeral about the person who has died) \u2013 so if you are giving a eulogy at your mother&#8217;s funeral, you might choke up. You would be so overwhelmed by sadness, the emotion would be so intense that it makes it difficult for you to get the words out. That&#8217;s what it means to <strong>choke up,<\/strong> and it&#8217;s different from the verb <strong>choke<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>crack \/ crack up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one that&#8217;s completely different. The word <strong>crack<\/strong> is both a noun and a verb, meaning a thin, broken line in a hard surface. If you&#8217;re driving your car and a small rock hits your windshield, the windshield might <strong>crack<\/strong>, get a small line of breakage in the glass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crack up<\/strong> has a totally different meaning. To <strong>crack up<\/strong> means to suddenly start laughing. For example, if you tell a great joke to a group of your friends everyone would <strong>crack up,<\/strong> they&#8217;d start laughing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wall-1179614_640-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wall-1179614_640-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wall-1179614_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>follow \/ follow up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>follow<\/strong> someone means to go wherever they go, for example, if you have a very devoted dog, the dog might <strong>follow<\/strong> you around the house.<\/p>\n<p>The phrasal verb <strong>follow up<\/strong> means something a bit different. To <strong>follow up<\/strong> means to take another action that continues the process of an action that was previously taken. It&#8217;s often used for further communication or research. For example, if you&#8217;ve emailed your friend and he hasn&#8217;t responded for the past week, then you might <strong>follow up<\/strong> with a phone call. The phone call continues the process of communication that began with the email. You are <strong>following up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>hold \/ hold up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Finally we have the verb <strong>hold<\/strong>. To <strong>hold<\/strong> something is to have it in your hand, but the phrasal verb <strong>hold up<\/strong> has three different meanings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/grapes-690230_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/grapes-690230_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/grapes-690230_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First is the literal meaning \u2013 to <strong>hold up<\/strong> means to hold something in your hand in a high position, for example, at the parade <strong>I held up a flag.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If someone says, <strong>\u201cHold up!\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 that means \u201cWait!\u201d You can also say something like <strong>the project was held up<\/strong>, that means the project was delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if criminals <strong>hold up<\/strong> a bank or hold up a store, it means they rob the bank or the store. They go in with guns and demand to take all the money \u2013 so that&#8217;s a third definition for the phrasal verb <strong>hold up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**********************<\/p>\n<p>The answer to the original question is that sometimes verbs and phrasal verbs have the same meaning. In other cases the phrasal verb has a slightly different meaning. 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