What is a phrasal verb? A phrasal verb is when you take a verb and add a preposition, but the new combination doesn't mean what either the original verb or preposition mean. So when someone says, "We will bring up that topic at the meeting," it doesn't mean someone is going to carry something upstairs Instead, the phrasal verb "bring up" means to discuss something. Every language has phrasal verbs, and English has more than 500 related to business...