Formation of the verbs of «Bring up", "Make out" Type

The number of compound verbs is not great in English. It is not even clear whether verbal composition exists in present-day English, though such verbs as "outgrow", "overflow", "stand up", "black list", "white - wash'' - are often called compound verbs. Some scientists treat outgrow and overflow as unquestionable compounds though they admit that the type is not productive. The Oxford Dictionary on the other hand, defines out and over as prefixes used both for verbs and nouns. This approach classifies "outgrow" and "overflow" as derivatives, which seems convincing.

But a great number of composite verbs is a characteristic feature of today's English. These are usually monosyllabic verbs, such as bear, blow, break, bring, call, carry, cast, catch, come, cut, do, draw, drive, fall, keep, lay, east, hold, look, let, make, play, pull, put, ride, run, sell, send, set, shake, sit, speak, stand, strike, take, throw, turn, walk, work, write, etc.

To these verbs such elements are added: about, across, along, around, away, back, by, down, of, on, over, round, through, up - which are written separately with verbs, are stressed and form with verbs an inseparable semantic unity.

e.g. carry out, come across, get up, point out

Such verbs are called "verbs with postpositions". They are usually used in colloquial speech. Very often they have synonyms among manysyllabic verbs, mainly borrowed.

to fall out - to quarrel

to make up - to reconcile

to blow out - explode

to pick out - to choose

to fall back - retreat

to get back - to return