| Category |
Preposition |
Phrasal Verb |
Explanation Notes |
Example Sentence |
| Departures |
off |
to be off |
to places |
I'm off to the cinema. |
| Departures |
off |
to be off |
with time |
I'll be off in a few minutes. |
| Departures |
off |
to rush off |
to leave in a hurry |
He rushed off without saying goodbye. |
| Departures |
off |
to clear off |
to get out of the way |
They cleared off before the police
arrived. |
| Departures |
off |
to take off |
used with planes |
The plane took off on time. |
| Departures |
off |
to see someone off |
used when accompanying someone as they
depart |
I saw my parents off at the airport. |
| Departures |
off |
to scare someone off |
used when causing a person or animal to
leave by frightening them. |
He scared other clients off and bought
the bargain |
| Departures |
off |
to frighten off |
used when causing a person or animal to
leave by frightening them. |
Jack frightened the birds off his
vegetable patch. |
| Departures |
off |
to set off |
used when leaving on a journey of some
kind. |
They set off early in the morning. |
| Departures |
out |
to start out |
for a place |
I started out for the mountain top. |
| Departures |
out |
to check out |
used when departing from a hotel |
I checked out of the hotel and left for
the station. |
| Departures |
out |
to pull out |
used for trains when departing |
The train pulled out a few minutes
behind scheduled. |
| Arrivals |
in |
to check in |
used when arriving at a hotel |
He first checked in at the hotel before
going to the meeting. |
| Arrivals |
in |
to be due in |
used with trains, planes and people |
He's due in at six this evening. |
| Arrivals |
in |
to pull in |
used for trains when arriving |
The train pulled in right on time. |
| Arrivals |
in |
to get in |
used with trains, planes and people |
His flight gets in at 8 in the morning. |
| Arrivals |
in |
to come in |
used with trains, planes and people |
He came in just in time to speak with
Mary. |
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