Words with the most separate meaning?
- set - 464 definitions
- run - 396
- go - 368
- take - 343
- stand -334
- get - 289
- turn - 288
- put - 268
- fall - 264
- strike - 250 Source
- They can all be used as phrasal verbs.
- All but one of these verbs ('turn') is irregular
Phrasal verbs (set out/turn into/set to/put off etc) do not follow conventional grammatical rules. This makes them particularly challenging for English language learners.