To Yell At:
(transitive)(inseparable)
To speak to somebody loudly in an angry way. To shout at somebody with anger. It is possible to use yell at metaphorically to mean, to be angry with somebody, but not necessarily with a raised voice. Notice this verb is inseparable. "You yell at him." Not. "You yell him at."
For example: Before the fight broke out the two men had been yelling at each other.
When I get home, mum's going to yell at me for tearing my new trousers.
Notice if yell to a person, this means you shout with the intention of the other person hearing you, but without anger. The same happens with shout at and shout to.
For example: I yelled to him so that he could hear.
I yelled at him because I was angry with him.
Try shouting to him, but if he can't hear you, you'll have to go and tell him.
Transcript:
Hi there. To yell at. OK. Phrasal verb. To speak to somebody loudly with anger. Yell at somebody. To be angry with somebody. To shout at somebody. OK, this phrasal verb can be literal. OK, to speak loudly with angry words. He yelled at me. He yelled at me to stop. Or it can just mean to be angry with. OK, it... it's er.. metaphorical, using angry but probably not shouting. Erm... kids say, "My mum always yells at me. Maybe she doesn't shout but she's angry. Please don't yell at me. Please don't be angry with me. OK, one thing that's important with this. Notice, to yell to is completely different. OK, to yell to is to shout to somebody for something. Um... "I've forgotten my keys. Yell to my brother upstairs to throw them down." To shout, to send information, but not angrily. So, I yelled at my brother, I was angry with him. I yelled to him, I shouted so that he could hear. OK. Um... notice, yell at somebody, I yelled at him. It's inseparable. OK. Transitive and inseparable. Thanks for watching. See you soon.
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