PHRASAL VERBS
BE
be after - to want, to try to gain
be away - 1) to be absent; 2) to leave
be back - to return, to come back
be in - be at one’s home, office
be in for - to expect sth (usually bad)
be off - 1) to leave, 2) to be absent (from work)
be on - to be shown (on TV, at the cinema)
be out not to be at one’s home, office; to stop burning (of fire) to become known
be through with - to have finished
be up - 1) to be awake and out of bed 2) to happen
be up to - 1) to do (usually sth wrong) 2) to depend on
be with - 1) to support
BREAK
break down -(of machins) to stop working; (of persons) to lose control of feelings
break in - 1) to enter by force or illegally; 2) to interrupt (a conversation)
break off - 1) to stop (temporarily); 2) to become separate from sth
break out - 1) to begin suddenly (war, fire, etc.); 2) to escape from a place
break through - to advance in spite of opposition
break up - 1) to stop for holidays (school, etc.);2) to separate, split up 3) to separate into pieces 4) (of a group) to cease to be together
BRING
bring about - to cause to happen
bring back - to recall, bring to mind
bring down - 1) to cause to fall; 2) to reduce (prices)
bring forward - to suggest an idea
bring in - 1) to create profit, money; 2) to introduce an idea
bring out - 1) to publish; 2) to make clear, to show
bring round - 1) to cause to regain consciousness; 2) to persuade
bring up -1) to raise a child 2) to mention a subject
CALL
call back - to return a phone call
call for - 1) to need, to demand; 2) to go to collect sth/sb
call in - 1) to visit briefly 2) to ask sb to come to give professional advice
call off - to cancel
call on sb - to visit (formally)
call out - 1) to shout 2) to order to come to one’s help
call sb up - 1) to ring sb up 2) to order to join the army
COME
come across - to find or meet by chance
come along - to hurry up: come on
come by - to obtain
come down - 1) to move to a lower level; 2) to come to a place situated at a distance from the capital
come/go down with - become ill
come into - to inherit
come off - 1) to succeed; 2) ]]]to cease being joined to sth
come on - to progress
come out - 1) to go on strike; 2) (of flowers) to begin to blossom; 3)(of news, truth) to be revealed; to be published
come over - to visit
come round - to visit casually; to recover consciousness; to change point of view
come to - to amount to a total
come up - 1) to arise, occur; 2)to be mentioned
CUT
cut across - take a shorter way
cut back on - to reduce (expences, etc)
cut down - 1) to cause to fall by cutting; 2) to reduce in size (of clothes, writing); 3) to reduce sth in order to save money, = cut back
cut in - to interrupt sb (speaking)
cut off - 1) disconnect 2) to isolate
cut out -1) to cut pieces from paper, fabric etc.; 2) to omit
be cut out for - to be suited (for a profession)
DO
do away with -1) to abolish, to put an end to, to get rid of; 2) to murder
do out - to clean
do out of - to deceive sb so as to gain sth; to cheat out of
do up - 1) to fasten, tie; 2) to repair, redecorate; 3) to wrap
do with - to need, want
do without - to live without having sth/sb
FALL
fall apart -to break into pieces
fall back -to retreat
fall back on -to turn to sb for help when other plans have failed; turn to
fall behind - 1) to fail to keep up with; 2) to be late with payment
fall for - 1) to be deceived; 2) to fall in love with sb
fall in with - to agree with
fall off - 1) to become worswe; 2) to become fewer or less
fall on - 1) to attack; 2) to eat food hungrily
fall out with - to quarrel
fall through - to fail to be completed
GET
get along (with) - to be on friendly terms = get on with
get around (of news) - to be known everywhere
get at - to reach, find
get away - to leave; to go away on holiday
get back - 1) to reach home again; 2) to return to a former condition
get by - to have enough money for one’s needs
get down - 1) to depress; 2) to descend; 3) to write
get down to - to start doing sth seriously
get off - 1) to avoid punishment; 2) to leave, start a journey; 3) to descend
get on - 1) to advance, make progress; 2) to enter (a bus, etc.),
get on/along with - to friendly relations with
get over - 1) to recover (from an illness); to overcome (some difficulty)
get round - 1) to persuade, 2) bring round
get through - 1) to finish (a piece of work); 2) to succeed in (exams)
get through to - to reach by telephone
get up - 1) to move to a higher position; 2) to rise from bed
GIVE
give away -1) to reveal (a secret) to betray; 2) to give without expecting payment
give in - 1) to surrender; 2) to hand in; 3) to give sb the work you have done
give off - to emit (a smell, etc.)
give out - 1) to distribute; 2) to hand out; 3) to announce
give up - 1) to stop/abandon an attempt/habit; 2) to surrender, give oneself as a prisoner; 3) to stop doing or having sth
GO
go ahead -to proceed, to continue
go at/for - to attack
go back - 1) to date back; 2) to return
go down - to be reduced;
go in for - to take part in, to be interested in
go into - 1) to investigate thoroughly; 2) to start an activity
go off - 1) to explode (of a bomb), 2) to go bad (of food); 3) to succeed;
4) to be switched off
go on - to continue; to happen; to make progress; to go or move ahead
go out - 1) stop burning; 2) to mix socially
go over - 1) to examine details; 2) to repeat
go round - 1) to visit; 2) to spread (of news, disease)
go through - to examine carefully; to experience, (of money, food)to use up, spend
go with - to match
HOLD
hold back to control, restrain, not show (tears) to keep secret; to delay
hold down - not to allow to get up, to keep sth at a lower level
hold off - 1) be delayed; 2) to keep at a distance
hold on - to wait (esp. on the phone); to continue despite difficulties; to last
hold out - 1) to persist, not to give way; 2) to last
hold to - to do sth according the rules
hold up - 1) to delay (of traffic), 2) hold up/.on/out = to last
KEEP
keep at - to continue working at sth
keep away from - to stay away from, not to come nearer
keep back - 1) to conceal, not to show (tears, secret) = hold back
keep down - 1) to restrain from growing, keep in subjection, to repress;
2) to control (of feelings); 3) to maintain al t a lower level
keep (oneself) from - 1) to prevent from; 2) to avoid, refrain from = keep off, 2).
keep off -to stay away from = keep away from; to avoid (food, a habit etc.);
keep on - to continue doing sth
keep out of - to stay away from trouble
keep up - 1) keep sth in good condition; 2) to prevent (one’s spirits,, prices etc.) from sinking, to maintain sth at the same level
keep up with - 1) to proceed at an equal pace with sb or sth
2) to continue to be informed (of news, events)
LET
let down - 1) to disappoint; 2) to lower, to cause to be down (e.g. let the blinds down); 3) to deceive, to betray, to fail sb at need
let in - to allow sb in
let sb into a secret - share a secret with sb = let on
let off - not to punish, to allow to go free
let out -1) make wider, looser or longer (e.g. a skirt; opp. - take in)
2) to allow to go or run outside (opp.- let in); 3) to release
LOOK: look after - to take care of
look back - to consider the past, remember
look down on - to despise, to consider oneself to be superior
look into - to investigate, to examine carefully
look on - to regard as, to consider: they look on him as an authority.
look onto/look out on to - to face, have a view of
look - to be on one’s guard, to watch out
look over - 1) to examine carefully; 2) to revise briefly and quickly
look through - 1) to look at quickly; 2) not to notice sb
look up - 1) to improve (about conditions, business, etc.)
2) to look for sth in a book of reference
MAKE: be made for - to suit exactly
make for - to go towards, head for
make out -1) to distinguish; 2) to understand
make up - 1) to invent; 2) to put cosmetics on 3) to compose, put together;
4) to become friends again, after a quarrel
make up for - to compensate
make up one’s mind - to decide
PASS: pass away -1) to cease; 2) to die
pass by -to overlook, to pass over
pass off as -to pretend to be sb else successfully
pass on - to give from person to person
pass out - 1) to lose consciousness; 2)to give freely; give out
RUN: run across - to meet/find by chance = come across
run away - to escape
run down - 1) to knock down (with a vehicle); 2) to speak badly of sb
run into - 1) to meet unexpectedly; 2) to collide with
run off - to escape from home/duty
run over - to knock down (with a vehicle)
run out of - to no longer have a supply
run through - 1) to use up; 2) to check or revise quickly
run up against - to face = to run into
TAKE: take after - to resemble, look or act like a relative
take away - 1) to remove; 2) to seize from people
take down - to write down;
take for - to identify wrongly, to take sb for sb else
take in - 1) to give accomodation 2) to make clothes smaller or narrower. 3) to fully understand
take off - 1) to remove clothes (opp.: put on); 2)to leave the ground
take on -1)to undertake work or responsibility; 2) to employ
take out - 1) to remove, extract; 2) to clean (a mark, dirt)
take over -to gain control of smth
take sb out -to take sb for a walk/drive, to the restaurant, etc.
take to - 1) to like; 2) to begin a habit
take up -to begin a hobby, job, sport
be taken aback -to be strongly surprised
TURN
turn away - 1) to refuse admittance to; 2) to refuse to help
turn down - 1) to refuse an offer; 2) to reduce loudness etc. (opp.: turn up)
turn in -to go to bed
turn off - to switch off (opp.: turn on)
turn on - 1) to switch on 2) to attack
turn out -1) to produce; 2) to prove to be in the end; 3) to empty (a bag)
turn over to change position by rolling or turning; 2) to turn to a new page; 2 turn to -to go to sb for help
turn up -1) to arrive or appear unexpectedly 2) to arise or appear (of opportunity); 3) to increase (volume, pressure)
Exercises on phrasal verbs
