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List of phrasal verbs with GIVE
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๐ŸŒฟGive away
Meaning: Make a gift of (something)
Example: I didnโ€™t like that book, so I gave it away.

๐ŸŒฟGive away
Meaning: Formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father
Example: Who give away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony?

๐ŸŒฟGive away
Meaning: Unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone
Example: He gave himself away with a stupid lie.

๐ŸŒฟGive away
Meaning: Concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.
Example: Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.

๐ŸŒฟGive back
Meaning: Return, restore
Example: Give me back my book!

๐ŸŒฟGive back
Meaning: Contribute money, goods or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for oneโ€™s own success
Example: We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community.

๐ŸŒฟGive forth
Meaning: Emit or release something
Example: The chimney gave forth a cloud of grey smoke.

๐ŸŒฟGive forth
Meaning: Give off an emanation
Example: The roses give forth a very heady scent at this time of the year.

๐ŸŒฟGive in
Meaning: Collapse or fall
Example: The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.

๐ŸŒฟGive in
Meaning: Relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
Example: I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.

๐ŸŒฟGive in to
Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you
Example: If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it.

๐ŸŒฟGive in to
Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something.
Example: She would not give in to these men.

๐ŸŒฟGive it up for/to
Meaning: Applaud.
Example: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the star of our show, Amy Jones!

๐ŸŒฟGive of oneself
Meaning: Devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy
Example: Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers who have given of themselves to make this project a success.

๐ŸŒฟGive off
Meaning: Emit; to produce and send forth
Example: The substance was giving off smoke.

๐ŸŒฟGive out
Meaning: Issue; to distribute
Example: Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please?

๐ŸŒฟGive out
Meaning: Break down, get out of order, fail
Example: So your old car finally gave out, did it?

๐ŸŒฟGive out
Meaning: Complain, sulk, chastise
Example: You shouldnโ€™t give out to your brother like that.

๐ŸŒฟGive over
Meaning: Entrust (something) to another
Example: She gave the deeds over to the solicitor.

๐ŸŒฟGive over
Meaning: Devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity
Example: He gave himself over to a monastic life.

๐ŸŒฟGive over
Meaning: Give up; abandon; desert; stop
Example: Give over with your nonsense, will you!

๐ŸŒฟGive up
Meaning: Surrender (someone or something)
Example: They gave him up to the police.

๐ŸŒฟGive up
Meaning: Stop or quit (an activity, etc)
Example: They gave up the search when it got dark.

๐ŸŒฟGive up
Meaning: Relinquish (something)
Example: He gave up his seat to an old man.

๐ŸŒฟGive up
Meaning: Lose hope concerning (someone or something)
Example: They gave him up for dead.

๐ŸŒฟGive up
Meaning: Abandon (someone or something)
Example: I gave up my faith years ago.
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List of phrasal verbs with GIVE
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๐ŸŒฟGive up
Meaning: Admit defeat, to capitulate
Example: OK, I give up, you win.

๐ŸŒฟGive up on
Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone.
Example: Most of the teachers gave up on her years ago.

๐ŸŒฟGive up on
Meaning: Stop feeling hope.
Example: At that point, I hadnโ€™t completely given up on the marriage.

๐ŸŒฟGive yourself up
Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities
Example: The gunman gave himself up to the police.

๐ŸŒฟGive way
Meaning: Yield to persistent persuasion
Example: The mother gave way to her crying child.

๐ŸŒฟGive way
Meaning: Collapse or break under physical stresses
Example: After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.

๐ŸŒฟGive way
Meaning: Give precedence to other road users
Example: At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians.

๐ŸŒฟGive way to
Meaning: Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc
Example: The storm gave way to bright sunshine.

๐ŸŒฟGive way to
Meaning: Allow a vehicle to pass in front.
Example: Letโ€™s give way to traffic coming from the right.

๐ŸŒฟGive way to
Meaning: Surrender to strong emotions
Example: Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
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๐ŸGo after
Meaning: Pursue in an attempt to catch another
Example: Go after him and apologize.

๐ŸGo after
Meaning: Pursue an object or a goal
Example: Inspired, the scientist went right after the new idea.

๐ŸGo against
Meaning: Violate; to breach; to break
Example: What he did goes against the rules.

๐ŸGo against
Meaning: Be unfavourable to someone
Example: The courtโ€™s decision went against them.

๐ŸGo against
Meaning: Be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle
Example: This goes against my instincts.

๐ŸGo against
Meaning: Oppose; to resist
Example: He dared not go against the King.

๐ŸGo ahead
Meaning: Proceed; to begin
Example: Go ahead and eat without me; I expect to be very late.

๐ŸGo all out
Meaning: Reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources
Example: They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.

๐ŸGo along
Meaning: Participate, cooperate, or conform
Example: I refuse to go along with another of his dangerous schemes.

๐ŸGo around
Meaning: Move or spread from person to person
Example: Thereโ€™s a cough going around.

๐ŸGo around
Meaning: Share with everyone
Example: Thereโ€™s plenty of fish to go around.

๐ŸGo at
Meaning: Try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task
Example: I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it.

๐ŸGo away
Meaning: Depart or leave a place
Example: Iโ€™m not going to buy it. Please go away and donโ€™t come back.

๐ŸGo away
Meaning: Travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation
Example: Are you going away this year?

๐ŸGo away
Meaning: Become invisible, vanish or disappear
Example: This cold just wonโ€™t go away.

๐ŸGo back
Meaning: Abandon, desert, betray or fail someone or something
Example: You promised me that youโ€™d pay up today, no going back on your word.

๐ŸGo below
Meaning: Go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship
Example: The weatherโ€™s getting bad; you had better go below!

๐ŸGo by
Meaning: Pass or go past without much interaction
Example: I like to sit and watch the world go by.

๐ŸGo by
Meaning: Be called, to use as a name
Example: His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.

๐ŸGo by
Meaning: Follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
Example: Iโ€™m only going by what my teacher said.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one
Example: Youโ€™ll need to go down two floors to get to that office.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Disappear below the horizon; to set
Example: Itโ€™ll be cooler once the sun goes down.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one
Example: The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Fall (down), fall to the floor
Example: The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Be received or accepted
Example: The news didnโ€™t go down well with her parents.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Be recorded or remembered (as)
Example: Today will go down as a monumental failure.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Take place, happen
Example: A big heist went down yesterday by the docks.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Perform oral sex
Example: He felt nervous about going down on his girlfriend for the first time.

๐ŸGo down
Meaning: Stop functioning, to go offline
Example: Did the server just go down again? Weโ€™ll have to reboot it.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
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๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Try for, to attempt to reach
Example: Iโ€™ll go for the world record.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Undertake (an action)
Example: His phone was off so I couldnโ€™t ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Attack
Example: Careful, heโ€™ll go for your throat!

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with
Example: Clyde took one look at Bonnie and really went for her.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Favor, accept
Example: Management wonโ€™t go for such a risky project now.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Apply equally to
Example: Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!

๐ŸGo for it
Meaning: Put maximum effort into achieving something
Example: He really went for it.

๐ŸGo for it
Meaning: Decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
Example: May I use your bathroom? โ€• Go for it!

๐ŸGo in
Meaning: Be obscured by clouds
Example: Itโ€™s chilly now the sunโ€™s gone in.

๐ŸGo into
Meaning: Get involved in; to investigate or explore
Example: I donโ€™t want to go into the details now.

๐ŸGo into
Meaning: Divide exactly; to be a factor of
Example: 11 goes into 88 and 99 but not 100.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Explode
Example: The bomb went off right after the president left his office.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Fire, especially accidentally
Example: The gun went off during their struggle.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Explode metaphorically; to become very angry
Example: When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Begin clanging or making noise
Example: The alarm will go off at six a.m.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Depart; to leave
Example: He went off without a word.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Like less
Example: Ever since falling off my bike, sheโ€™s gone off cycling to work.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Continue in extent
Example: The meeting seemed to go on forever.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Continue an action
Example: I think Iโ€™ve said enough now; Iโ€™m not sure I should go on.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Proceed
Example: He went on to win a gold medal.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Talk about a subject frequently or at great length
Example: Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
Example: I didnโ€™t make a decision because I didnโ€™t have anything to go on.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Happen (occur)
Example: Whatโ€™s going on?!

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Leave, especially a building
Example: Please go out through the back door.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Leave oneโ€™s abode to go to public places
Example: They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Be eliminated from a competition
Example: Our team went out in the third round.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Be turned off or extinguished
Example: The lights went out.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Discard or meld all the cards in oneโ€™s hand
Example: Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Become out of fashion
Example: He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates
Example: Theyโ€™ve been going out for three years now, but still live apart.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Fail
Example: Iโ€™d like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Spend the last moments of a show (while playing something)
Example: Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on?
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
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๐ŸGo over
Meaning: Look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze
Example: Please go over the reports to make sure we havenโ€™t missed anything.

๐ŸGo over
Meaning: Create a response or impression
Example: Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers.

๐ŸGo so far as
Meaning: Reach an unexpected extent in doing something
Example: I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldnโ€™t go so far as to kill himself?

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Travel from one end of something to the other
Example: The train went through the tunnel.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things), especially in a regular order
Example: Every morning, she went through her mail over a cup of coffee.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Undergo, suffer, experience
Example: Sheโ€™s yet to go through puberty, although sheโ€™s already 17.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Wear out (clothing etc. )
Example: Iโ€™ve gone through two pairs of shoes already this holiday.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Progress to the next stage of something
Example: If United donโ€™t lose by more than 2 goals, they should go through to the next round.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Reach an intended destination after passing through some process
Example: My payment hasnโ€™t gone through yet.

๐ŸGo through with
Meaning: Carry out (something planned or promised)
Example: If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover.

๐ŸGo to
Meaning: Attend an event or a sight
Example: We went to a concert for my birthday.

๐ŸGo to
Meaning: Attend classes at a school as a student
Example: He went to the University of Kansas for almost two years before he dropped out.

๐ŸGo to
Meaning: Tend to support
Example: The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies.

๐ŸGo towards
Meaning: Be a contribution to
Example: This money will go towards paying off the debt.

๐ŸGo under
Meaning: Descend into a body of water; to founder
Example: The boat was too heavy and went under.

๐ŸGo under
Meaning: Collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt
Example: In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.

๐ŸGo under
Meaning: Be named; to call oneself
Example: He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Be built or erected
Example: There are new offices going up in town.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Rise or increase in price, cost, or value
Example: Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Be consumed by fire
Example: The building went up in smoke.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Forget lines or blocks during public performance
Example: The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night.

๐ŸGo up for
Meaning: Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out
Example: The keeper went up for a caught behind.

๐ŸGo with
Meaning: Choose or accept (a suggestion)
Example: Although I liked your suggestion, Iโ€™ll go with my original idea.

๐ŸGo with
Meaning: Correspond or fit well with, to match
Example: Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse?

๐ŸGo without
Meaning: Be deprived of
Example: The poor manโ€™s children went without supper.
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List of phrasal verbs with HANG
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๐ŸŒผHang about
Meaning: Stay, linger or loiter
Example: If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.

Hang about
๐ŸŒผMeaning: Spend time or be friends
Example: My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Wait a moment (usually imperative)
Example: Hang on. Let me check

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Hold, grasp, or grip
Example: Hang on to the handle so you donโ€™t drop it.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hang on to my jacket until I get back.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Pay close attention
Example: The audience hangs on his every word.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Continually believe in something; to have faith in
Example: Heโ€™s got a philosophy he hangs on to.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Persevere
Example: Just hang on and keep going; this pain wonโ€™t last forever.

๐ŸŒผHang out
Meaning: Spend time doing nothing in particular
Example: He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.

๐ŸŒผHang out
Meaning: Be unyielding; to hold out
Example: The juryman hangs out against an agreement.

๐ŸŒผHang over
Meaning: Be threatening, to be imminent
Example: A shadow of doubt hung over my academic future.

๐ŸŒผHang together
Meaning: Be self-consistent
Example: The story does not hang together.

๐ŸŒผHang up
Meaning: Put up to hang
Example: I hung up my wash on the line.

๐ŸŒผHang up
Meaning: Terminate a telephone call
Example: When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her.
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List of phrasal verbs with HOLD
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๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Wait or delay
Example: Hold up a minute. I want to check something.

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Impede; detain
Example: Iโ€™ve got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Support or lift
Example: Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Fulfil / fulfill or complete oneโ€™s part of an agreement
Example: I donโ€™t think heโ€™s holding up his end of the bargain.

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Rob at gunpoint
Example: The guy tried to hold up a bank.

๐ŸŒทHold back
Meaning: Act with reserve; to contain oneโ€™s full measure or power out
Example: Donโ€™t hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.

๐ŸŒทHold back
Meaning: Contain; stop
Example: The dam canโ€™t hold back that much water.

๐ŸŒทHold back
Meaning: Delay the progress of, especially in school
Example: Heโ€™s a year older than his classmates, because he was held back in second grade.

๐ŸŒทHold down
Meaning: Restrain; to check
Example: You hold him down while I search him.

๐ŸŒทHold down
Meaning: Continue, to hold and to manage well
Example: I held down that job for years.

๐ŸŒทHold in
Meaning: Restrain oneself
Example: He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.

๐ŸŒทHold off
Meaning: Delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay
Example: Letโ€™s try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.

๐ŸŒทHold off
Meaning: Delay commencing
Example: Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.

๐ŸŒทHold off
Meaning: Delay commencing an action
Example: Hold off on baking until I get there.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Grasp or grip firmly
Example: Hold on tightly to the railing.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Wait a short while
Example: Hold on while I get my coat.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Remain loyal
Example: He didnโ€™t give up his fandom when others did; he held on.

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better
Example: I am holding out for more money.

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Survive, endure
Example: How long can they hold out without water?

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Withhold something
Example: Youโ€™ve got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Set something aside or save it for later
Example: Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.

๐ŸŒทHold over
Meaning: Save, delay
Example: We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with JUMP
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โ„๏ธJump around
Meaning: Move erratically by jumping
Example: He was jumping around with excitement.

โ„๏ธJump at
Meaning: Accept something enthusiastically
Example: I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered.

โ„๏ธJump down
Meaning: Leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump
Example: I jumped down the small flight of stairs.

โ„๏ธJump in
Meaning: Enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport
Example: I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting.

โ„๏ธJump off
Meaning: Move from an elevated place by one jump
Example: The cat jumped off the table.

โ„๏ธJump on
Meaning: Board a vehicle
Example: Jump on a no.9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door.

โ„๏ธJump on
Meaning: Attack verbally, to criticise excessively
Example: I hate the way sheโ€™s always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake.

โ„๏ธJump out
Meaning: Be obviously different or special; to capture an observerโ€™s attention at once
Example: All are class acts, but Maryโ€™s picture jumps out as the best overall.

โ„๏ธJump up
Meaning: Move from one position to a higher position by one jump
Example: I jumped up onto the top of the wall.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with KEEP
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โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Repress
Example: China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Restrain or control (a sound)
Example: We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Cause not to increase or rise
Example: It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Not to vomit
Example: It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Stay concealed by not standing up
Example: You had better keep down or they will see you.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep on
Meaning: Persist or continue
Example: Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me!

โ˜˜๏ธKeep on
Meaning: Persist in talking about a subject to the annoyance of the listener
Example: For goodness sake, will you stop keeping on about it!

โ˜˜๏ธKeep on
Meaning: Cause or allow to remain in an existing position
Example: The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out
Meaning: Refrain from entering a place or condition
Example: After being warned, he kept out.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition
Example: The warning kept him out.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out of
Meaning: Stay away from (a place or condition)
Example: I am keeping out of trouble.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out of
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering (a place or condition)
Example: He kept me out of the house while he was redecorating.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep across
Meaning: Keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of
Example: Weโ€™ll keep across this story for you as the events unfold.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep around
Meaning: Keep something near one
Example: Itโ€™s worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep at
Meaning: Continue with something difficult
Example: The secret of dieting is to keep at it.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away
Meaning: Refrain from coming (near)
Example: Iโ€™m keeping away from Joe until he calms down.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away
Meaning: Prevent from coming (near)
Example: Keep your children away from the construction site: itโ€™s dangerous!

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away from
Meaning: Avoid or evade
Example: He tried to keep away from danger.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away from
Meaning: Deny (someone) access to
Example: He tried to keep Jack away from his daughter.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep back
Meaning: Maintain a safe distance
Example: Police were warning people to keep back.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep from
Meaning: Control yourself, refrain
Example: These worries kept her from sleeping properly.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep in
Meaning: Not allow someone out
Example: They were kept in after school.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep off
Meaning: Not talk about
Example: John kept one the subject off his divorce.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep off
Meaning: Not touch something
Example: Keep the flies off the food.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep to oneself
Meaning: Purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted
Example: She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep up
Meaning: Stay even or ahead
Example: They ran so fast I could hardly keep up.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep up
Meaning: Ensure that one remains well-informed about something
Example: I always try to keep up with current affairs.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep up with
Meaning: Move at the same rate
Example: She walks so fast I can never keep up with her.
๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ
SV RAMANUJ
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List of useful phrasal verbs with KICK
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๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Make the first kick in a game or part of a game
Example: The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Start; to launch
Example: Letโ€™s kick off this project with a planning meeting.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position
Example: I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Die or quit permanently
Example: Itโ€™s a wonder that old dog hasnโ€™t kicked off yet.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Shut down or turn off suddenly
Example: The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Suddenly become more active
Example: The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight
Example: When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Have a fight or argument start
Example: It really kicked off in town when the team lost.

๐ŸŒบKick out
Meaning: Eject, throw out, or forcefully remove
Example: I got kicked out for eating inside.

๐ŸŒบKick out
Meaning: Stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly
Example: I was driving and the motor just kicked out.

๐ŸŒบKick up
Meaning: Raise, to increase (a price)
Example: The rent has been kicked up again.

๐ŸŒบKick up
Meaning: Show anger (about something)
Example: He kicked up about it when they told him the train had been cancelled.

๐ŸŒบKick up
Meaning: Function improperly, to show signs of disorder, (of an illness) to flare up
Example: The car is kicking up.

๐ŸŒบKick around
Meaning: Abuse or mistreat; to bully
Example: Donโ€™t be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.

๐ŸŒบKick around
Meaning: Wander loose; to float around; to hang around
Example: Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?

๐ŸŒบKick back
Meaning: Relax
Example: Iโ€™m going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.

๐ŸŒบKick down
Meaning: Break or demolish something by physical bodily force
Example: Some young thugs tried to kick her door down last night. She was terrified.

๐ŸŒบKick in
Meaning: Start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way
Example: You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.

๐ŸŒบKick in
Meaning: Contribute, especially to a collection of money
Example: For the year-end party, weโ€™re asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.
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SV RAMANUJ
List of useful phrasal verbs with KNOCK
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๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
Example: As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Demolish
Example: We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel
Example: The picture was knocked down for ยฃ50.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Reduce the price of
Example: They knocked it down by another ยฃ5, so we bought it.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Drink fast
Example: I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Disassemble for shipment
Example: The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Bump or hit so that something falls off
Example: Donโ€™t knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Quit; stop doing work or other activity
Example: I think Iโ€™ll knock off for the evening and go to bed.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Kill someone
Example: The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Reduce or remove
Example: They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Rob
Example: They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Make a copy of, as of a design
Example: They send people to the shows in Milan for โ€œideasโ€, which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.

๐ŸšKnock it off
Meaning: Stop doing something; desist
Example: Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? Iโ€™m trying to sleep.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Strike or bump (someone or something) out
Example: I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Render unconscious, as by a blow to the head
Example: The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Put to sleep
Example: The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Exhaust
Example: Running errands all day really knocked him out.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Complete, especially in haste; knock off
Example: They knocked out the entire project in one night.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it
Example: The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Communicate (a message) by knocking
Example: The prisoner knocked out a message on the wall for the prisoner in the adjoining cell.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Spend time companionably; to hang around
Example: I used to knock about with John when we were younger.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Engage in a relaxing activity in; to hang around in
Example: I like to knock about the garden on Saturdays.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Be located in or mislaid in
Example: Iโ€™ve got some scissors knocking about the house.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Hit or behave violently towards
Example: It was known that he would knock his wife about when he had been drinking.

๐ŸšKnock back
Meaning: Stun; to surprise
Example: I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.

๐ŸšKnock back
Meaning: Reject; to refuse
Example: How many job seekers did you knock back today?

๐ŸšKnock over
Meaning: Bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Example: I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up.

๐ŸšKnock over
Meaning: Rob; to stage a heist of
Example: The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.

๐ŸšKnock together
Meaning: Assemble something quickly; to knock up
Example: Iโ€™ll just knock together a quick demo.

๐ŸšKnock up
Meaning: Put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
Example: Iโ€™ll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation.

๐ŸšKnock up
Meaning: Impregnate, especially out of wedlock
Example: I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up.
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SV RAMANUJ
List of useful phrasal verbs with LAY
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๐ŸŒปLay down
Meaning: Give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon)
Example: The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.

๐ŸŒปLay down
Meaning: Intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision
Example: He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.

๐ŸŒปLay down
Meaning: Specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate
Example: Letโ€™s lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.

๐ŸŒปLay down
Meaning: Lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting
Example: I feel a bit ill, so Iโ€™m going to go lay down for a while.

๐ŸŒปLay by
Meaning: Put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings
Example: He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy.

๐ŸŒปLay low
Meaning: Topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out
Example: He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head.

๐ŸŒปLay off
Meaning: Cease, quit, stop (doing something)
Example: When are you gonna lay off smoking?

๐ŸŒปLay of
Meaning: Stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone
Example: I told him to lay off me but he wouldnโ€™t stop.

๐ŸŒปLay on
Meaning: Provide (food or drinks) for free
Example: At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet.

๐ŸŒปLay on
Meaning: Repeatedly say (particular things)
Example: He laid on compliments.

๐ŸŒปLay out
Meaning: Arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart
Example: She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor.

๐ŸŒปLay up
Meaning: Make a layup with (a basketball)
Example: He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in.
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: A
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Account for: Explain by relating circumstances

Account for: Be the primary cause of

Account for: Constitute in amount or portion

Account for: Destroy or put out of action

Account to: Answer to; to be responsible to

Admire to: Be enthusiastic about doing

Adopt out: Send a son or daughter away to live in another country

Age out: Become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior

Aim at: Design for a particular audience

Aim at/to: Intend to do or achieve

Allow for: Take into account when making plans

Attend to: Diligently work on; to pay attention to
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: B

Bail out: Rescue, especially financially

Bail out: Leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation

Bail out: Sell all or part of oneโ€™s holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.

Ball out: Cry intensely; to sob or weep

Ball up: Crush into a ball shape

Ball up: Coil up into a ball

Ball up: Hunch over and pull in oneโ€™s arms and legs

Balls up: Do something badly. To ruin a job

Bear on: Be relevant to

Bear out: Corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate

Bear upon: Be relevant to

Bear with: Be patient with

Believe in: Ascribe existence to

Believe in: Believe that (something) is right or desirable

Believe in: Have confidence in the ability or power of

Block off: Obstruct

Block off: Book, set aside

Block out: Prevent from entering or penetrating

Block out: Prevent (a thought) from entering oneโ€™s mind

Boil down: Become reduced

Boil off: Remove by boiling

Boil off: Be removes by boiling

Boil over: Boil to such an extent as to overflow its container

Boil up: Cook or prepare by boiling

Book in: Reserve an appointment for

Bottom out: Touch or drag along the ground

Branch out: Expand in the manner of branches

Branch out: Attempt something new or different, but related

Brighten up: Make cheerful

Bubble over: Be very enthusiastic, or highly excited

Bubble over: Be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established

Buck up: Become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful

Buck up: Encourage or refresh; to hearten

Buck up: Pass on to higher authority for resolution

Buckle down: Put forth the needed effort

Buckle up: Fasten oneโ€™s seat belt or safety belt

Build up: Accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages

Build up: Strengthen

Bump into: Collide with

Bump into: Cause (a thing) to collide with

Bump into: Meet by chance

Burn down: Cause (a structure) to burn to nothing

Burn down: Burn completely, so that nothing remains

Burn out: Become extinguished due to lack of fuel

Burn out: Tire due to overwork

Burn up: Catch fire and burn until destroyed

Burn up: Anger; to annoy
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SV RAMANUJ
๐Ÿ‘1
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: C
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Calm down: Become less excited, intense, or angry

Cancel out: Neutralize the effect of something

Catch on: Begin to understand; to realize

Catch on: Become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard

Catch up: Entangle

Catch up: Be brought up to date with news

Catch up: Bring someone else up to date with the news

Catch up: Reach something that had been ahead

Cheer up: Become happy

Cheer up: Make someone happy

Chew out: Lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke

Chew up: Chew so as to make something pulpy

Chicken out: Shy away from a daring task

Chill out: Relax or take time out; to calm down

Chill out: Hang out; spend time together with another person or group

Clean out: Clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents

Clean out: Empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from

Clean up: Make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy

Clean up: Become clean, handsome, smart in appearance

Clean up: Make a large profit

Clear away: Leave, disappear

Clear out: Completely empty

Clear out: Remove or eject (from), especially forcibly

Clear out: Leave quickly

Clear out: Become empty

Close down: Stop trading as a business

Close down: Surround someone, as to impede their movement

Close in on: Enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse

Close in on: Catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit

Close in on: Near a goal or completion

Close off: Seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter

Close up: Move people closer together

Close up: Shut a building or a business for a period of time

Close up: Heal a cut or other wound

Clock in: Begin working time, especially by punching in

Clock in: Be measured at

Clock off: End work

Clock out: End work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work

Clock out: Officially record a work-termination time for

Consist in: Have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part

Consist of: Be composed or made up of something

Cool down: Become cooler, to be reduced in temperature

Cool down: Cause the temperature of an item to decrease

Cool down: Become less agitated

Cool down: Cause to become less agitated

Count down: Announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event

Count down: Await a precisely timed expected event

Count in: Include (someone) in an activity, etc.

Count in: Do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance

Count off: Count (a series of numbers) aloud

Count on: Rely on, trust, or expect

Count out: Exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility

Count out: Enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.

Count up: Add to get a total

Crop out: Come to light; to be manifest; to appear

Cross off: Finish; to regard something as complete

Cross out: Strike out; to draw a line through

Cross over: Pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another

Cross over: Die

Cry off: Cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone

Cry out for: Be in urgent need (of)
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: D
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Deal with: Handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject

Deal with: Take action with respect to (someone or something)

Deal with: Consider, as an example

Deal with: Come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by

Deal with: Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Deal with: Behave in a certain way towards

Do for: Doom; to bring about the demise of

Do in: Kill or end

Do in: Exhaust, to tire out

Do up: Fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten

Do up: Redecorate

Do up: Execute a task or performance

Do up: Pack together and envelop; to pack up

Do without: Manage despite the lack of

Draw in: Attract

Draw in: Get someone involved

Draw in: Approach

Draw on: Advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.

Draw on: Approach, come nearer, as evening

Draw out: Make something last for more time than is necessary

Draw out: Improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards

Draw up: Compose a document, especially one having a standard form

Draw up: Arrange in order or formation

Draw up: Cause to come to a halt

Draw up: Come to a halt

Drink in: Absorb; to be completely attentive to

Drink to: Raise oneโ€™s glass as a toast

Drink up: Finish oneโ€™s drink

Drive at: Mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point

Drive away: Depart by driving a vehicle

Drive away: Force someone or something to leave

Dry out: Have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.

Dry up: Become dry (often of weather); to lose water

Dry up: Cause to become dry

Dry up: Deprive someone of (something vital)

Dry up: Cease to exist; to disappear

Dry up: Manually dry dishes

Dry up: Stop talking, to forget what one was going to say
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: E
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Eat away: Erode or corrode gradually

Eat into: Consume gradually, especially by erosion

Eat out: Perform cunnilingus or anilingus

Eat up: Consume completely

Eat up: Accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: F
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Find out: Discover, as by asking or investigating

Find out: Discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

Find out: Uncover a weakness (in someone)

Finish off: Finish completely

Finish off: Kill

Finish up: Complete the last details of a task

Finish with: Put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally

Finish with: Complete; to complete use of

Fit in: Be physically capable of going into a space

Fit in: Be confident in a social situation

Fit into: Be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location

Fit into: Be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people

Fit up: Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person

Fit up: Furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out

Fix up: Provide (someone) (with something); to furnish

Fix up: Repair or refurbish

Fix up: Prepare or provide (something)

Force out: Cause something to be ejected
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: G
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Gear up: Prepare for an activity

Grow up: Mature and become an adult

Grow up: Start to develop; to flourish

Grow up: Stop acting as or like a child
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: H and K
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Hand in: Give something to a responsible person

Hand off: Pass or transfer

Hand over: Relinquish control or possession of something to someone

Hand round: Pass something to everyone in a group

Hash out: Work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties

Head off: Begin moving away

Head off: Intercept

Head off: Avoid some usually negative consequence

Knuckle down: Get to work; to focus on a task
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: L
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Lead in: Introduce, to mark the beginning of something, especially in music

Lead off: Be the first batter of an inning

Lean on: Put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on

Leave behind: Abandon

Leave behind: Forget about

Leave behind: Not live longer than; to be survived by

Leave behind: Leave (a trace of something)

Leave behind: Outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else)

Leave behind: Pass

Leave off: Desist; to cease

Leave out: Omit, to not include, to neglect to mention

Leave out: Allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed

Lie around: Do nothing in particular, to be idle

Lie around: Be in an unknown place

Lie before: Put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to

Lie down: Assume a reclining position

Lie down: Be lazy or remiss

Lie in: Stay in bed (longer than usual)

Lie low: Conceal oneself; to remain hidden

Lift up: Lighten the mood of someone

Light up: Show an increase in activity or mood

Light up: Light a cigarette, pipe etc.

Lighten up: Become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax

Liven up: Improve a personโ€™s mood by making them more energetic

Liven up: Become more happy, energetic or positive

Lock in: Fix the value of something potentially variable

Lock out: Prevent from entering a place, particularly oneself, inadvertently

Lock out: Prevent from accessing a data structure

Log in: Gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password

Log on: Visit a Web site; construed with to

Log out: Exit a user account in a computer system

Luck out: Experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky

Luck out: Run out of luck
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: M and N
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Meet up: Meet somebody, by arrangement

Miss out: Miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed

Mix up: Mix or blend thoroughly and completely

Mix up: Prepare something from ingredients that are mixed

Mix up: Confuse or reverse

Mix up: Combine thoroughly

Mix up: Become involved with, especially socially or romantically

Monkey around: Act foolishly

Narrow down: Make more specific
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: O and P
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Open up: Open

Open up: Reveal oneself; to become communicative

Open up: Commence firing weapons

Pack away: Store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term

Pack away: To eat (a great deal of food)

Pack off: Send away, with belongings, for a long time

Pack out: Fill with spectators

Pack up: Move oneโ€™s residence

Pay back: Pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay

Pay back: Exact revenge

Pay for: Exchange for, especially money for goods or services

Pay for: Be punished or held accountable for

Pay off: Bribe, especially to deter oversight

Pay off: Become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit

Pay off: Pay back; to repay

Pay off: Pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on

Phase in: Introduce something little by little

Phase out: Remove or relinquish the use of something little by little

Plan on: Expect; to anticipate future actions based on

Plough back: Reinvest profits into a business

Plough back: Continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring

Plough through: Persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively

Plough through: Forcefully make a passage to move through

Point out: Identify among a group of similar subjects

Point out: Tell, remind, indicate

Pour out: Serve a drink into a cup or glass

Pour out: Leave a place quickly, and in large numbers

Pour out: Talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth

Press out: Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: Q and R
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Quiet down: Become quieter

Quiet down: Make someone or something become quieter

Quiet down: Diminish in intensity

Read in: Accept as input

Read off: Dictate from a list

Read out: Read something and say the words to inform other people

Read out: Read some data and inform the person using the device

Rely on: Be confident in

Rely on: Be dependent upon

Roll around: Move about on the ground while rotating and turning oneโ€™s body

Roll around: Be considered, without much coherence, in someoneโ€™s mind

Roll around: Indulge in sexual intercourse (with)

Roll around: Return to a prior state

Roll around: Postpone

Roll in: Arrive casually at a place

Roll in: Come in an unstoppable flow

Roll out: Deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.)

Roll over: Make a rolling motion or turn

Roll over: Cause a rolling motion or turn

Roll over: Give in to

Roll up: Make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like

Roll up: Arrive by vehicle, usually by car

Round out: Make more complete by adding details

Rule in: Consider (something) as a possible option among others

Rule out: Make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter

Rule out: Reject an option from a list of possibilities

Rule out: Make something impossible

Rush off: Produce in great haste
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: S
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Scale back: Make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something

Scare off: Cause (something) to flee by frightening it

Scare off: Deter

Scarf down: Eat something quickly

Sell down: Become less by being sold

Sell out: Sell all of a product that is in stock

Sell out: Abandon or betray oneโ€™s supporters or principles to seek profit

Sell out: Betray a person, usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain

Settle down: Become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness

Settle down: Get comfortable with oneโ€™s new accommodation or circumstances

Settle for: Accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable

Settle in: Get comfortable or established, as in a new place

Settle on: Make a decision or selection; to decide, arrange, or agree on

Shake off: Remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking

Shake off: Dissociate oneself from

Shake off: Lose someone who is tracking you

Shake off: Rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms

Shake up: Agitate by shaking

Shake up: Upset or distress

Shake up: Reorganize, to make reforms in

Shade up: Improve; to correct oneโ€™s bad habits or behavior

Shade up: Take shape; to transform into or become

Show in: Lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room

Show off: Exhibit the best attributes of something

Show off: Attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism

Show off: Show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.)

Show up: Appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically

Show up: Make visible or expose faults and deficiencies in, usually by comparison

Shower with: Give to someone an abundance of (something)

Shut down: Close, terminate, or end

Shut down: Turn off or stop

Shut in: Lock in

Shut out: Hide from sight

Shut up: Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise

Shut up: I donโ€™t believe it!, no way!

Sign off: Log off; to stop using a computer, radio, etc., especially to stop talking

Sign off: Cease broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the end of a broadcasting day

Sign off: Give oneโ€™s official approval to something for which it is needed

Sign out: Sign oneโ€™s name as an indication that one is leaving some location

Sign up: Add a name to the list of people who are participating in something

Sign up: Add oneโ€™s own name to the list of people who are participating in something

Sign up: Agree to purchase some good or service

Sing along: Sing some music while someone else is singing

Sink in: Become clear in oneโ€™s mind

Sit back: Recline while still in a seated position, with oneโ€™s back on the frame of the seat

Sit down: Assume a low or sunken position

Sit on: Block, suppress, restrain

Sit on: Restrain (a person)

Sit on: Take no action on

Sit on: Be a member of

Sit out: Decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance

Sit through: Unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event

Sit up: Assume a sitting position from a position lying down

Sit up: Sit erect

Sit up: Show sudden interest or surprise

Sit up: Not go to bed (notionally remaining in a sitting position)

Skip out: Shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission

Sleep in: Sleep late; to go on sleeping past oneโ€™s customary or planned hour

Sleep on: Postpone (a decision) at least overnight

Sleep with: Share a bed or bedroom with

Slide off: Leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off

Slow down: Decelerate

Smoke out: Drive out (something or somebody) using smoke

Smoke out: Expose (something or somebody)

Smoke out: Offer to smoke cannabis with someone; to smoke cannabis with someone

Smoke out: Smoke too much (usually cannabis); to become too stoned

Smoke out: Run out of tobacco or cannabis; to be emptied of tobacco or cannabis

Smooth down: Render smooth, to remove roughness from
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Sort out: Clarify by reviewing mentally

Sort out: Arrange

Sort out: Fix, as a problem

Sort out: Organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy

Sort out: Separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from

Sort out: Attack physically

Sort out: Provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem

Sound off: Hold forth about something in an opinionated manner

Speed up: Accelerate; to increase speed

Speed up: Increase the speed of something; to make something go faster

Spell out: Form (a word) from its component letters

Spell out: Explain in clear and simple terms

Split up: Cease to be together, break apart from the group

Split up: Separate, disassociate, cause to come apart

Spread out: Become further apart

Spread out: Place items further apart

Sump up: Summarize

Start afresh: Start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean sheet

Start off: Begin

Start off: Set out on a trip

Start off: Begin oneโ€™s life, or occupation

Start off: Begin again; to return to the beginning

Start up: Rise suddenly

Start up: Begin to operate

Start up: Begin

Stay in: Remain at home, to not leave oneโ€™s home

Stay on: Continue in a place or situation, while others leave

Stay up: Remain in a raised or upright position

Stay up: Remain awake, to not go to bed

Stay up: Maintain an erection

Step back: Stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation

Step back: Prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation

Step on it: Drive fast; to step on the accelerator

Step on it: Act quickly

Step up: Increase speed or rate

Stick around: Stay; to linger; to remain

Stick at: Continue practising (a skill), even it is difficult

Stick down: Cause to stick to a surface

Stick down: Stick to a surface

Stick down: Write something casually

Stick it out: Persist or continue

Stick out: Protrude; to extend beyond

Stick out: Be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive

Stick to: Persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.

Stick up: Put up by sticking

Stick up: Rob at gunpoint

Stick up: Be prominent; to point upwards

Stick up: Speak or act in defence

Stick up for: Defend or protect

Stick with: Follow or adhere to

Stick with: Follow loyally

Stick with: Persist in using or employing

Stick with: Endure in the memory of
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