Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
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hang in
stay positive (informal)
Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very soon.
hang on
wait a short time (informal)
Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
hang out
spend time relaxing (informal)
Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
hang up
end a phone call
He didn't say goodbye before he hung up.
hold sby/ sthg back
prevent from doing/going
I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park.
hold sthg back
hide an emotion
Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral.
hold on
ait a short time
Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
hold onto sby/ sthg
hold firmly using your hands or arms
Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside.
hold sby/ sthg up
rob
A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.
keep on doing sthg
continue doing
Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
keep sthg from sby
not tell
We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.
keep sby/ sthg out
stop from entering
Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
keep sthg up
continue at the same rate
If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
let sby down
fail to support or help, disappoint
I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time.
let sby in
allow to enter
Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
log in (or on)
sign in (to a website, database etc)
I can't log in to Facebook because I've forgotten my password.
og out (or off)
sign out (of a website, database etc)
If you don't log off somebody could get into your account.
look after sby/ sthg
take care of
I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look after sby/ sthg
take care of
I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look down on sby
think less of, consider inferior
Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.
look for sby/ sthg
try to find
I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
look forward to sthg
be excited about the future
I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
look into sthg
investigate
We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.
look out
be careful, vigilant, and take notice
Look out! That car's going to hit you!
look out for sby/ sthg
be especially vigilant for
Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.
look sthg over
check, examine
Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
look sthg up
search and find information in a reference book or database
We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
look up to sby
have a lot of respect for
My little sister has always looked up to me.
make sthg up
invent, lie about sthg
Josie made up a story about why we were late.
make up
forgive each other
We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
make sby up
apply cosmetics to
My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
mix sthg up
onfuse two or more things
I mixed up the twins' names again!
pass away
die
His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
pass out
faint
It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
pass sthg out
give the same thing to many people
The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
pass sthg up
decline (usually sthg good)
I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.
pay sby back
return owed money
Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.
pay for sthg
be punished for doing sthg bad
That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
pick sthg out
choose
I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
point sby/ sthg out
indicate with your finger
I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
