Phrasal Verbs

die His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.

faint It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.

return owed money Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.

be punished for doing something bad That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.

choose I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.

indicate with your finger I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.

insult, make someone feel stupid The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.

postpone We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.

tolerate I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.

put clothing/accessories on your body Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.

meet unexpectedly I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.

drive a vehicle over a person or thing I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.

rehearse, review Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show.

leave unexpectedly, escape The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.

have none left We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.

return (usually by mail) My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.

act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully) He always shows off on his skateboard

stay somewhere for the night (informal) You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home.

organize, resolve a problem We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.

continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

stop the energy flow, turn off The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.

start the energy flow, turn on We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.

resemble a family member I take after my mother. We are both impatient.

return an item I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.

start to fly My plane takes off in five minutes.

remove something (usually clothing) Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!

remember (often + to, sometimes + on) When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.

dispose of We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.

decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc) Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.

refuse I turned the job down because I don't want to move.

stop the energy flow, switch off Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.

sample clothing I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.

test I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.

stop sleeping. We have to wake up early for work on Monday.