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PHRASAL VERBS PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 1 ASK for to demand Your bad behavior asks for an explanation. 2 ASK after to enquire about the He asked after his old friend. welfare o...

PHRASAL VERBS PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 1 ASK for to demand Your bad behavior asks for an explanation. 2 ASK after to enquire about the He asked after his old friend. welfare of someone 3 ASK of to expect You are asking too much of him 4 ASK out to invite I can't believe he asked her out on a date.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 5 Account for to explain the reason for They had to account for all the money that had gone missing 6 Answer for to be responsible for I will have to answer for his misdeeds. 7 Attend on to serve The waiter attended on the guests. 8 Back off to retreat/not to take The police told the protesters to any action back off.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 9 Back out to choose not to do He backed out two days before the something agreed event. 10 Bear with to tolerate, They were asked to bear with the to co-operate boring speech of the leader. 11 Bear out to support the argument The evidence did not bear out their claim. 12 Bear away to win He bore away many prizes  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 13 Bear up to withstand How are you bearing up under the stress/difficulty strain? 14 Bear down to defeat, to overthrow He bore down all the opposition. or crush by force 15 Bear on/upon related to, to be relevant They are trying to get information bearing on the accident 16 Back up support The rest of the staff backed her up when she lodged a complaint  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 17 Bank upon/on Rely on/depend on I will bank upon your help as I can't do it alone. 18 Branch out to spread I decided to branch out into some new projects. 19 Boil down to to summarise the main The problem boils down to a lack point of money. 20 Break down to stop functioning, to She broke down after her father's (of machinery lose control, to shed death. Break down (of a person) tears, to weep bitterly  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 21 Break into to enter by force The thief broke into the house last night 22 Break of come to an end, The talk between India and China unsuccessful broke off 23 Break out start suddenly The epidemic broke out in the (disease/war) locality, 24 Break open to open something by The thief broke open the box and force stole the money  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 25 Break in interrupt He broke in to give his opinion 26 Break through to discover a secret, There is no hope of break through major achievement in the murder case 27 Bring out to highlight, to make She could not bring out the something noticeable meaning for the poem. 28 Bring about to cause something to The administration helped to bring happen about a peaceful settlement.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 29 Bring up to raise/rear/ to increase After his mother's death, he was brought up by his aunt 30 Bring over/ to make one agree to I was able to bring her around with Bring around/ one’s opinion, great difficulty Bring round to convince 31 Bring under to control The matter was brought under control 32 Bring down to overthrow, The rebels intend to bring down to reduce in position the Govt.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 33 Bring forth give birth to / produce The lawyer brought forth a lot of evidence against him 34 Call in to summon someone The police were called in without send for delay 35 Call at visit a place to meet I called at the residence of my boss yesterday. 36 Call for to demand Your rude behavior with your friend (answer, explanation) calls for an explanation.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 37 Call on to visit I called on my grandfather yesterday. 38 Call up to recall to call on the I called him up to give the telephone information 39 Call off to cancel, suspend The boss called off the meaning 40 Call forth to produce The protest called forth a strong reaction  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 41 Carry on continue The teacher told the students to carry on with the work. 42 Carry out implement, execute, The employees carry out the obey orders of their boss. 43 Carry away by too much emotion, lose She was carried away by joy on control or balance hearing the news of her success. 44 Catch on to become popular Many critics were shocked when he caught on in the clubs.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 45 Catch up with to stop being behind I will catch up with my pending work. 46 Cast down depressed, sad He is cast down as a result of his failure. 47 Cast away throw away as useless He cast away all his old clothes 48 Cast off remove He cast off his old clothes.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 49 Come about happen I wonder how such an accident came about. 50 Come across to meet by chance, to I came across my old friend meet unexpectedly yesterday 51 Come by to get He came by a substantial fortune 52 Come of belong to, to originate Ram comes of a rich family,  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 53 Come off get separated, fade The plaster came off the walls. 54 Come over overcome, get over He came over his grief in a short time 55 Come through to complete They haven't come through yet. successfully 56 Come round to accept someone's She came around to our way of opinion thinking in the end  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 57 Come forward to offer help Several people came forward with some money to help the poor. 58 Count on to depend on You can count on them in difficult times. 59 Crop up to happen unexpectedly Some new problems cropped up at (usually problem) the last minute 60 Cut down curtail, reduce He cut down his expenditure.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 61 Cut out for to be suitable for He is cut out for a sailor 62 Cut off discontinue, remove The electricity was cut off. 63 Cut up cut into small pieces The electrician cut up the wires. 64 Blow out extinguish The candle was blown out.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 65 Blow up explode, start suddenly The building was blown up by the terrorists. 66 Die down gradually disappear The stars are dying down. 67 Die out become out of use or The custom had died out long ago. existence 68 Deal in to have business of He deals in the business of rice. something  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 69 Deal with handle I will deal with him. 70 Dispose of to sell off/ get rid of He disposed of his old house. 71 Do away with to abolish We shall do away with social evils. 72 Do without manage without I can't do without my cellphone.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 73 Drag on stretch I don't want to drag this meeting out too long 74 Drive out to make someone run The pesticide drove out the away insects. 75 Drop in to come suddenly You are welcome to drop in at any time. 76 Dwell on To think, speak or write I cannot dwell on this subject about a particular anymore subject  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 77 Cope with manage He was not able to cope with the work. 78 End up to do something finally He ended up doing the difficult task. 79 Enter into to start or get involved He entered into an alliance in 80 Fall back on depend on I fall back on my friend for advice.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 81 Fall off decrease Sales have fallen off recently 82 Fall apart to break into pieces The chair fell apart when I sat on it. 83 Fall flat fail to produce any All his jokes fell fat and his act was effect a disaster 84 Fall through to fail His plan to buy a car fell through  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 85 Fall out to quarrel, to fight The two friends have fallen out over a minor issue. 86 Fall in with to agree with She fell in with their views 87 Figure out to understand Let's figure out a way to help the victims 88 Fish for to try to win favour He was always fishing for compliments  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 89 Follow up to pursue The idea has been followed up by many people 90 Give away to distribute The teacher gave away the prizes 91 Give in to surrender, to yield The thief gave in when he was surrounded by the police. 92 Give up stop, abstain from He decided to give up his ill habits.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 93 Given to habituated to/ He is given to smoking. accustomed to 94 Get away to escape The robbers got away in a stolen car 95 Get at reach, understand It is difficult to get at the truth. 96 Get on progress The teacher asked the students to get on with the work  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 97 Get along be friendly, have smooth My boss and I get along very well. relations 98 Go by to work accordingly I will go by your advice. 99 Go through to pass through a (a) The country is going through time/to read economic instability. (b) I went through the newspaper. 100 Hit on/upon to come to mind An interesting idea hit upon my suddenly mind.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 101 Hold back to control expression/ The lawyer told the client not to not to reveal/ to hide hold back anything from him. 102 Hold on carry on, persist Hold on with your work. 103 Hold down to prevent by force She proved that being a woman wouldn't hold her down. 104 Hold with agree with I don't hold with your ideas.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 105 Hunt down to search They finally hunted down the killer in Mexico. 106 Hush up hide The government wanted to hush up the scandal. 107 Hand out distribute The teacher handed out the worksheet. 108 Hand over to give charge or The robbers told the clerk to hand authority overall the money.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 109 Hand on give to someone else I handed on my purse to him 110 Hand in submit I have to hand in my essay by Friday 111 Keep from abstain from We would keep from selfish friends 112 Keep off maintain a distance Please keep off the grass  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 113 Keep on continue doing She kept on trying inspite of repeated failures. 114 Keep up to stay informed/to (a) Newspapers keep up with maintain current events (b) He spent all his money to keep up with his friends 115 Knock out to make someone The last drink knocked him out. unconscious / to defeat 116 Knock down hit and injure someone He was knocked down by a car.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 117 Knock up to produce or create They knocked up a model over the something quickly weekend. 118 Iron out to mutually resolve He ironed out the problems difficulties between the union and the management. 119 Jump to to draw conclusion in a The investigation isn't finished, so (conclusion) hurry let's not jump to conclusion. 120 Jump at accept happily He jumped at the offer of his boss.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 121 Laugh at to make fun of We should not laugh at others 122 Laugh off to make something She laughed off the critic's seem less , serious or conclusion that the show was a important flop 123 Lay down to establish a rule The rules were laid down before the employees. 124 Lay aside to make savings I lay aside a part of my salary to buy a new car.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 125 Let down to humiliate/ to He was let down by his friends. disappoint 126 Let into to allow to enter Let him get into the class 127 Let off to release, to free from The innocent man was let off from punishment the jail 128 Live on depend for (food) The lion lives on flesh.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 129 Live by means/manner He lives by honest means 130 Live up to to reach an expected He lived up to my expectations. standard 131 Light up to brighten/to light with (a) the surprise party lit his face up. fire (b) She lit up a cigarette. 132 Look after to take care/ to protect He looks after his sick father.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 133 Look down hate/despise They look down on her because she is poor. 134 Look for to search He spent his life looking for truth 135 Look forward to expect with pleasure He is looking forward to meeting to you. 136 Look up to consult some book Look up the meaning of the word for reference in the dictionary  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 137 Look up to to respect or admire He looks up to his father someone 138 Look through to quickly examine The manager looked through the something report. 139 Look over to examine carefully I must look over the report before I hand it to my boss. 140 Look out watch out, beware Look out, and you will see the rain has stopped.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 141 Look into investigate The police looked into the matter 142 Look at see carefully watch The boys are looking at the sky. 143 Look back on to think of the past He looked back on the happy memories of his childhood. 144 Make out to understand I cannot make out your handwriting.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 145 Make over transfer possession / She made over her house in convert charity. 146 Make up to end ( quarrel , fight ) They made up again after a long fight. 147 Make up for compensate for I sent her a present to make up for my rude behavior. 148 Make off with to ran away with The thief made off with the cash and fled.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 149 Make up determine She made up her mind to become one's mind an actress 150 Make the to get maximum Mary knows to make the most of most of her talents. 151 Pass away die/expire The leader passed away last month. 152 Pass through go through/endure He has passed through many difficulties.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 153 Pass off take place The elections passed off peacefully. 154 Part from to leave someone He parted from his mother with tears in his eyes. 155 Part with to leave something A miser cannot part with his wealth. 156 Pass away to die The leader passed away yesterday.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 157 Put aside to save / to ignore (a) Please put aside some money for me. (b) Put aside your problems and work together. 158 Put down to crush / to suppress The riots were put down by the local police. 159 Put off to postpone/to avoid The meeting was put off. 160 Put on to wear / to pretend (a) She put on her new dress. (b) It is difficult to put on false  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 161 Put out to extinguish The fire was put out immediately. 162 Put up to raise / to build The notice was put up on the notice board. 163 Put up with to tolerate I cannot put up with his rude behavior. 164 Pay off to be successful Your efforts will eventually pay off.  PHRASAL MEANING SENTENCE VERB 165 Run after to chase/ to pursue (a) He ran after the thief. (b) We would not run after money. 166 Run into to meet by chance I ran into my old friends while walking along the road side. 167 Run out to come to an end When the ration ran out, the office was informed.