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07 January 2014

The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English:  (Last Part)

 

Set off
Meaning: Start a journey
Sentence: We set off for Ice places areas,in next week of January.

Set up
Meaning: Start a business
Sentence: She set up her own company on 10 years ago.

Shop around
Meaning: Compare prices to
Sentence: We should check always the shop around before buying anything.

Sign away
Meaning: Give up one's rights or ownership
Sentence: He signed away father's properties and joined a religious organization.

Sign in
Meaning: Register at a hotel or company etc.
Sentence: Let's go and eat as soon as you've signed in.

Sign up or with
Meaning: Sign an agreement to work for somebody
Sentence: He has signed up with a news agency.

Sit down
Meaning: Take a seat
Sentence: Please come in and sit down with her brother.

Take away
Meaning: Buy food at a restaurant and carry it elsewhere to eat it.
Sentence: Two beef curries or plates to take away please.

Take care of
Meaning: Look after
Sentence: We'll take care of your plants while you're away.

Take off
Meaning: Leave the ground
Sentence: The plane took off at 7:30 a.m.

Take out
Meaning: Remove or extract
Sentence: She took out a pen to note the my home address.

Test out
Meaning: Carry out an experiment
Sentence: The theory of light hasn't been tested out yet.

Track down
Meaning: Find by searching
Sentence: The City Police finally tracked down the main criminals.

Turn away
Meaning: Refuse entrance to someone
Sentence: Hundreds of fans were turned away from the Cricket Stadium.

Use up
Meaning: Finish a product or thing
Sentence: The kids have used up all the color pencils.

Warm up
Meaning: Make more lively or more relaxed
Sentence: He told some interesting jokes to warm up the atmosphere.

Watch out
Meaning: Be careful
Sentence: Watch out! There's a hole in track.




PHRASAL VERBS (All lessons)

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