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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The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English: (Part 6)

Own up
Meaning: Admit or confess something
Sentence: The boy owned up because, he kicked the ball through the window.

Pass away
Meaning: Die
Sentence: He has passed away. My prayers are with him.

Pick up
Meaning: Learn
Sentence: Children are easily to pick up this new language.

Pick up
Meaning: Collect, give someone a lift
Sentence: Shehzad is coming to pick me up at 8 o'clock.

Play down
Meaning: Minimize or make something appear less to important
Sentence: Indian's government played down the gravity of the situation.

Pop in
Meaning: Make a brief visit
Sentence: You sometimes pop in for a cup of Coffee or Green tea.

Put away
Meaning: Return something to its normal place after using it.
Sentence: Please put away my dictionary, when you've finished using it.

Put on
Meaning: Turn on or switch on
Sentence: Could you put on the light please?

Pick up
Meaning: To collect somebody
Sentence: I'll pick you up at the airport directly.

Rely on
Meaning: Count on or depend on
Sentence: Don't worry, You can rely on me. I can keep a secret.

Rule out
Meaning: Eliminate
Sentence: The police ruled out to the political situations.

Run away
Meaning: Escape from a place or suddenly leave
Sentence: He has run away from his home at the age of fourteen.

Run into
Meaning: Meet by accident or unexpectedly
Sentence: We ran into Bill Gates at the shopping center.




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The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English: (Part 5)

 
Lay off
Meaning: Fire, dismiss, let go
Sentence: Many factories have had to lay off workers.

Leak out
Meaning: Become known 
Sentence: News of the planned merger leaked out.

Let down
Meaning: Disappoint
Sentence: You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down!

Line up
Meaning: Stand in a row
Sentence: All the books were lined up neatly on the shelves.

Look after
Meaning: Take care of
Sentence: This baby sitter will look after the children when their parents go out.

Look ahead
Meaning: Think of the future
Sentence: It's time to forget the past and look ahead.

Look into
Meaning: Examine or investigate
Sentence: We'll look into the matter and call you back.

Make fun of
Meaning: Laugh at or make jokes about
Sentence: The old lady's dress was so strangely that the children make fun of her.

Make up
Meaning: End a quarrel
Sentence: It's time to shake hands and make up to them.

Mark down
Meaning: Reduce the price
Sentence: The Coat was marked down by 40% to 50% a real bargain!

Move out
Meaning: Leave your home or office for another one
Sentence: My neighbor is leaving this house and will move out next Saturday.

Narrow down
Meaning: Reduce a list or a number of options
Sentence: The list of suspects has been narrowed down to two brothers.

Note down
Meaning: Write something to down
Sentence: I'll call the railway station and note down the departure times.



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The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English: (Part 4)

 
Hand back 
Meaning: Return
Sentence: When she read the article and then handed it back.

Hand in
Meaning: Submit report or file
Sentence: All application forms must be handed in before the end of this month.

Hand out
Meaning: Distribute
Sentence: Samples will be handed out at the end of the city police.

Hang out
Meaning: Spend time in a particular place   
Sentence: Where does this killer hang out in this week?

Head off
Meaning: Start to go somewhere
Sentence: He headed off to the railway station.

Hold on
Meaning: Wait or waiting
Sentence: Hold on please, I'll put you through to him.

Hold up
Meaning: Show as a example
Sentence: Sheela helds up the diagram for all to see.

Improve on
Meaning: Make better
Sentence: The children improve on their previous performance.

Join in
Meaning: Participate
Sentence: She was also to join in the game.

Keep on
Meaning: Continue doing to something
Sentence: I told him to be quiet but he kept on making a plan.

Keep up with
Meaning: Stay at the same level as someone or something
Sentence: Mossa walks so fast it's difficult to keep up with him.

Kick off
Meaning: Begin or start
Sentence: The T20 Cricket match kicked off at 09:00 p.m.

Knock out
Meaning: Cause someone to fall unconscious or done
Sentence: Mohammad Ali was knocked out in the third round.

Know of
Meaning: Have heard of or have knowledge about
Sentence: Do you know of anyone else attending the conference?



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The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English: (Part 3)



End up 
Meaning: Finally reach a state or place or action
Sentence: If he continues his misconduct, he'll end up in prison.

Explain away
Meaning: Find an excuse or explanation
Sentence: Hashem, how are you going to explain away the missing money?

Fall through
Meaning: Fail or does not happen
Sentence: Our planned boat trip fell through because of the heavy storm.

Figure out
Meaning: Understand or find the answer. 
Sentence: I'm trying to figure out, how to submit the money.

Find out
Meaning: Discover or obtain information. 
Sentence: I'm going to call the cinema to find out, what time the movie starts.

Fix up
Meaning: Repair or renovate   
Sentence: We're going to fix up the house before moving in.

Focus on
Meaning: Concentrate on something
Sentence: The advertising campaign will focus on the quality of the product.

Fuss over
Meaning: Pay excessive attention to
Sentence: He's always fussed over her grandmother.

Get about
Meaning: Spread or circulate
Sentence: News of their separation soon got about.

Get away
Meaning: Escape
Sentence: The robbers got away in a blue car.

Get down to
Meaning: Start to actually do something. 
Sentence: It's time to get down to some serious work at home.

Get on with
Meaning: Continue to do something or make progress. 
Sentence: Keep quiet and get on with your homework.

Get over
Meaning: Recover from illness or disappointment
Sentence: Qureshi had the 'flu but he got over it.

Get rid of
Meaning: Eliminate
Sentence: It's difficult to get rid of his old habits.

Give back
Meaning: Return something to its owner. 
Sentence: He promised to give back the money to borrow.

Go through
Meaning: Experience
Sentence: He went through a lot of pain after the accident.





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The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English: (Part 2)

 
Call back
Meaning: Return a phone call
Sentence: I'll call you back as soon as possible.

Calm down
Meaning: Become more relaxed or less upset. 
Sentence: He was upset at first, but he eventually calmed down.

Carry over 
Meaning: Postpone until later. 
Sentence: As regards holidays, can you carry over days from one year to the next?

Cheer up
Meaning: Put someone in a better mood. 
Sentence: I told him a joke to try and cheer him up.

Close down
Meaning: Stop operating company or restaurant
Sentence: When the factory closed down, most of the employees lost their jobs.

Come forward
Meaning: Present oneself
Sentence: The Police have asked any witnesses to come forward.

Count on 
Meaning: Rely or depend on
Sentence: I'm counting on the taxi driver to find the Parking area.

Deal with
Meaning: Take care of problem or situation
Sentence: The manager is good at dealing with difficult customers.

Do away with 
Meaning: Get rid of 
Sentence: Some people think it's time to do away with the King.

Do without 
Meaning: Without managing
Sentence: The shops are closed so we'll have to do without fruits.

Dress up 
Meaning: Wearing elegant clothes. 
Sentence: Do people dress up to go to the shopping in your country?

Drop behind 
Meaning: Fall into a position behind the others. 
Sentence: Our sales have dropped behind those of our competitors.

Drop out 
Meaning: Leave school without finishing. 
Sentence: She decided to go to Art School, then dropped out after the first term.

Drop in 
Meaning: Usually on the way somewhere. 
Sentence: I sometimes drop in to see my grandparents on my way home from school.



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PHRASAL VERBS:

A Phrasal Verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a
meaning different from the original verb alone.
Phrasal Verbs are part of a large group of verbs called “multi-part or word” verbs.

The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English:  (Part 1)

Act on 
Meaning: Take action as a result of something
Sentence: The police acted on the call they received.

Act up
Meaning: Annoyance by functioning badly
Sentence: His poor knee is acting up again.

Add up
Meaning: Make sense; seem reasonable
Sentence: My friend's story just doesn't add up.

Advise against
Meaning: Recommend not doing something
Sentence: The doctor advised him against carrying heavy loads.

Agree with
Meaning: Have the same opinion as someone else
Sentence: I agree with you. But, I think she deserves the award too.

Apply for
Meaning: Make a formal request for something job or loan.
Sentence: He applied for the job advertised.

Appeal to
Meaning: Make an earnest request.
Sentence: The organizers is appealing to the crowd to stay calm.

Back up
Meaning: Make a copy of file or page.
Sentence: It is recommended to back up all the documents.

Bear with
Meaning: Be patient.
Sentence: Please bear with me, while I finish my explanation.

Blow up
Meaning: Be destroyed by an explosion.
Sentence: The terrorists said, the bomb would blow up at 5 o'clock.

Break down
Meaning: Go out of order, cease to function.
Sentence: The parents broke down when they heard the bad news.

Bring off
Meaning: Succeed in doing something to difficult.
Sentence: I never thought you'd bring that off.

Burn out
Meaning: Stop working (something)
Sentence: The fuse has burnt out.

Boot up
Meaning: Start a computer by loading an operating system or program.
Sentence: Please give me a few minutes to boot up the computer.


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