Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs :
Many English verbs occur with one or more prepositions or adverbs where the meaning is not really apparent from the different elements. Here is a list of many of these combinations for the verbs. We have omitted most of the forms considered slang.
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Phrasal Verbs : C
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Call back : ask to return
The workers were called back to the job as the strike vote was being counted. -
Call for : arrive to meet
The young gentlemen called for his new found friend. -
Call for : requires
That calls for a celebration. -
Call forth : evoke
Their attack called forth an immediate response. -
Call in : summon
A heart specialist was called in to review the diagnosis. -
Call in : use the telephone to communicate
Has the salesman called in yet? -
Call off : cancel
The ball game was called off on account of rain. -
Call up : summon to military duty
The reserves were called up during the Gulf War. -
Call upon : require
I call upon you to take up your arms in the defense of liberty. -
Call upon : visit
When can I call upon you to discuss this matter? -
Care for : provide for
I cared for the children while their Mom was away. -
Carry away : excite
She was carried away by the sound of his voice. -
Carry off : cause the death of
The entire population of the village was carried off by a new strain of the virus. -
Carry on : continue
The officer was pleased with the inspection and told his men to carry on with their duties. -
Carry out : put into practice
They carried out his orders without hesitation. -
Carry through : persevere to a goal or conclusion
He rarely carries through on his promises. -
Cast about : search for
He kept casting about for the answers. -
Cast around : search about for something
She was casting around for a friend. -
Cast off : throw away
She loves to cast off last year's fashions. -
Cast off : launch a boat
They cast off for the next destination. -
Cast out : expel
An exorcist casts out devils. -
Catch on : become popular
It didn't take long for colored hair to catch on with the younger generation. -
Catch up : overtake from behind
How do you ever expect me to catch up if you walk so fast? -
Change off : alternate performing tasks
We can change off in an hour or so if you get tired. -
Close down : discontinue, go out of business
The clothing store closed down after the Christmas season. -
Close in : advance, surround
The enemy used the darkness of night to close in on our positions. -
Close up : block up or shut down
They closed up the entrance to the cave. -
Close out : dispose, terminate
We must close out this particular product at the end of the month. -
Come about : happen
It just came about. -
Come across : find, meet
I was lucky to come across just the perfect gift. -
Come along : go with someone else
You may come along if you wish. -
Come around : regain consciousness
The boxer finally came around in the dressing room. -
Come round : regain consciousness
The boxer finally came around in the dressing room. -
Come at : approach
You can come at that problem from a number of angles. -
Come back : regain past state
He came back quickly after the knee operation. -
Come by : acquire
How did you come by this money? -
Come down : lose position, money and standing
He has certainly come down in the opinion polls. -
Come in : arrive
The new spring fashions have just come in. -
Come into : acquire or inherit
My brother recently came into a small fortune. -
Come off : happen, occur
The concert came off without any problems. -
Come on : show an interest in
He came on to her all evening at the party. -
Come out : make known
They finally came out with the official statement. -
Come through : deliver on a promise
I am so happy he finally came through with his contribution. -
Come to : regain consciousness
He came to an hour after the operation. -
Come over : drop by for a visit
Why don't you come over this evening? -
Come to pass : happen
And so it came to pass that they parted as friends. -
Come up : appear
Everything is coming up on the screen as we expected. -
Come upon : discover
I come upon the evidence quite by accident. -
Cover up : conceal after the fact
They tried to cover up their wrongdoing. -
Cry down : belittle someone
The speaker was cried down by the unruly audience. -
Cry out : exclaim
The wounded soldier cried out in pain. -
Cut back : reduce
We are cutting back production as of next Monday. -
Cut down : kill
He was cut down by a stray bullet on the street last evening. -
Cut down : reduce
You should cut down on the amount of fat in your diet. -
Cut in : break into a line
It is rude to cut in, when we have been standing here over an hour. -
Cut off : stop
I am afraid that I must cut off this discussion right now. -
Cut off : separate
They were cut off from the exit by the progress of the fire. -
Cut out : form or shape by cutting
Little children love to cut out paper dolls. -
Cut out : exclude
Let’s cut her out of the final decision. -
Cut out : suited for
He is not cut out to be a doctor. -
Cut short : interrupt
Our trip was cut short by my wife's accident. -
Cut up : clown about
The little boy loves to cut up when the teacher turns his back. -
Cut up : destroy completely
The division was cut up by the air attack.
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