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 : L
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Lay aside : give up
Lay aside your arms and come out. -
Lay away : reserve for the future
Be sure to lay away some extra funds for a vacation. -
Lay in : store for the future
It's time to lay in some seed for the spring. -
Lay into : reprimand
The boss is really laying into the new employee. -
Lay off : terminate one’s employment
Ten thousand people are scheduled to be laid off tomorrow. -
Lay on : prepare
They laid on a reception for fifty people. -
Lay out : present
Can you lay out your intentions for us? -
Lay out : clothe a corpse
She was laid out in her finest dress. -
Lay over : make a stopover
We will have to lay over in Moscow enroute to Siberia. -
Lead off : start
Johnny will lead off the discussion. -
Lead on : entice, encourage, deceive
The young man led her on for almost two years. -
Lean on : apply pressure
I want you to lean on him until his performance improves. -
Leave alone : refrain from disturbing
Please leave me alone. I’m busy. -
Leave go : relax one’s grasp
She left go of the girl’s hand. -
Leave off : cease doing something
She left off m the middle of the sentence -
Leave out : omit
She left out two answers. -
Lend itself to : be suitable for
That story lends itself well to a screen adaptation. -
Let down : disappoint
In the end his friends let him down. -
Let on : admit knowing
We finally had to let on to the fact that we had known all along. -
Let out : end
School let out at 2:00 PM. -
Let up : diminish
The rain did not let up for two hours. -
Lie down : do little
He keeps lying down on the job. -
Lie with : depend upon
The final word lies with you. -
Light into : attack
Did you see how she lit into him? -
Light out : depart hastily
He certainly lit out after work. -
Light up : become animated
Whenever he started talking, her face lit up. -
Light up : start smoking
They both lit up after the play. -
Listen in : eavesdrop
The teacher tried to listen into the conversation at the next table. -
Listen in : tune in to a radio broadcast
They listened in to the show every Sunday morning. -
Live down : overcome the shame
Can he ever live down that disgraceful performance? -
Live it up : enjoy life in an extravagant fashion
After we won the lottery, we lived it up for a year. -
Live out : go through a period of time
They lived out their days in peace. -
Live with : resign oneself to
He learned to live with his limitations. -
Live up to : achieve
How can you live up to your parents' expectations? -
Look after : take care of
She will look after you while I'm gone. -
Look down on : despise
They always looked down on the new students. -
Look for : expect
What can we look for in the New Year? -
Look for : search
Look for tea in the coffee aisle of the supermarket. -
Look forward to : await with great anticipation
I am looking forward to our meeting. -
Look like : appear as
It looks like rain. -
Look on : regard
They looked upon him with skepticism. -
Look upon : regard
They looked upon him with skepticism. -
Look out : be careful
Look out. It's a dangerous crossing. -
Look to : expect from
We looked to you for guidance. -
Look up : search and find
What words do you have to look up in a dictionary? -
Look up to : admire
She really looks up to her daddy. -
Lose out : fail to achieve
Those who came late lost out on a golden opportunity.
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