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 : T
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Take after : follow the example of, resemble
She takes after her father. -
Take apart : separate
He took the motor apart in an afternoon. -
Take back : retract
I take back my original comments. -
Take down : lower
He was taken down a notch or two by the negative fitness report. -
Take down : record in writing
He took down the minutes of the meeting. -
Tike in : grant admittance
She was taken in as a member of the law firm. -
Take in : reduce
She took in his new slacks at the waist. -
Take in : include
This article takes in all of the existing information. -
Take in : deceive
He was taken in by her flashy business card. -
Take in : observe thoroughly
He took in the entire scene with a single glance. -
Take off : remove
Take off your hat indoors. -
Take off : depart by aircraft
Our flight to Madrid took off on schedule. -
Take off : deduct
He took off ten percent from the marked price. -
Take on : hire
We took him on temporarily for the job. -
Take on : accept
We took on the new responsibilities cheerfully. -
Take on : oppose
He took on the taller man in a fistfight. -
Take out : secure a license
I took out a hunting license. -
Take out : escort
I took out our guests for a look at the city. -
Take out : vent
He took out his anger on the punching bag. -
Take out : kill
He took out the enemy sniper with his first shot. -
Take over : assume control
I am taking over here as of today. -
Take to : develop habit or ability
He took to swimming at an early age. -
Take to : escape
The escapees took to the hills. -
Take up : assume
He took up the burden of his family's debts. -
Take up : reduce
She took up the dress a full inch. -
Take up : use time
It took up nil morning. -
Talk around : persuade
He tried to talk me around to his point of view. -
Talk around : avoid
He tried talking his way around the parking ticket. -
Talk at : address
He talked at the rotary club. -
Talk back : reply rudely
Don’t talk back to your parents. -
Talk down : deprecate
He loves to talk down to his secretary. -
Talk down : silence
By the end of the meeting he had successfully talked down all the dissenting voices. -
Talk out : resolve
Can we not talk this out in a friendly fashion? -
Talk over : consider
We talked it over before deciding. -
Talk over : persuade
They talked her over by the end of the day. -
Talk up : promote, exaggerate
Let's talk up our accomplishments. -
Tear at : attack like an animal
They tore at the package like wild animals. -
Tear at : distress oneself
Stop tearing at yourself. -
Tear down : vilify
They love to tear other people down. -
Tear down : demolish
They love to tear down the walls that separate the the people in our community. -
Tear into : attack vigorously
They tore into their opponents. -
Tear up : destroy
We tore up the lease. -
Tell off : reprimand
They certainly told him off. -
Throw away : get rid of
We throw the boxes away. -
Throw away : waste
She threw away her life’s savings in Las Vegas. -
Throw away : fail to take advantage
They threw away their chance. -
Throw back : hinder the progress
They were completely thrown back by his critical comments. -
Throw back : revert
They were thrown back to the beginning by the new discovery. -
Throw in : insert
Throw in your opinions whenever ready. -
Throw off : rid oneself
They threw the dogs off their scent by crossing a stream. -
Throw off : emit
The new1 plant throws off afoul odor. -
Throw off : divert
They were thrown off course by a faulty computer. -
Take for : regard
What do you take me for? -
Throw open : make accessible
We must throw open our doors to every deserving student. -
Throw out : emit
It throws out a powerful signal to other countries. -
Throw out : reject
The new design was thrown out by the board of directors. -
Throw out : force to leave
Throw the bum out. -
Throw over : overturn
They threw over the leftist government in the sixties. -
Throw over : reject
The new tax laws were thrown over by the voters in a special vote. -
Throw up : vomit
I was so sick I threw up twice. -
Throw up : abandon
She threw up her attempts to gain the money. -
Throw up : refer to something repeatedly
He kept throwing up her name. -
Throw up : construct hastily
Those buildings were thrown up in a matter of months. -
Throw up : project
Please throw that image up on the screen. -
Tie in : connect
Can we tie in these findings with our previous data? -
Tie into : attack
He tied into her. -
Tie up : block
They tied up traffic for hours. -
Tie up : occupy
I was tied up in the office all last week. -
Try on : check out clothes for size
Try on the shoes before you buy them. -
Try out : undergo a competitive qualifying exam
He must try out for the soccer team. -
Try out : test or examine
Can I try out these new glasses before I purchase a pair? -
Turn away : dismiss
They were turned away at the hotel because it was full. -
Turn away : reject
They were turned away at the last moment by a by a violent counterattack. -
Turn back : reverse direction
Can you turn back time? -
Turn back : halt advance
The invaders were turned back by the courageous citizens of the village. -
Turn down : reject
She was turned down by the police department. -
Turn down : fold down
The bed was turned down the chamber maid before they returned last evening. -
Turn in : give over
Turn in your papers at the end of class. -
Turn in : inform on
They turned in their own brother to the authorities. -
Turn off : stop operation
Turn off the electricity. -
Turn off : offend
He was turned off by their use of profanity. -
Turn off : cease paying attention
He turned them off and played all by himself. -
Turn on : begin operation
Turn on the television. -
Turn on : alter the mind with drugs
In the sixties people were eager to turn on. -
Turn on : interest
That course turned him on. -
Turn out : produce
They turn out dozens of autos an hour. -
Turn out : gather
Hundreds turned out for his speech. -
Turn out : develop
The cake turned out wonderfully. -
Turn over : shift position
Turn over on your side if you snore. -
Turn over : reflect upon
He turned the request over and over in his mind a long time. -
Turn over : transfer to another
The papers were turned over to the judge. -
Turn over : sell
How many of these cars can we turn over by the end of the month. -
Turn to : seek assistance
Whom can I turn to? -
Turn to : begin
He turned his attention to the new project. -
Turn up : increase volume
Turn up the radio. I want to hear the weather report. -
Turn up : find
Where did you turn up the missing wallet? -
Turn up : appear or be found
The ring was turned up among her dirty socks. -
Turn up : just happen
In every translation, some new difficulty turns up.
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