All phrasal verbs in English with translation. Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs ( phrasal verbs ) in English, this is a large and very interesting topic that cannot be covered in one article. There are entire dictionaries devoted to these verbs, for example Longman phrasal verbs dictionary with over 3,000 phrasal verbs and examples of their use. A lot of attention is paid to this topic, because in colloquial English, phrasal verbs can be heard very often.

Three types of phrasal verbs:

1. Phrasal verbs without complement (intransitive):

You have to check in before 12:00. (You need to check in before 12:00)

2. Phrasal verbs that can be separated by an addition:

I tried the dress on , but it was too large.(I tried on the dress, but it was too big.)

Usually this object can follow both the main verb and the particle:

She wrote her name down = She wrote down her name(She wrote her name)

However, there are two rules:
- if the object is expressed by a pronoun, then it must be inserted between the verb and the particle:

She wrote it down(she wrote it)

- if the object is too long, then it is better to use it after the whole phrasal verb:

She wrote down everything she could remember about him (She wrote everything she could remember about him)

3. Phrasal verbs that cannot be separated by an object (transitive):

She looks after their daughter(She looks after their daughter)

There are also such phrasal verbs , which may or may not be shared. However, they can have different meanings:

take off- take off take something off- Take something out of your clothes.

Phrasal verbs in examples

Sometimes you can understand the meaning of a phrasal verb from the context, even if you did not know this verb before. But there is another hint - the particles added to the verb give it a certain meaning.

Particle on indicates the continuation of the action:

Be quiet and get on with your task(Be calm and do your task)
I carried on cooking during the conversation(I continued to cook during the conversation)
The traffic noise went on all night(Road noise continued all night)
She went on about her neighbors(She kept talking about her neighbors)

Particles off and around

Off can give the meaning of sending or sharing something.
Around (about) - can give the main verb the meaning of an action with an indefinite purpose.

I went off to do some shopping, and left my husband messing about with his motorbike while the boys lazed around in the garden. When I got back, there were tools lying around everywhere, and Mike and the boys had disappeared.(I went shopping and left my husband fiddling with his motorcycle while the boys were lounging in the garden. When I got back, there were tools everywhere and Mike and the boys were gone.)

The up particle emphasizes the idea of ​​completing an action:

Susan made her son eat up his breakfast and drink up his tea before went to school. Then, as soon as he had left, she put the dirty stuff in the dishwasher. Today, she was also going to wash the floor, but then she remembered she‘d used up the floor cleaner the previous day, so she tidied up the living room instead.(Susan made her son eat breakfast and drink tea before leaving for school. Then, as soon as he left, she put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Today she was still going to clean the floor, but then she remembered that she used a floor cleaner the day before, so she cleaned up in the living room.)

The through particle suggests going from the beginning to the end of something:

I'd like to go through the homework(I would like to do my homework)
His father has lived through two wars(His father survived two wars)
I flicked through his new book(I reviewed his new book)
I looked through your report yesterday(Yesterday I reviewed your report)
I managed to sleep through the storm(I managed to sleep during the storm)

The back particle suggests returning something to its place:

The radio was faulty so I took it back(The radio was defective so I returned it back)
If you borrow that brush, please bring it back(If you take this brush, please put it back)
The books were damaged so I sent them back(The books were damaged so I returned them)
He rang at 12.00. I said I'd call him back later(He called at 12. I said I would call him later)

Phrasal verbs in English are a dark horse. Teachers do not like to explain this topic, justifying themselves by the fact that "it is not so necessary." Meanwhile, if you know phrasal verbs, your English will certainly go uphill. Let's try to help this. Since the topic is large, the article will be divided into two parts. In the first one, we will slightly open the door to the world of these mysterious verbs, tell you what, how, why and why. In the second part there will be many, many examples and secrets of effective memorization.

Part one, in which we get acquainted with phrasal verbs

If you ask the average English speaker what phrasal verbs are, they will shrug their shoulders. This is a term that appeared precisely in the context of learning a foreign language. For the English, there are just verbs, some of which are used in conjunction with short parts of speech - adverbs or prepositions.

For simplicity, we will sometimes refer to these short words as particles.

For example, there is a put verb. And there is its use with numerous particles - on, off, down, across, back and so on. The meaning is different in each case.

That is, phrasal English verbs are verbs that consist of two parts:

1. Actually, the verb 2. Particle

The particle changes the meaning of the verb, sometimes beyond recognition:

Break- break
Break in- break in

Somebody broke in last night and stole my jewelry.
Last night someone broke in and stole my jewelry.

give- give
give up- give up

Don't give up, because you have friends.
Don't give up, because you have friends. Sometimes, knowing the translation of the verb and the particle separately, you can guess the meaning of the phrasal verb:

Sit- sit down down- down

Sit down- sit down

Let- let, in- in

Let in- let in

Let the cat in, please.
Let the cat in, please.

And sometimes it is impossible to guess the meaning, having met a phrasal verb for the first time:

Let- let, down- down. But the phrase "let down" makes no sense.

let down- let down

Don't let me down this time.
Don't let me down this time.

Phrasal natives and non-phrasal conquerors

Phrasal verbs are a very old phenomenon in English. They were already found in the most ancient written sources. At first, their meanings were literal - direction of movement, place, position of objects in space:

Unlike short adverbs, prepositions show not only the location of objects in space, but also the relationship between the verb and the object.

History of one particle

Over time, the meanings of phrasal verbs have been modified. The relationship between the verb and the particles became more and more complex. Particles meant not only a physical movement somewhere, but also an allegorical movement, and much more.

For example, the adverb out. British scientists followed its evolution, and this is what they saw:

• In the ninth century out meant only movement from the inside out:

  Walk out - go out
  Ride out - leave

• By the fourteenth century out already expressed the idea of ​​something audible:

  Cry out - shout out
  Call out - call

• A hundred years later, another meaning was added - erasing something from the face of the earth:

  Die out - die out
  Burn out - burn out

• In the sixteenth century, new meanings appeared: to distribute, to distribute:

  Pass out - distribute
  Parcel out - divide into parts

• In the nineteenth century out already used with verbs meaning "to remove something from something"

  Rinse out - rinse, rinse
  Clean out - clean

Needless to say, it was a powerful means of language development. But in 1066 something terrible happened. England was conquered by Normandy, led by William the Conqueror (no wonder he had such a nickname). The English language was literally in disgrace for about a hundred and fifty years. It began to be considered the language of commoners. Can you imagine this now? We don't either. People who considered themselves cultured spoke French.

It was indecent to say, for example, make up(do). After all, there was a "cultural" French fabricator with the same meaning. So appeared English verb to fabricate.

English phrasal verbs with translation and their synonyms come from France:

That is why phrasal verbs usually have non-phrasal synonyms. Until now, phrasal verbs are more common in colloquial speech than in literary. Of course, now the division is no longer so strict. Many phrasal verbs are used so often that you hear them literally everywhere, you see them in books, not to mention films and programs. That is, we can’t say in any way: don’t learn phrasal verbs, you can do without them. You will manage to get by, but you will only sound very unnatural. Your interlocutors will constantly have the feeling that a time machine has been invented, and you just got out of it.

More phrasal verbs and their more literary counterparts:

How to learn to speak using phrasal verbs?

So, you have decided to get closer to the English people and decorate your speech with native phrasal verbs so as not to sound like a snob. It doesn't come easy. There are two reasons:

1. Most often, at school or institute, we are taught the book variants of verbs. Only later, if we're lucky, do we come across some phrases and find out their translation. It happens that students do not even know about their existence until they reach the intermediate level.
2. Even if you know about the existence of such structures, it is easy to mix up the particles or put them in the wrong place. Therefore, the use in speech is hindered by the banal fear of error.

We figured out the first problem: now you know that this phenomenon exists in the English language, and it occupies a very important place.

And in order to kill fear, you just need to find out what structures exist and learn how to navigate in them.

So, there are five main structures:

1. Verb + adverb
2. Verb + adverb + object
3. Verb + object + adverb
4. Verb + preposition + object
5. Verb + adverb + preposition + object

1. Verb + adverb. The first combination is the simplest and shortest:

   

   Otherwise, phrasal verbs of this type are called intransitive, that is, the action does not transfer from the verb to some object.

   The plane will take off on time - the plane will take off on time
   My computer broke down - my computer broke down

2. Verb + adverb + object. If we add an object to the previous construction - what the action of the verb is aimed at - we get the second type:

   

   Such phrasal verbs are called transitional. The action does not end with the verb, but moves to some object.

3. Verb + object + adverb: you can insert an object between a verb and an adverb:

   

   Sometimes an object can be inserted either before or after the adverb, and the meaning will not change in any case:

   

   But there are cases when an object should only be in a certain place:

   • If the object is very long, or there is a semantic emphasis on it, there is a tendency not to break the phrasal verb:

     Wash out the aluminum glass-topped coffee pot.
     Wash that aluminum coffee pot with a glass lid

   • If the direct object is a gerund (ending in ing), the phrasal verb is not broken:

     give up smok ing- stop smoking
     keep on talk ing- keep talking
     put off decid ing- postpone decision
     take up dance ing- start dancing

   • If the object is a pronoun, it is always inserted between the verb and the particle:

     wash it out(can't say wash out it)
     blow it up
     take it off
     put them on
     hand it in

   • Many phrasal verbs are traditionally used in the same form:

     let off steam- chill out
     Put up a good fight- fight for something
     Keep your shirt on- control yourself
     Cry your eyes out- cry out one's eyes
     Blow someone's head off- blow someone's head off

4. Verb + preposition + object.

   This is similar to the construction verb + adverb + object. But, unlike an adverb, a preposition serves to connect a verb with an object. Word order is always clear here. This order is similar to Russian in sentences with prepositions. In Russian we can say the phrase "I'm counting on my friends", where "counting" is a verb, "on" is a preposition, and "friends" is an object. Can't say "I'm counting friends on".

   Likewise in English. You can say:

   I count on my friends
   I head for home,

   but you can't:

   I count my friends on,
   I head home for.

5. Verb + adverb + preposition + object.

   This formula combines the first and fourth structures. Let's look at examples:

   

   It is curious that in phrasal verbs, the adverb or preposition is always after verb. And in nouns that were formed from these verbs, the adverb is almost always in front.

   

   Part two, in which we are friends with phrasal verbs

   You can make friends with them in many ways.

   One of them is to learn phrasal verbs in English not separately, but using chamomile. Not real ones, of course, but drawn ones, where the core is a phrasal verb, and the petals are phrases in which it can be used. Or instead of petals, there can be planets that revolve around the sun - whichever you prefer.

   Yes, for calm down(calm down, calm down), we have four phrases:

   1.Tea calms me down immediately. Tea calms me down instantly.

   2. Count down to calm down. To calm down, count backwards.

   3. Ways to calm yourself down. Ways to calm down.

   4. Calm your baby down. Reassure your child.

   We place calm down to the center of the planetary system. Here's what we got:

   

   Phrasal verbs in English, the list of which will be very very long, cannot be learned one by one. Speech consists of phrases, and individual words make little sense. Therefore, with companions, it is easier and more effective to teach them.

   You can find "companions" on the Internet, eavesdrop on TV shows, or write them out of a magazine, or even a textbook - any reliable source is good. Phrases can be anything: long, short, frequently used or rare, but interesting to you personally.

   Another "solar system" - clean up(to clean, wash).

   1. Let's clean up! Let's clean up!

   2.Spring litter clean-up
   (this is a phrasal noun, but it will also come in handy). Spring garbage collection.

   3. clean up the mess! Clean up the mess!

   4. It's properly cleaned up. It is well washed.

   

   An additional plus of this method is that you see the word used in different grammatical forms. Not only in the infinitive, but also in the past tense, in the passive voice, in the third person, and so on.

   The second way is to distribute phrasal verbs by topic.

   Today we have chosen five topics:

   1. Love and feelings (where without them);
   2. Internet and computer (without this, all the more nowhere);
   3. Food;
   4. Sports and physical activity;
   5. Study.

   Love and feelings

   So, if you want to start a romantic relationship with someone, then you have so many ways to say it using phrasal verbs. If you

   have your eye on someone- have eyes on someone

   you can start

   hit on him/her- flirt with him or her

   chat up- Start a conversation to get to know each other

   ask him/her out- invite him/her on a date.

   If you are not very good at

   pick up- seduce

   and you were denied, there is an option

   run after him/her- "run" after him / her, that is, try to attract attention(although we do not recommend doing this).

   Well, if you had a relationship, but for some reason did not work out, you can always

   Break up with him/her break up with him or her.

   Almost all phrasal verbs in English are used in songs. Well, songs about love are their inexhaustible source. Can you figure out where the phrasal verbs are hidden?

   I know you ain't in love with him, break up with him.
   I know you're not in love with him, break up with him.

   I got to ask her out before I get too old.
   I should ask her out before I get old.

   He runs after a girl until he's caught.
   He runs after the girl until he himself is caught.

   Internet and computer

   Many of the phrases in this topic are related to the verb to go. It doesn’t have any meanings - enable, enter, access, use something ...

   

   Whenever I go on a computer, the first thing I open is the site and YouTube.

   When I sit down at the computer, the first thing I do is go to the site and YouTube.

   More useful words:

   sign up- subscribe
   Print off (out)- print
   set up- install
   Type in- print, enter (for example, in the input line)
   plug into- to plug
   Filter out- filter out (for example, spam)

   No doubt you've met at least some of them on the web, reading something like the following:

   Sign up to see photos and videos from your friends.
   Subscribe to see photos and videos of your friends.

   Do I have to print out the e-tickets?
   Do I need to print e-tickets?

   Plug the keyboard into your computer.
   Connect your keyboard to your computer.

   Food

   Hungry? No problem, let's cook something.

   open up the fridge- open the refrigerator.

   Get out everything that is badly lying there.

   Cut everything up- cut everything
   add in some spices of your choice- add spices to taste,
   fry it up- fry. Don't forget on time
   turn it over- turn over.

   Didn't it taste very good? If you not

   full up- ate

   then the only way out is

   eat out- eat out.

   The main thing when you sit in a restaurant is not to suddenly remember that you forgot

   turn off the oven- turn off the oven.

   Sports and physical activity

   After eating, you can stretch a little. So to speak,

   work off- work out those sweets that were eaten at the restaurant.

   And yes, it would be nice

   get rid of- get rid of from several kilograms.

   Do you like to work out? Do you enjoy exercising?

   For starters, you must

   warm up- warm up.
   Spread out your arms - stretch your arms to the sides.
   bend down your knees - bend your knees,
   jump your feet apart- Spread your legs wide and
   jump your feet together- Gather your legs with a jump.
   Go on jumping - keep jumping.

   Okay. Now

   cool down- take a hitch, cool off.
   Stretch up- Stretch.

   If you are bored of working alone, you can

   Join in- join, join a running club (a running club).

   Then maybe someday you

   take part- take part in a marathon. Over time you
   bulk up- Gain muscle mass.

   Studies

   We know that you, our readers, are constantly learning. Maybe in order to

   sail through the exams- pass exams successfully
   scrape through them- hand them over somehow

   and not let the teachers

   mark you down- Lower your rating.

   Maybe you're nibbling on the granite of science to

   to get into a good university- get into a good university to be able to
   major in- specialize in what you like and, over time
   leave behind- outrun everyone else.

   You are passionate about English. You

   write down- write down new words
   skim through- browse articles about English grammar,
   go over- learn irregular verbs and idioms.

   Keep it up! The main thing,

   Don't ever give up- never give up! And you will succeed.

   Now GET a bonus!

   Finally, a little about the word get. It's not a very familiar word to us. Meanwhile, this is a great injustice, because it can be used literally for everything. No, really, if you forgot all the phrasal verbs of the English language, and non-phrasal ones too, say get and you will be understood. Yes, this is the right word for "any incomprehensible situation":

   How did you get here? - How did you come here?

   I don't get you, could you explain? I don't understand you, could you explain?

   Get some beer with you - Take beer with you.

   Noticed that get goes instead of arrive (arrive), understand (understand), take (take)? And these are just some of the values. And phrasal verbs get forms visibly-invisibly. Today we will introduce you to some of them.

   

   Get by
   Deal with difficulty
   I will get by with a little help from my family.
   I can get through this with a little help from my family.

   Get along
   Be on good terms with someone.
   My sister and I get along well.
   My sister and I have a good relationship.

   Get at
   Hint.
   What are you getting at?
   What you're suggesting?

   Get ahead
   Get around someone, make progress in some area compared to others.
   He has done everything to get ahead of his colleagues.
   He did everything to get around his colleagues.

   Get into
   1. Get carried away with something;
   2. Enter, get (to an educational institution)

   I got into piano playing again.
   I started to get interested in playing the piano again.
   What if I don't get into any university?
   What if I don't get into university?

   get away
   1. Go on vacation / vacation;
   2. Hide, run away.

   I love to get away on summer breaks.
   I love to go somewhere in the summer.
   The thieves couldn't get away in broad daylight.
   The thieves could not escape in broad daylight.

Phrasal verbs are peculiar combinations of "simple" verbs and prepositions (one, maximum two) or adverbs. The main property of phrasal verbs is semantic and syntactic indivisibility.

Features of phrasal verbs

Many English learners find it difficult to translate English phrasal verbs because they are often idioms. In this case, they cannot be translated verbatim. However, sometimes such a decoding of the elements that formed the phrasal verb helps to approximately understand the essence of the words. Some phrasal verbs can have different, sometimes even idiomatic translations, while others, on the contrary, are easily translated word for word.

Almost all phrasal verbs in one way or another have a more formal counterpart used in formal speeches and correspondence.

Frequently used phrasal verbs

In this article, you are given the opportunity to review all the main phrasal verbs of the English language. Now the most used phrasal verbs containing the following words are considered to be English: look, take and come. So let's talk about them separately.

Look and its forms

With the help of a verb look - look the following phrasal verbs can be formed:

look after - take care of somebody

Your mom has been looking after since you were born.

Your mother has taken care of you since you were born.

look ahead - think about the future (look ahead)

Stop being a child! please, look ahead .

Stop being a kid (stop fooling around)! Maybe it's time to think about the future.

look down on - look down on someone

my friend never looks down on somebody who gets bad marks at school.

My friend never looks down on someone who gets bad grades in school.

• look on - watch, observe

Liza didn't take part in the play. She just looked on .

Liza is not involved (does not take part) in the play. She only looks.

• look for - look for something

What is Matt doing? He's looking for a newspaper.

What is Matt doing? He is looking for a newspaper.

• look forward to - look forward to something

I look forward to hearing from you.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

• look up to - admire

Your new hairstyle is marvelous. Everybody looks up to it.

Your new hairstyle is just beautiful. There is no one who does not admire her.

Combinations with take

Also, popular English phrasal verbs include all sorts of variations in the use of the verb take - take :

take after - to be like someone; take some traits (in character, appearance, behavior)

you absolutely take after your mom.

You are very similar to your mother.

• take care of = look after

He will take care of your parrot whilst you are off.

He will take care of your parrot while you are away.

• take off - take off, take off from the ground

The plane to Canada takes off at 7.15 p.m.

The flight to Canada will take off at 19:15.

• take on - hire employees

I have been taken on by a leading company.

A very promising company is hiring me as an employee.

• take out - move, remove

He took out his laptop to search for information.

He took out his laptop to search for the information he needed.

Come and the troubles that come with it

An incredible amount of difficulties in learning causes both beginners and those who continue at least one of the phrasal verbs based on come-come :

come across - accidentally stumble; seem to impress

I usually come across some photos of my childhood.

I often stumble upon my own photographs from my childhood.

I hope I came across as an enthusiastic person.

I hope I came across as an interested person.

• come forward - introduce yourself, introduce yourself

The teacher asked me to come forward .

The teacher asked me to introduce myself.

• come up against - face problems

The film is going to come up plenty of criticism.

The film will have to face a lot of criticism.

About dictionaries

If you have a lot of time and space for books, you can try to carry out the study procedure using a dictionary of English phrasal verbs.

Such collections are very often published and republished by such famous companies as Cambridge University Press, Longman and Pearson.

However, in the age of technology, paper editions are losing their former popularity, and on the Internet you can already find many different online dictionaries, as well as courses, methods for learning and memorizing words.

Another advantage of online learning is the ease with which everyone will be able to find the necessary list of English phrasal verbs, which is mandatory to ensure fluent and easy communication. After all, as we already know, phrasal verbs are practically not used in formal speech, official letters and other business messages.

But how do you learn all the necessary phrasal verbs in English? The table will help us.

Phrasal verbs A-D

Phrasal verbs E-J

Phrasal verbs M-Z

Practical tasks

When learning English, like any other language, practice plays a key role in achieving success. Those who wish to learn or recall any topic will require special exercises. English phrasal verbs are no exception. Only by trying to thoroughly understand this difficult topic and practicing the language daily and with diligence, one can count on good results.

Specialized Editions

As exercises, you can purchase various specialized books for a detailed study of the topic "phrasal verbs of the English language." Examples of such publications are easy to find in bookstores.

Each of them has its pros and cons, but a textbook alone will not be enough. Anyone who wants to learn a language is strongly recommended to purchase workbook, containing tests, tasks for paraphrasing, as well as oral tasks aimed at the final development of phrasal verbs. Give preference to publications whose content is diverse. This approach helps to work out the topic of the English language in its various aspects at a high level.

little surprise

The people viewing this article must be just learning or even going to learn today's topic - English phrasal verbs. The test offered to you does not aim to reveal in-depth knowledge of phrasal verbs. However, these 10 questions will get you started on today's topic. Such a simple test will be a good start to progressive learning.

Answers at the end of the article!

Summing up

With the help of the tips above in this article, as well as regular practice and skill-building exercises, you will achieve the desired result very quickly. Do not forget that regularity plays the main criterion in learning a language. Practice at least 15 minutes every day. And you will see that it is much more convenient and effective than torturing yourself with 2 hours, but only once a week. This approach loads the head with work, but, due to the peculiarities of the structure of the brain, a person cannot remember much.

According to the results of research, a step memorization system is best suited for memorizing phrasal verbs. Learn 5 verbs a day. It's a lot? Of course not. But now let's resort to simple arithmetic. 5 times 7 (days of the week) is 35 words per week. 35 times 4 (weeks in a month) is 140 phrasal verbs per month. Just think - 140!

Just one month is enough to get vocabulary, which will provide you with the prerequisites for a fluent level of spoken English.

Practice and remember: stable practice plays a leading role in learning English!

And now the promised answers: 2, 1, 4, 1, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2.

Good luck learning English!

1. ADD UP- to make sense, to converge, to correspond

Her story didn't add up, I think she was lying, it didn't make sense- Her story did not fit, I think she was deceiving, it does not make sense

2. BLOW UP- has three meanings: inflate, blow up and get angry

Please could you blow up those balloons?— Could you please inflate these balloons?

The building was blown up by a bomb- The building was blown up by a bomb

When I said I couldn't go to her party, she blew up— When I said that I couldn’t go to the party, she got angry.
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3. BRING UP- has two main meanings: to educate and raise a question or any proposal in a conversation

Their grandparents brought them up because their parents were always traveling— Their grandparents raised them because their parents were constantly traveling.

Your suggestion will be brought up at the next meeting.- Your proposal will be considered at the next meeting.

4. CALL OFF- withdraw, withdraw

The game was called off.- The game has been postponed

Call off your dog, he's biting my leg!- Get your dog away from me, it's biting my leg!

5. CARRY ON- two meanings: to continue doing something and to behave rudely, ugly

We must try to carry on as if nothing had happened. We must try to act as if nothing happened.

The people upstairs were carrying on again last night, they had me quite worried.- My upstairs neighbors again swore all night, they really bothered me.

6. COME ACROSS- has several meanings, among which the main ones are: to be perceived by someone, to come across (accidentally meet) with someone or something

He comes across as someone who means what he says.- He seems to be one of those who say what he thinks.

I came across this old photograph in the back of the drawer.- I accidentally found this old photo at the bottom of the box.

7. COME UP WITH- come up with

She came up with a great proposal for the new advertising campaign.

8. FALL APART fall apart, literally and figuratively

This cup just fell apart in my hands.- This cup fell to pieces right in my hands.

We used to be good friends, but fell apart about a year ago.- We were very good friends but broke up about a year ago.

Their marriage seems to be falling apart.- Their marriage seems to be falling apart.

9. GET ALONG- has many meanings: get along with someone, succeed, leave, grow old

Does he get along with his mother-in-law? Does he get along with his mother-in-law?

How is your work getting along?- How is your work going?

I think I'll be getting along now, I want to be home quite early.- I think it's time for me to leave.
I want to get home early.

Grandfather is getting along and doesn't see too well any more. Grandpa is getting old and can't see well.

10. GET AWAY- to leave, to run away, to hide, to get away dry from the water

You can't get away with it.- You won't get away with it.

The thieves managed to get away in a stolen car— The thieves managed to escape using a stolen car

11. GET OVER— overcome (for example, an illness, or an unpleasant feeling)

It always takes some time to get over the shock of someone's death.- When someone dies, it always takes some time for the shock to wear off.

I can't get over your news, I would never have thought it possible!- I can not get used to what you said to me, I would never have thought that this is possible.

12. GIVE UP- throw (in the meaning of surrender), refuse

I did want a holiday abroad, but we had to give up the idea.- I really wanted to take a vacation abroad, but we had to abandon this idea.

He is given up by the doctors.- Doctors refused him.

We had to give up the castle to the enemy. We had to surrender the fortress to the enemy.

13. GO ON- continue, continue

We began work at 12 and went on till half-past one.- We started working at 12 and continued until half past one.

How is your work going on?- How is your work going?

There's a wedding going on at the church.- There is a wedding going on in the church now.

How long has this been going on?- How long has this been going on?

14. HOLD ON- hold on to something, wait by the phone, don't give up

If a branch is near you, hold on until we can get a rope.- If there is a branch nearby, hold on to it until we find a rope.

Hold on!- Hold on!

Hold on, I shan't be a minute.- Don't hang up, wait a minute.

15. LOOK AFTER- look after someone

Who will look after the children while you go out to work?- Who will look after the children while you are at work?

16. LOOK FORWARD TO- to look forward to, to be in anticipation

I'm looking forward to some warmer weather after this bitter winter.- I hope it will be warmer now, the winter was so severe.

Every year the children look forward to the holidays coming. Every year children look forward to the holidays.

17. LOOK UP- look for something in a book / directory, improve (about business)

If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a good dictionary. If you don't know what a word means, look it up in a good dictionary.

things are looking up.- The situation is improving.

18. MAKE OUT- disassemble/distinguish, understand, kiss passionately

You can just make out the farm in the distance.- You can see a farm in the distance.

I can't make out the meaning of this poem. I cannot understand the meaning of this poem.

The park was full of lovers making out on the grass.- The park was full of couples licking on the grass.

19. PASS OUT- to lose consciousness, give out / distribute (usually for free)

When he heard the news, he passed out with the shock.- When he found out about this, he lost his senses.

The protesters passed out leaflets to the growing crowd.— Protesters handed out leaflets to the growing crowd

20. PULL OVER- pull over, stop

We pulled over to take some pictures of clouds and lightning.- We stopped on the side of the road to photograph flashes of lightning against the background of clouds.

21. PUT DOWN- has several meanings: disembark passengers, postpone work, write something down, put it on the account, pacify

Can you put me down at the next corner, please?- Drop me off at next corner, please.

Put down whatever you're doing and join the party!- Put your affairs aside and join the company!

Put down every word she says.- Write down every word for her.

I'll take three boxes; would you put them down (to my account)?- I'll take three boxes; would you put it on my account?

22. PUT OFF- postpone

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.- Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

23. PUT UP WITH- put up

I can't put up with my neighbor's noise any longer; it's driving me mad. I can't put up with the noise from the neighbors anymore, it's driving me crazy

24. TURN UP- suddenly show up, arrive / arrive / appear, increase the volume / temperature, etc.

He turned up missing at roll call.- He was not at the roll call.

As always, John turned up late John was late as usual.

Please turn the music up, I love this song!— Please turn it up, I love this song!

25. Watch out- be careful. Often used when suddenly shouting to the interlocutor "Caution!"

Watch out in the mountain, there are bears there“Look carefully, there are bears in the mountains.

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