English Grammar

List of commonly used phrasal verbs: E ==================================== Eat away: Erode or corrode gradually Eat into: Consume gradually, especially by erosion Eat out: Perform cunnilingus or anilingus Eat up: Consume completely Eat up: Accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠 List of commonly used phrasal verbs: F ==================================== Find out: Discover, as by asking or investigating Find out: Discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc. Find out: Uncover a weakness (in someone) Finish off: Finish completely Finish off: Kill Finish up: Complete the last details of a task Finish with: Put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally Finish with: Complete; to complete use of Fit in: Be physically capable of going into a space Fit in: Be confident in a social situation Fit into: Be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location Fit into: Be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people Fit up: Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person Fit up: Furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out Fix up: Provide (someone) (with something); to furnish Fix up: Repair or refurbish Fix up: Prepare or provide (something) Force out: Cause something to be ejected 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠 List of commonly used phrasal verbs: G ==================================== Gear up: Prepare for an activity Grow up: Mature and become an adult Grow up: Start to develop; to flourish Grow up: Stop acting as or like a child 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of commonly used phrasal verbs: D ========================================== Deal with: Handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject Deal with: Take action with respect to (someone or something) Deal with: Consider, as an example Deal with: Come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by Deal with: Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of Deal with: Behave in a certain way towards Do for: Doom; to bring about the demise of Do in: Kill or end Do in: Exhaust, to tire out Do up: Fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten Do up: Redecorate Do up: Execute a task or performance Do up: Pack together and envelop; to pack up Do without: Manage despite the lack of Draw in: Attract Draw in: Get someone involved Draw in: Approach Draw on: Advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force. Draw on: Approach, come nearer, as evening Draw out: Make something last for more time than is necessary Draw out: Improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards Draw up: Compose a document, especially one having a standard form Draw up: Arrange in order or formation Draw up: Cause to come to a halt Draw up: Come to a halt Drink in: Absorb; to be completely attentive to Drink to: Raise one’s glass as a toast Drink up: Finish one’s drink Drive at: Mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point Drive away: Depart by driving a vehicle Drive away: Force someone or something to leave Dry out: Have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed. Dry up: Become dry (often of weather); to lose water Dry up: Cause to become dry Dry up: Deprive someone of (something vital) Dry up: Cease to exist; to disappear Dry up: Manually dry dishes Dry up: Stop talking, to forget what one was going to say 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of commonly used phrasal verbs: C ========================================== Calm down: Become less excited, intense, or angry Cancel out: Neutralize the effect of something Catch on: Begin to understand; to realize Catch on: Become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard Catch up: Entangle Catch up: Be brought up to date with news Catch up: Bring someone else up to date with the news Catch up: Reach something that had been ahead Cheer up: Become happy Cheer up: Make someone happy Chew out: Lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke Chew up: Chew so as to make something pulpy Chicken out: Shy away from a daring task Chill out: Relax or take time out; to calm down Chill out: Hang out; spend time together with another person or group Clean out: Clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents Clean out: Empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from Clean up: Make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy Clean up: Become clean, handsome, smart in appearance Clean up: Make a large profit Clear away: Leave, disappear Clear out: Completely empty Clear out: Remove or eject (from), especially forcibly Clear out: Leave quickly Clear out: Become empty Close down: Stop trading as a business Close down: Surround someone, as to impede their movement Close in on: Enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse Close in on: Catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit Close in on: Near a goal or completion Close off: Seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter Close up: Move people closer together Close up: Shut a building or a business for a period of time Close up: Heal a cut or other wound Clock in: Begin working time, especially by punching in Clock in: Be measured at Clock off: End work Clock out: End work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work Clock out: Officially record a work-termination time for Consist in: Have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part Consist of: Be composed or made up of something Cool down: Become cooler, to be reduced in temperature Cool down: Cause the temperature of an item to decrease Cool down: Become less agitated Cool down: Cause to become less agitated Count down: Announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event Count down: Await a precisely timed expected event Count in: Include (someone) in an activity, etc. Count in: Do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance Count off: Count (a series of numbers) aloud Count on: Rely on, trust, or expect Count out: Exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility Count out: Enumerate items while organizing or transferring them. Count up: Add to get a total Crop out: Come to light; to be manifest; to appear Cross off: Finish; to regard something as complete Cross out: Strike out; to draw a line through Cross over: Pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another Cross over: Die Cry off: Cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone Cry out for: Be in urgent need (of) 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of commonly used phrasal verbs: A ============================================ Account for: Explain by relating circumstances Account for: Be the primary cause of Account for: Constitute in amount or portion Account for: Destroy or put out of action Account to: Answer to; to be responsible to Admire to: Be enthusiastic about doing Adopt out: Send a son or daughter away to live in another country Age out: Become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior Aim at: Design for a particular audience Aim at/to: Intend to do or achieve Allow for: Take into account when making plans Attend to: Diligently work on; to pay attention to 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 List of commonly used phrasal verbs: B Bail out: Rescue, especially financially Bail out: Leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation Bail out: Sell all or part of one’s holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. Ball out: Cry intensely; to sob or weep Ball up: Crush into a ball shape Ball up: Coil up into a ball Ball up: Hunch over and pull in one’s arms and legs Balls up: Do something badly. To ruin a job Bear on: Be relevant to Bear out: Corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate Bear upon: Be relevant to Bear with: Be patient with Believe in: Ascribe existence to Believe in: Believe that (something) is right or desirable Believe in: Have confidence in the ability or power of Block off: Obstruct Block off: Book, set aside Block out: Prevent from entering or penetrating Block out: Prevent (a thought) from entering one’s mind Boil down: Become reduced Boil off: Remove by boiling Boil off: Be removes by boiling Boil over: Boil to such an extent as to overflow its container Boil up: Cook or prepare by boiling Book in: Reserve an appointment for Bottom out: Touch or drag along the ground Branch out: Expand in the manner of branches Branch out: Attempt something new or different, but related Brighten up: Make cheerful Bubble over: Be very enthusiastic, or highly excited Bubble over: Be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established Buck up: Become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful Buck up: Encourage or refresh; to hearten Buck up: Pass on to higher authority for resolution Buckle down: Put forth the needed effort Buckle up: Fasten one’s seat belt or safety belt Build up: Accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages Build up: Strengthen Bump into: Collide with Bump into: Cause (a thing) to collide with Bump into: Meet by chance Burn down: Cause (a structure) to burn to nothing Burn down: Burn completely, so that nothing remains Burn out: Become extinguished due to lack of fuel Burn out: Tire due to overwork Burn up: Catch fire and burn until destroyed Burn up: Anger; to annoy 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with LAY ============================================ 🌻Lay down Meaning: Give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon) Example: The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon. 🌻Lay down Meaning: Intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision Example: He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus. 🌻Lay down Meaning: Specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate Example: Let’s lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent. 🌻Lay down Meaning: Lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting Example: I feel a bit ill, so I’m going to go lay down for a while. 🌻Lay by Meaning: Put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings Example: He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy. 🌻Lay low Meaning: Topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out Example: He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head. 🌻Lay off Meaning: Cease, quit, stop (doing something) Example: When are you gonna lay off smoking? 🌻Lay of Meaning: Stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone Example: I told him to lay off me but he wouldn’t stop. 🌻Lay on Meaning: Provide (food or drinks) for free Example: At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet. 🌻Lay on Meaning: Repeatedly say (particular things) Example: He laid on compliments. 🌻Lay out Meaning: Arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart Example: She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor. 🌻Lay up Meaning: Make a layup with (a basketball) Example: He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with KNOCK ======================================== 🐚Knock down Meaning: Hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls Example: As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it. Knock down 🐚Meaning: Demolish Example: We knocked down the garden shed when we moved. 🐚Knock down Meaning: At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel Example: The picture was knocked down for £50. 🐚Knock down Meaning: Reduce the price of Example: They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it. 🐚Knock down Meaning: Drink fast Example: I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager. 🐚Knock down Meaning: Disassemble for shipment Example: The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required. 🐚Knock off Meaning: Bump or hit so that something falls off Example: Don’t knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms. 🐚Knock off Meaning: Quit; stop doing work or other activity Example: I think I’ll knock off for the evening and go to bed. 🐚Knock off Meaning: Kill someone Example: The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies. 🐚Knock off Meaning: Reduce or remove Example: They agreed to knock off 20% of the price. 🐚Knock off Meaning: Rob Example: They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown. 🐚Knock off Meaning: Make a copy of, as of a design Example: They send people to the shows in Milan for “ideas”, which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell. 🐚Knock it off Meaning: Stop doing something; desist Example: Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? I’m trying to sleep. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Strike or bump (someone or something) out Example: I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Render unconscious, as by a blow to the head Example: The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Put to sleep Example: The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Exhaust Example: Running errands all day really knocked him out. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Complete, especially in haste; knock off Example: They knocked out the entire project in one night. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it Example: The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank. 🐚Knock out Meaning: Communicate (a message) by knocking Example: The prisoner knocked out a message on the wall for the prisoner in the adjoining cell. 🐚Knock about Meaning: Spend time companionably; to hang around Example: I used to knock about with John when we were younger. 🐚Knock about Meaning: Engage in a relaxing activity in; to hang around in Example: I like to knock about the garden on Saturdays. 🐚Knock about Meaning: Be located in or mislaid in Example: I’ve got some scissors knocking about the house. Knock about Meaning: Hit or behave violently towards Example: It was known that he would knock his wife about when he had been drinking. Knock back Meaning: Stun; to surprise Example: I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall. Knock back Meaning: Reject; to refuse Example: How many job seekers did you knock back today? Knock over Meaning: Bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it Example: I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up. Knock over Meaning: Rob; to stage a heist of Example: The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week. Knock together Meaning: Assemble something quickly; to knock up Example: I’ll just knock together a quick demo. Knock up Meaning: Put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. Example: I’ll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation. Knock up Meaning: Impregnate, especially out of wedlock Example: I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with KICK ========================================== 🌺Kick off Meaning: Make the first kick in a game or part of a game Example: The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Start; to launch Example: Let’s kick off this project with a planning meeting. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position Example: I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Die or quit permanently Example: It’s a wonder that old dog hasn’t kicked off yet. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Shut down or turn off suddenly Example: The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Suddenly become more active Example: The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight Example: When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off. 🌺Kick off Meaning: Have a fight or argument start Example: It really kicked off in town when the team lost. 🌺Kick out Meaning: Eject, throw out, or forcefully remove Example: I got kicked out for eating inside. 🌺Kick out Meaning: Stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly Example: I was driving and the motor just kicked out. 🌺Kick up Meaning: Raise, to increase (a price) Example: The rent has been kicked up again. 🌺Kick up Meaning: Show anger (about something) Example: He kicked up about it when they told him the train had been cancelled. 🌺Kick up Meaning: Function improperly, to show signs of disorder, (of an illness) to flare up Example: The car is kicking up. 🌺Kick around Meaning: Abuse or mistreat; to bully Example: Don’t be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy. 🌺Kick around Meaning: Wander loose; to float around; to hang around Example: Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer? 🌺Kick back Meaning: Relax Example: I’m going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back. 🌺Kick down Meaning: Break or demolish something by physical bodily force Example: Some young thugs tried to kick her door down last night. She was terrified. 🌺Kick in Meaning: Start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way Example: You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in. 🌺Kick in Meaning: Contribute, especially to a collection of money Example: For the year-end party, we’re asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with KEEP ====================================== ☘️Keep down Meaning: Repress Example: China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently. ☘️Keep down Meaning: Restrain or control (a sound) Example: We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain. ☘️Keep down Meaning: Cause not to increase or rise Example: It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding. ☘️Keep down Meaning: Not to vomit Example: It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu. ☘️Keep down Meaning: Stay concealed by not standing up Example: You had better keep down or they will see you. ☘️Keep on Meaning: Persist or continue Example: Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me! ☘️Keep on Meaning: Persist in talking about a subject to the annoyance of the listener Example: For goodness sake, will you stop keeping on about it! ☘️Keep on Meaning: Cause or allow to remain in an existing position Example: The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary. ☘️Keep out Meaning: Refrain from entering a place or condition Example: After being warned, he kept out. ☘️Keep out Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition Example: The warning kept him out. ☘️Keep out of Meaning: Stay away from (a place or condition) Example: I am keeping out of trouble. ☘️Keep out of Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering (a place or condition) Example: He kept me out of the house while he was redecorating. ☘️Keep across Meaning: Keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of Example: We’ll keep across this story for you as the events unfold. ☘️Keep around Meaning: Keep something near one Example: It’s worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word. ☘️Keep at Meaning: Continue with something difficult Example: The secret of dieting is to keep at it. ☘️Keep away Meaning: Refrain from coming (near) Example: I’m keeping away from Joe until he calms down. ☘️Keep away Meaning: Prevent from coming (near) Example: Keep your children away from the construction site: it’s dangerous! ☘️Keep away from Meaning: Avoid or evade Example: He tried to keep away from danger. ☘️Keep away from Meaning: Deny (someone) access to Example: He tried to keep Jack away from his daughter. ☘️Keep back Meaning: Maintain a safe distance Example: Police were warning people to keep back. ☘️Keep from Meaning: Control yourself, refrain Example: These worries kept her from sleeping properly. ☘️Keep in Meaning: Not allow someone out Example: They were kept in after school. ☘️Keep off Meaning: Not talk about Example: John kept one the subject off his divorce. Keep off Meaning: Not touch something Example: Keep the flies off the food. Keep to oneself Meaning: Purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted Example: She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died. Keep up Meaning: Stay even or ahead Example: They ran so fast I could hardly keep up. Keep up Meaning: Ensure that one remains well-informed about something Example: I always try to keep up with current affairs. Keep up with Meaning: Move at the same rate Example: She walks so fast I can never keep up with her. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with JUMP ============================================ ❄️Jump around Meaning: Move erratically by jumping Example: He was jumping around with excitement. ❄️Jump at Meaning: Accept something enthusiastically Example: I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered. ❄️Jump down Meaning: Leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump Example: I jumped down the small flight of stairs. ❄️Jump in Meaning: Enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport Example: I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting. ❄️Jump off Meaning: Move from an elevated place by one jump Example: The cat jumped off the table. ❄️Jump on Meaning: Board a vehicle Example: Jump on a no.9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door. ❄️Jump on Meaning: Attack verbally, to criticise excessively Example: I hate the way she’s always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake. ❄️Jump out Meaning: Be obviously different or special; to capture an observer’s attention at once Example: All are class acts, but Mary’s picture jumps out as the best overall. ❄️Jump up Meaning: Move from one position to a higher position by one jump Example: I jumped up onto the top of the wall. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs with HOLD =================================== 🌷Hold up Meaning: Wait or delay Example: Hold up a minute. I want to check something. 🌷Hold up Meaning: Impede; detain Example: I’ve got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up? 🌷Hold up Meaning: Support or lift Example: Hold up the table while I slide this underneath. 🌷Hold up Meaning: Fulfil / fulfill or complete one’s part of an agreement Example: I don’t think he’s holding up his end of the bargain. 🌷Hold up Meaning: Rob at gunpoint Example: The guy tried to hold up a bank. 🌷Hold back Meaning: Act with reserve; to contain one’s full measure or power out Example: Don’t hold back. Hit it as hard as you can. 🌷Hold back Meaning: Contain; stop Example: The dam can’t hold back that much water. 🌷Hold back Meaning: Delay the progress of, especially in school Example: He’s a year older than his classmates, because he was held back in second grade. 🌷Hold down Meaning: Restrain; to check Example: You hold him down while I search him. 🌷Hold down Meaning: Continue, to hold and to manage well Example: I held down that job for years. 🌷Hold in Meaning: Restrain oneself Example: He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. 🌷Hold off Meaning: Delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay Example: Let’s try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them. 🌷Hold off Meaning: Delay commencing Example: Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question. 🌷Hold off Meaning: Delay commencing an action Example: Hold off on baking until I get there. 🌷Hold on Meaning: Grasp or grip firmly Example: Hold on tightly to the railing. 🌷Hold on Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone Example: Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster. 🌷Hold on Meaning: Wait a short while Example: Hold on while I get my coat. 🌷Hold on Meaning: Remain loyal Example: He didn’t give up his fandom when others did; he held on. 🌷Hold out Meaning: Wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better Example: I am holding out for more money. 🌷Hold out Meaning: Survive, endure Example: How long can they hold out without water? 🌷Hold out Meaning: Withhold something Example: You’ve got a key! Why have you been holding out on me? 🌷Hold out Meaning: Set something aside or save it for later Example: Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later. 🌷Hold over Meaning: Save, delay Example: We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs with HANG ================================ 🌼Hang about Meaning: Stay, linger or loiter Example: If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast. Hang about 🌼Meaning: Spend time or be friends Example: My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school. 🌼Hang on Meaning: Wait a moment (usually imperative) Example: Hang on. Let me check 🌼Hang on Meaning: Hold, grasp, or grip Example: Hang on to the handle so you don’t drop it. 🌼Hang on Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone Example: Hang on to my jacket until I get back. 🌼Hang on Meaning: Pay close attention Example: The audience hangs on his every word. 🌼Hang on Meaning: Continually believe in something; to have faith in Example: He’s got a philosophy he hangs on to. 🌼Hang on Meaning: Persevere Example: Just hang on and keep going; this pain won’t last forever. 🌼Hang out Meaning: Spend time doing nothing in particular Example: He hung out with his friends all day yesterday. 🌼Hang out Meaning: Be unyielding; to hold out Example: The juryman hangs out against an agreement. 🌼Hang over Meaning: Be threatening, to be imminent Example: A shadow of doubt hung over my academic future. 🌼Hang together Meaning: Be self-consistent Example: The story does not hang together. 🌼Hang up Meaning: Put up to hang Example: I hung up my wash on the line. 🌼Hang up Meaning: Terminate a telephone call Example: When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with GO PART:3 ============================= 🍁Go over Meaning: Look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze Example: Please go over the reports to make sure we haven’t missed anything. 🍁Go over Meaning: Create a response or impression Example: Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers. 🍁Go so far as Meaning: Reach an unexpected extent in doing something Example: I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn’t go so far as to kill himself? 🍁Go through Meaning: Travel from one end of something to the other Example: The train went through the tunnel. 🍁Go through Meaning: Examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things), especially in a regular order Example: Every morning, she went through her mail over a cup of coffee. 🍁Go through Meaning: Undergo, suffer, experience Example: She’s yet to go through puberty, although she’s already 17. 🍁Go through Meaning: Wear out (clothing etc. ) Example: I’ve gone through two pairs of shoes already this holiday. 🍁Go through Meaning: Progress to the next stage of something Example: If United don’t lose by more than 2 goals, they should go through to the next round. 🍁Go through Meaning: Reach an intended destination after passing through some process Example: My payment hasn’t gone through yet. 🍁Go through with Meaning: Carry out (something planned or promised) Example: If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover. 🍁Go to Meaning: Attend an event or a sight Example: We went to a concert for my birthday. 🍁Go to Meaning: Attend classes at a school as a student Example: He went to the University of Kansas for almost two years before he dropped out. 🍁Go to Meaning: Tend to support Example: The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies. 🍁Go towards Meaning: Be a contribution to Example: This money will go towards paying off the debt. 🍁Go under Meaning: Descend into a body of water; to founder Example: The boat was too heavy and went under. 🍁Go under Meaning: Collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt Example: In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under. 🍁Go under Meaning: Be named; to call oneself Example: He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous. 🍁Go up Meaning: Be built or erected Example: There are new offices going up in town. 🍁Go up Meaning: Rise or increase in price, cost, or value Example: Bananas have gone up because of a shortage. 🍁Go up Meaning: Be consumed by fire Example: The building went up in smoke. 🍁Go up Meaning: Forget lines or blocks during public performance Example: The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night. 🍁Go up for Meaning: Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out Example: The keeper went up for a caught behind. Go with Meaning: Choose or accept (a suggestion) Example: Although I liked your suggestion, I’ll go with my original idea. Go with Meaning: Correspond or fit well with, to match Example: Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse? Go without Meaning: Be deprived of Example: The poor man’s children went without supper. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

🍁Go for Meaning: Try for, to attempt to reach Example: I’ll go for the world record. 🍁Go for Meaning: Undertake (an action) Example: His phone was off so I couldn’t ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it. 🍁Go for Meaning: Attack Example: Careful, he’ll go for your throat! 🍁Go for Meaning: Develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with Example: Clyde took one look at Bonnie and really went for her. 🍁Go for Meaning: Favor, accept Example: Management won’t go for such a risky project now. 🍁Go for Meaning: Apply equally to Example: Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick! 🍁Go for it Meaning: Put maximum effort into achieving something Example: He really went for it. 🍁Go for it Meaning: Decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation Example: May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it! 🍁Go in Meaning: Be obscured by clouds Example: It’s chilly now the sun’s gone in. 🍁Go into Meaning: Get involved in; to investigate or explore Example: I don’t want to go into the details now. 🍁Go into Meaning: Divide exactly; to be a factor of Example: 11 goes into 88 and 99 but not 100. 🍁Go off Meaning: Explode Example: The bomb went off right after the president left his office. 🍁Go off Meaning: Fire, especially accidentally Example: The gun went off during their struggle. 🍁Go off Meaning: Explode metaphorically; to become very angry Example: When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away. 🍁Go off Meaning: Begin clanging or making noise Example: The alarm will go off at six a.m. 🍁Go off Meaning: Depart; to leave Example: He went off without a word. 🍁Go off Meaning: Like less Example: Ever since falling off my bike, she’s gone off cycling to work. 🍁Go on Meaning: Continue in extent Example: The meeting seemed to go on forever. 🍁Go on Meaning: Continue an action Example: I think I’ve said enough now; I’m not sure I should go on. 🍁Go on Meaning: Proceed Example: He went on to win a gold medal. 🍁Go on Meaning: Talk about a subject frequently or at great length Example: Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday. 🍁Go on Meaning: Use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc. Example: I didn’t make a decision because I didn’t have anything to go on. 🍁Go on Meaning: Happen (occur) Example: What’s going on?! 🍁Go out Meaning: Leave, especially a building Example: Please go out through the back door. 🍁Go out Meaning: Leave one’s abode to go to public places Example: They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping. 🍁Go out Meaning: Be eliminated from a competition Example: Our team went out in the third round. 🍁Go out Meaning: Be turned off or extinguished Example: The lights went out. 🍁Go out Meaning: Discard or meld all the cards in one’s hand Example: Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys. 🍁Go out Meaning: Become out of fashion Example: He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies. 🍁Go out Meaning: Have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates Example: They’ve been going out for three years now, but still live apart. 🍁Go out Meaning: Fail Example: I’d like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me. 🍁Go out Meaning: Spend the last moments of a show (while playing something) Example: Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of useful phrasal verbs with GO in English. ======================================================== 🍁Go after Meaning: Pursue in an attempt to catch another Example: Go after him and apologize. 🍁Go after Meaning: Pursue an object or a goal Example: Inspired, the scientist went right after the new idea. 🍁Go against Meaning: Violate; to breach; to break Example: What he did goes against the rules. 🍁Go against Meaning: Be unfavourable to someone Example: The court’s decision went against them. 🍁Go against Meaning: Be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle Example: This goes against my instincts. 🍁Go against Meaning: Oppose; to resist Example: He dared not go against the King. 🍁Go ahead Meaning: Proceed; to begin Example: Go ahead and eat without me; I expect to be very late. 🍁Go all out Meaning: Reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources Example: They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay. 🍁Go along Meaning: Participate, cooperate, or conform Example: I refuse to go along with another of his dangerous schemes. 🍁Go around Meaning: Move or spread from person to person Example: There’s a cough going around. 🍁Go around Meaning: Share with everyone Example: There’s plenty of fish to go around. 🍁Go at Meaning: Try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task Example: I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it. 🍁Go away Meaning: Depart or leave a place Example: I’m not going to buy it. Please go away and don’t come back. 🍁Go away Meaning: Travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation Example: Are you going away this year? 🍁Go away Meaning: Become invisible, vanish or disappear Example: This cold just won’t go away. 🍁Go back Meaning: Abandon, desert, betray or fail someone or something Example: You promised me that you’d pay up today, no going back on your word. 🍁Go below Meaning: Go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship Example: The weather’s getting bad; you had better go below! 🍁Go by Meaning: Pass or go past without much interaction Example: I like to sit and watch the world go by. 🍁Go by Meaning: Be called, to use as a name Example: His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie. 🍁Go by Meaning: Follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc. Example: I’m only going by what my teacher said. 🍁Go down Meaning: Descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one Example: You’ll need to go down two floors to get to that office. 🍁Go down Meaning: Disappear below the horizon; to set Example: It’ll be cooler once the sun goes down. 🍁Go down Meaning: Decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one Example: The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months. Go down Meaning: Fall (down), fall to the floor Example: The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin. Go down Meaning: Be received or accepted Example: The news didn’t go down well with her parents. Go down Meaning: Be recorded or remembered (as) Example: Today will go down as a monumental failure. Go down Meaning: Take place, happen Example: A big heist went down yesterday by the docks. Go down Meaning: Perform oral sex Example: He felt nervous about going down on his girlfriend for the first time. Go down Meaning: Stop functioning, to go offline Example: Did the server just go down again? We’ll have to reboot it. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Give way to Meaning: Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc Example: The storm gave way to bright sunshine. Give way to Meaning: Allow a vehicle to pass in front. Example: Let’s give way to traffic coming from the right. Give way to Meaning: Surrender to strong emotions Example: Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs with GIVE with meaning and example sentences in English. ===================================== 🌿Give away Meaning: Make a gift of (something) Example: I didn’t like that book, so I gave it away. 🌿Give away Meaning: Formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father Example: Who give away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony? 🌿Give away Meaning: Unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone Example: He gave himself away with a stupid lie. 🌿Give away Meaning: Concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc. Example: Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round. 🌿Give back Meaning: Return, restore Example: Give me back my book! 🌿Give back Meaning: Contribute money, goods or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one’s own success We organize this Example: Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community. 🌿Give forth Meaning: Emit or release something Example: The chimney gave forth a cloud of grey smoke. 🌿Give forth Meaning: Give off an emanation Example: The roses give forth a very heady scent at this time of the year. 🌿Give in Meaning: Collapse or fall Example: The roof gave in under the weight of the snow. 🌿Give in Meaning: Relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat Example: I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV. 🌿Give in to Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you Example: If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it. 🌿Give in to Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something. Example: She would not give in to these men. 🌿Give it up for/to Meaning: Applaud. Example: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the star of our show, Amy Jones! 🌿Give of oneself Meaning: Devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy Example: Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers who have given of themselves to make this project a success. 🌿Give off Meaning: Emit; to produce and send forth Example: The substance was giving off smoke. 🌿Give out Meaning: Issue; to distribute Example: Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please? 🌿Give out Meaning: Break down, get out of order, fail Example: So your old car finally gave out, did it? 🌿Give out Meaning: Complain, sulk, chastise Example: You shouldn’t give out to your brother like that. 🌿Give over Meaning: Entrust (something) to another Example: She gave the deeds over to the solicitor. 🌿Give over Meaning: Devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity Example: He gave himself over to a monastic life. 🌿Give over Meaning: Give up; abandon; desert; stop Example: Give over with your nonsense, will you! 🌿Give up Meaning: Surrender (someone or something) Example: They gave him up to the police. Give up Meaning: Stop or quit (an activity, etc) Example: They gave up the search when it got dark. Give up Meaning: Relinquish (something) Example: He gave up his seat to an old man. Give up Meaning: Lose hope concerning (someone or something) Example: They gave him up for dead. Give up Meaning: Abandon (someone or something) Example: I gave up my faith years ago. Give up Meaning: Admit defeat, to capitulate Example: OK, I give up, you win. Give up on Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone. Example: Most of the teachers gave up on her years ago. Give up on Meaning: Stop feeling hope. Example: At that point, I hadn’t completely given up on the marriage. Give yourself up Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities Example: The gunman gave himself up to the police. Give way Meaning: Yield to persistent persuasion Example: The mother gave way to her crying child. Give way Meaning: Collapse or break under physical stresses Example: After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time. Give way Meaning: Give precedence to other road users Example: At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians.

Two-word verbs exercise MAY 31, 2012 ========================= The two parts of an inseparable phrasal verb cannot be separated. Complete the following sentences. 1. Even after moving to another city, she still calls .................................... her old neighbours. to up on 2. It took him several weeks to fully get ............................... his illness. about over at 3. You should go .................................... the study materials at least twice before the exam. on over about 4. He has already gone .................................... his money. with over through 5. It is no fun having so many children to look .................................. for at after 6. The police should look ................................... the conspiracy. at into about 7. I ran ..................................... my ex-girlfriend yesterday. over across down 8. He fell .................................... the ladder and broke his back. over off of 9. He walked down the road without looking .................................... anybody. on at over ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Even after moving to another city, she still calls on her old neighbours. (Call on = visit) 2. It took him several weeks to fully get over his illness. (Get over = recover, overcome) 3. You should go over the study materials at least twice before the exam. (Go over = review) 4. He has already gone through his money. (Go through = use up) 5. It is no fun having so many children to look after. (Look after = take care of) 6. The police look into the conspiracy. (Look into = investigate) 7. I ran across my ex-girlfriend yesterday. (Run across = find by chance) 8. He fell off the ladder and broke his back. 9. He walked down the road without looking at anybody. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Double comparatives are often shortened in spoken English, especially when used as a cliche. Here are some examples of typical cliches using double comparatives. The more the merrier means... 🔹The more people there are, the merrier everyone will be. Double comparatives can also be turned into commands in the imperative form when recommending certain actions: Study more, learn more. 🔹Play less, study more. 🔹Work more, save more. 🔹Think harder, get smarter. SHORT FORM A short form of this structure is used in sentences ending in 'better', and the expression 'the more the merrier'. 1. How do you like your coffee? The stronger the better. 2. What price range are you interested in? The cheaper the better. 3. What time would you like me to come? The earlier the better. 4. What sort of presentation should I prepare? The shorter the better! 5. Can I bring a friend? Sure. The more the merrier! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ