English Vocabulary

Run about Meaning: Be very busy doing many different things Example: I’ve been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays. Run across Meaning: Cross by running Example: The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal. Run across Meaning: Find or discover by chance Example: While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mother’s recipe for Cornish game hens. Run after Meaning: Chase Example: That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after cars. Run after Meaning: Make a determined effort to win someone’s affections Example: She runs after any man in uniform! Run against Meaning: Oppose, make difficulties. Example: Luck is really running against you tonight! Run along Meaning: Leave; to make one’s way somewhere else Example: Well I must be running along now or I’ll be late for supper. Run around Meaning: Be very busy doing many different things Example: I don’t want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays. Run around after Meaning: Spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people Example: I have spent all morning running around after the kids. Run away Meaning: Flee by running Example: The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs. Run away Meaning: Leave home Example: The little boy was unhappy about having to take a bath every day and decided to run away from home. Run away with Meaning: Leave secretly with another person Example: She ran away with my best friend. Run away with Meaning: Steal and get away with it Example: The robber ran away with some valuable paintings. Run away with Meaning: Be misled Example: Don’t run away with the idea that this money will solve all your problems. Run away with Meaning: Overwhelm, get the better of Example: He allowed his emotions to run away with him. Run away with Meaning: Be superior or outstanding in something Example: Team USA ran away with the medal count. Run back Meaning: Take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house Example: If you can wait a couple of minutes, I’ll run you back. Run back Meaning: Rewind a film or cassette Example: Can you run it back to the beginning, please? Run by Meaning: Inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea Example: Let me run that idea by the board before we spend too much time on it. Run by Meaning: Briefly stop at a location for a particular purpose Example: Can you run by the store for milk? Run down Meaning: Hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them Example: He was run down while crossing the main road. Run down Meaning: Criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly Example: My sister is always running me down in front of my friends. Run down Meaning: Find something or someone after searching for a long time Example: I finally managed to run down that report. I had filed it incorrectly. Run down Meaning: Lose power slowly Example: If you don’t switch off the car lights, you will run the battery down. Run down Meaning: Read quickly a list or other short text Example: Running down the list of suggestions, I can see three we can discard immediately. Run down Meaning: Reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure Example: The board of directors have decided to run down the stocks held in storage prior to offering the company for sale. Run for it Meaning: To run very quickly in order to escape from someone or something Example: As soon as he looked the other way, we ran for it. Run in Meaning: Arrest Example: The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in. Run in Meaning: Use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage Example: I have to drive slowly for the first 1,000 miles to run the engine in. Run into Meaning: Enter by running Example: He ran into the building. Run into Meaning: Collide with Example: He lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree. Run into Meaning: Encounter or meet unexpectedly Example: I ran into your cousin the other day.

Put up Meaning: Hang or mount Example: Many people put up messages on their refrigerators. Put up (UK) Meaning: Increase prices, taxes, duties, etc. Example: They’ve put up the rent by £20 a month. Put up Meaning: Store away Example: Be sure to put up the tools when you finish. Put up Meaning: House, shelter, or take in Example: We can put you up for the night. Put up Meaning: Present, especially in “put up a fight” Example: That last fighter put up quite a fight. Put up Meaning: Provide funds in advance Example: Butty Sugrue put up £300,000 for the Ali–Lewis fight. Put up Meaning: Make available, to offer Example: The picture was put up for auction. Put up with Meaning: Endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying Example: I put up with a lot of nonsense, but this is too much. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Put down as Meaning: Assume someone has a particular character from very little information Example: I put him down as ignorant, but then discovered he is, in fact, a university professor! Put down for Meaning: Record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something Example: Put me down for one of the drivers. Put down to Meaning: State the cause of a situation Example: I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment. Put forward Meaning: Propose for consideration Example: The Prime Minister put forward new plans to tackle corruption. Put forward Meaning: Change the time in a time zone to a later time Example: Don’t forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour. Put in, Put in practice Meaning & Examples Put in Meaning: Place inside Example: Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it. Put in Meaning: Apply, request, or submit Example: I’m going to the bank to put in for a transfer. Put in Meaning: Contribute Example: I put in an extra hour at work today. Put in Meaning: Call at, arrive at, or enter a place (e.g., to enter a harbor or port) Example: The ship puts in to port today. Put in practice Meaning: Make (something) a practical reality Example: But there remain two problems to resolve before the plan can be put into practice. Put off Meaning: Procrastinate Example: Don’t put off your homework to the last minute. Put off Meaning: Delay (a task, event, etc.) Example: The storm put the game off by a week. Put off Meaning: Distract; to disturb the concentration of Example: Please be quiet. I’m trying to concentrate and you’re putting me off. Put off Meaning: Cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing) Example: Almost drowning put him off swimming. Put on Meaning: Don (clothing, equipment or the like) Example: Why don’t you put on your jacket. It’s cold. Put on Meaning: Fool, kid, deceive Example: You must be putting me on. Put on Meaning: Assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense Example: Why are you putting on that silly voice? Put on Meaning: Play (a recording) Example: I’ll put on your favorite record. Put on Meaning: Initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop Example: I’ll put on some coffee for everybody. Put on Meaning: Perform for an audience Example: The actors put on a show. Put out Meaning: Place outside or eject Example: Don’t forget to put out the cat. Put out Meaning: Produce Example: The factory puts out 4000 units each day. Put out Meaning: Injure a part of the body, especially a joint Example: Don’t put out your back trying to lift that. Put out Meaning: Extinguish (a flame or light) Example: They worked for days to put out the brushfire. Put oneself across Meaning: Explain one’s ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality Example: It is very important to put yourself across well at a job interview. Put over Meaning: State, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner Example: Professor Jones is a good teacher. He knows how to put his ideas over to the students. Put past Meaning: Conclude that (someone) would not do something Example: Would he go so far as to call the police? I wouldn’t put it past him. Put through Meaning: Connect Example: Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office. Put through Meaning: Cause to endure Example: After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I’m still with her. Put to Meaning: Ask or pose a question, or make a proposal Example: I’ll put it to the committee and see what they say. Put forward (UK) Meaning: To propose or suggest Example: He rejected all the proposals put forward by the committee. Put together Meaning: Assemble, construct, build or formulate Example: We’ll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished. Put towards Meaning: Make a financial contribution Example: We each put £5 towards her leaving present. Put up Meaning: Place in a high location Example: Please put up your luggage in the overhead bins.

List of phrasal verbs: PUT =========================== 🎒Put (effort) into Meaning: To try Example: I put a lot of work into the speech. 🎒Put across Meaning: Explain or state something clearly and understandably Example: All good communicators try to use popular, well-understood examples to put across complex ideas. 🎒Put aside Meaning: Save (money) Example: I try to put a few dollars aside each week, just in case I need money in an emergency. 🎒Put aside Meaning: Ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently Example: Let’s put our differences aside for the moment, and get this project finished. 🎒Put asunder Meaning: Sunder; disjoin; separate; disunite; divorce; annul; dissolve Example: What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. 🎒Put away Meaning: Place out of the way, clean up Example: I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room. 🎒Put away Meaning: Store, add to one’s stores for later use Example: Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter. 🎒Put away Meaning: Consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities Example: You wouldn’t think such a small person could put away so much food. 🎒Put away Meaning: Send (someone) to prison Example: After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years. 🎒Put away Meaning: Knock out an opponent Example: He put away his opponent in the first round. 🎒Put away Meaning: Take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory Example: They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. 🎒Put back Meaning: Return something to its original place Example: He carefully put the vase back on the shelf. 🎒Put back (UK) Meaning: Postpone an arranged event or appointment Example: The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm. 🎒Put back Meaning: Drink fast; to knock down alcohol Example: You’ll need to put that drink back quickly; it’s very nearly closing time. 🎒Put back Meaning: Change the time in a time zone to an earlier time Example: Don’t forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour. 🎒Put by Meaning: Preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc. Example: Our family has been putting food by for generations. 🎒Put by Meaning: Perform an action without attracting attention Example: I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable. 🎒Put by Meaning: Save money Example: I have put a few hundred pounds by for a rainy day. 🎒Put by Meaning: Run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision Example: The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II. 🎒Put down Meaning: Insult, belittle, or demean Example: They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly. 🎒Put down Meaning: Pay Example: We put down a $1,000 deposit. 🎒Put down Meaning: Halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force Example: The government quickly put down the insurrection. Put down Meaning: Euthanize (an animal) Example: Rex was in so much pain, they had to put him down. Put down Meaning: Write (something) Example: Put down the first thing you think of on this piece of paper. Put down Meaning: Terminate a call; to hang up. Example: Don’t put the phone down. I want a quick word with him,too. Put down Meaning: Add a name to a list Example: I’ve put myself down for the new Spanish conversation course. Put down Meaning: Make prices, or taxes, lower Example: BP are putting petrol and diesel down in what could be the start of a price war. Put down Meaning: Place a baby somewhere to sleep Example: I had just put Mary down when you rang. So now she’s crying again. Put down Meaning: Land Example: The pilot managed to put down in a nearby farm field. Put down Meaning: Drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle Example: The taxi put him down outside the hotel. Put down Meaning: Cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book) Example: I was unable to put down The Stand: it was that exciting.

List of phrasal verbs: PULL =========================== 💼Pull ahead Meaning: Start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition) Example: After being neck-and-neck the whole race, Gibbs managed to pull ahead in the final lap. 💼Pull apart Meaning: Become separated as a result of pulling Example: A weak rope will pull apart. 💼Pull apart Meaning: Rigorously investigate the basis of an idea or theory Example: Starting with a couple of inconsistencies, the detective began to pull apart his alibi. 💼Pull away Meaning: Move ahead Example: Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers. 💼Pull in Meaning: Pull something, so that comes inside Example: After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in. 💼Pull in Meaning: Earn Example: He pulls in a lot of money. 💼Pull in Meaning: Approach a station Example: Quick! The train’s pulling in. 💼Pull off Meaning: Remove by pulling Example: As soon as she got home, she pulled off her clothes. 💼Pull off Meaning: Achieve; to succeed at something difficult Example: Six pages is a lot to write in one night. Do you think she can pull it off? 💼Pull off Meaning: Turn off a road Example: After about a mile, we pulled off the main road onto a dirt track. 💼Pull off Meaning: Begin moving and then move away; to pull away Example: As the police approached, the car pulled off and sped away into the distance. 💼Pull on Meaning: Put on (clothes) by tugging Example: I pulled on my winter coat before stepping out into the snow. 💼Pull out Meaning: Withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat Example: The troops pulled out of the conflict. 💼Pull out Meaning: Use coitus interrupt us as a method of birth control Example: With a tremendous groan, he pulled out and ejaculated all over her belly. 💼Pull out Meaning: Remove something from a container Example: He pulled out his gun before she had a chance to scream. 💼Pull out Meaning: Maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane Example: When joining a road, you should check for traffic before pulling out. 💼Pull over Meaning: Come to a stop, and turn off the road Example: Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is next door. 💼Pull over Meaning: Cause to pull over Example: Do you know why we pulled you over? 💼Pull up Meaning: Lift upwards or vertically Example: I pull up the level when I want to make my car go into first gear. 💼Pull up Meaning: Pull forward Example: Pull up a bench and have a seat. 💼Pull up Meaning: Retrieve; get Example: Pull up that website for me, it looks quite interesting. 💼Pull up Meaning: Drive close towards something, especially a curb Example: Pull up to that curb slowly; you don’t want to scratch that other car. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Play up Meaning: Misbehave Example: Children who do not receive enough attention may begin to play up. Play up Meaning: Make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight Example: For the audition, Nicole will play up her skill as a pianist by playing Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Bach. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs: PICK =========================== Pick apart Meaning: Overcome by skilled execution Example: The quarterback picked apart the secondary defense in the first half. Pick off Meaning: Remove by picking Example: Before you recycle the bottle you need to pick off the label. Pick off Meaning: Shoot one by one Example: The sniper picked off the incoming police one at a time. Pick off Meaning: Dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. one by one Example: Let’s pick off these issues starting from the top. Pick on Meaning: Bully, harass or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass Example: Hey! Quit picking on your brother. Pick on Meaning: Select (a person) for a task, etc. Example: The teacher picked on me to answer the question. Pick out Meaning: Distinguish Example: The young birds cry out for food, and the parents returning from the sea manage to pick out their own amid a mass of look-alikes. Pick out Meaning: Ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour Example: A dark green carriage body picked out with red. Pick up Meaning: Lift; to grasp and raise Example: When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom. Pick up Meaning: Collect an object, especially in passing Example: Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home? Pick up Meaning: Clean up; to return to an organized state Example: Aren’t you going to pick up after yourself? Pick up Meaning: Collect a passenger Example: I’ll pick you up outside the library. Pick up Meaning: Collect and detain (a suspect) Example: The cops have picked up the man they were looking for. Pick up Meaning: Improve, increase or speed up Example: Prices seem to be picking up again. Pick up Meaning: Restart or resume Example: Let’s pick up where we left off yesterday. Pick up Meaning: Learn, to grasp; to begin to understand Example: It looks complicated, but you’ll soon pick it up. Pick up Meaning: Receive (a radio signal or the like) Example: With the new antenna, I can pick up stations all the way from Omaha. Pick up Meaning: Notice, detect or discern, often used with “on” Example: Did you pick up his nervousness? Pick up Meaning: Point out (a person’s behaviour, habits or actions) in a critical manner Example: She’s always picking me up on my grammar. Pick up Meaning: Meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation Example: He was in the fabric store not to buy fabric but to pick up women. Pick up Meaning: Answer a telephone Example: I’m calling him, but he just isn’t picking up! Pick up Meaning: Pay for Example: The company will pick up lunch with customers for sales calls. ================== Play along Meaning: Take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke Example: James played along with the frat boys. Play around Meaning: Behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way Example: Stop playing around, and get on with your homework. Play around Meaning: Work with in a non-serious manner Example: You could build even more interesting components called amplifiers and begin playing around with amplifiers. Play at Meaning: Pretend to be a different person while playing a game Example: So we played at being pirates for a while. Play at Meaning: Do something in a manner that lacks seriousness, commitment, or professionalism Example: In my opinion, John only plays at being an author. He hasn’t sold more than two magazine articles in as many months. Play down Meaning: Make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious Example: The senator played down the threat of a recession. Play off Meaning: Pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed or otherwise affected by something Example: Although he’s obviously hung over, he’s trying to play it off as food poisoning. Play out Meaning: Play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.) Example: And now, to play us out, please welcome Tom Waits. Play out Meaning: Occur in a certain manner Example: My date played out a little differently than I imagined.

List of phrasal verbs: PASS =========================== 👝Pass away Meaning: Die Example: After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday. 👝Pass by Meaning: Travel past without stopping Example: I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping. 👝Pass by Meaning: Travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard Example: I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by. 👝Pass by Meaning: Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse Example: Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him. 👝Pass down Meaning: Transmit information or give property to younger generations Example: The tradition has been passed down from father to son for generations. 👝Pass off Meaning: Happen Example: The millennium passed off without any disasters. 👝Pass off Meaning: Misrepresent something Example: He tried to pass off the imitation Rolex as genuine. 👝Pass on Meaning: Convey or communicate Example: Can you pass on the information next time you see him? 👝Pass on Meaning: Skip or decline Example: I’ll pass on dessert, thanks. 👝Pass on Meaning: Die Example: His uncle passed on last year. 👝Pass out Meaning: Faint; to become unconscious Example: I pass out at the sight of blood. 👝Pass out Meaning: Distribute, to hand out Example: We’ll pass out copies of the agenda. 👝Pass over Meaning: Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior Example: This is the second time I’ve been passed over for promotion. 👝Pass over Meaning: Ignore, refuse to discuss Example: I want to pass over this quite quickly. 👝Pass round Meaning: Distribute, give to people present Example: Pass the cookies around, would you? 👝Pass through Meaning: Visit a place without stopping or only stopping briefly Example: Some travelers pass through the desert. 👝Pass to Meaning: Give ownership or responsibility to someone Example: The stocks passed to her daughter when she died. 👝Pass up Meaning: Refuse (not accept); forgo Example: He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs: MESS =========================== 💍Mess about Meaning: Misbehave Example: Kids! Stop messing about and do your work! 💍Mess about Meaning: Be in a casual non-committal relationship Example: Anna and I are just messing about; this isn’t going to last. 💍Mess about Meaning: Play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person) Example: Stop messing me about and give me a straight answer! 💍Mess around Meaning: Fiddle idly Example: These guys don’t mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes. 💍Mess around Meaning: Joke, kid, or play Example: Don’t mess around with electricity if you don’t understand it. 💍Mess around Meaning: Have a sexual relationship, especially one which is non-committed Example: Rumor has it that he’s messing around with his secretary. 💍Mess up Meaning: Make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss Example: The afternoon breeze messed up my hair. 💍Mess up Meaning: Cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin Example: The change messed something up, and it’s not working anymore. 💍Mess up Meaning: Botch, bungle; to perform poorly on Example: Well, I messed up my solo, but otherwise it was a good concert. 💍Mess up Meaning: Make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly Example: She messed up on her final exam. 💍Mess up Meaning: Cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior Example: Stop bumping me! You keep messing me up! 💍Mess up Meaning: Damage; injure Example: He messed up his elbow at the track meet. 💍Mess up Meaning: Manhandle; beat up; rough up Example: Her brother’s friends messed him up a little after he cheated on her. 💍Mess up Meaning: Discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray Example: That girl totally messed me up, man. I’m not sure who I am anymore. 💍Mess with Meaning: Interfere with Example: Don’t mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly. 💍Mess with Meaning: to put down Example: Hey! Quit messing with my brother. 💍Mess with Meaning: Joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner Example: Don’t worry, I’m just messing with you. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs: MAKE =========================== 👑Make after Meaning: Chase Example: I made after him. 👑Make away with Meaning: Steal Example: Thieves made away with £50,000 of jewellery in last night’s heist. 👑Make for Meaning: To move towards something Example: He picked up his umbrella and made for the door. 👑Make for Meaning: To contribute, to cause, lead to Example: The new computers make for much greater productivity. 👑Make into Meaning: Cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform Example: Basic training will make you into a man. 👑Make it up to Meaning: Pay back; to return someone a previous good deed Example: You’ve been so kind to me, how can I make it up to you? 👑Make of Meaning: Form an opinion about (someone or something) Example: What do you make of the new guy? 👑Make off Meaning: Leave somewhere in a hurry Example: The kids made off when they heard us coming. 👑Make off Meaning: To escape Example: The men made off as the police arrived. 👑Make off with Meaning: Steal Example: They made off with our television and our stereo. 👑Make out Meaning: Draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee Example: Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company. 👑Make out Meaning: Manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.) Example: Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out? 👑Make out Meaning: Represent; to make (something) appear to be true Example: His version of the story makes me out to be the bad guy. 👑Make out Meaning: Kiss passionately Example: We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private. 👑Make out of Meaning: Construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance) Example: I’ll make a quilt out of your mother’s old shirts. 👑Make over Meaning: Renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them Example: We’re going to make over the garage into a guest suite. 👑Make over Meaning: Create a new physical look, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes Example: Cindy is going to make over Karen tomorrow. 👑Make over Meaning: Improve upon and/or take in a new direction Example: The senator needs to make over his image. 👑Make up Meaning: Compensate, fill in or catch up Example: He can make up the time next week. 👑Make up Meaning: Invent, imagine, or concoct (a story, claim, etc.) Example: He was a great storyteller and could make up a story on the spot. 👑Make up Meaning: Assemble, or mix Example: I can make up a batch of stew in a few minutes, but it will take a few hours to cook. 👑Make up Meaning: Apply cosmetics or makeup to Example: Let’s leave as soon as I make up my face. 👑Make up Meaning: Resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight Example: They fight a lot, but they always manage to make up. Make up for Meaning: To compensate for something, to replace Example: I don’t eat breakfast but I make up for it at lunch. Make up to Meaning: Do something to show that you are sorry about the problems you have caused someone Example: He was looking for a way to make up to her for what he had done. Make towards Meaning: Head in the direction Example: I made towards the door, but he called me back. Make way Meaning: Make progress Example: He was starting to make his way in the world. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Look upon as Meaning: Consider, regard Example: I really like Sarah because she look upon me as a close friend. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

List of phrasal verbs: LOOK =========================== 🪖Look after Meaning: Watch or protect; to keep safe Example: He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away. 🪖Look ahead Meaning: Consider the future, to anticipate future events Example: You should forget the past and look ahead. 🪖Look back Meaning: Think about something that happened in the past Example: It wasn’t such a bad experience when I look back on it. 🪖Look around Meaning: Inspect a building or area Example: We’re interested in buying this house. Can we look around tomorrow? 🪖Look around Meaning: Search a place Example: I can’t find my keys, so I’ll look around. 🪖Look around Meaning: Turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself Example: He heard a voice and looked around to see a man wearing dark clothes. 🪖Look down on Meaning: Regard someone with a feeling of superiority Example: She looks down on people who haven’t been to college. 🪖Look at Meaning: Consider Example: I looked at the possibility of buying a new car, but my current one still runs great and it’s paid off. 🪖Look for Meaning: Search for; to seek Example: He spent his life looking for the truth. 🪖Look forward to Meaning: Feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen Example: I’m looking forward to the weekend. 🪖Look in (on sb) Meaning: Visit a person or place for a short time Example: She looks in on her elderly neighbour every evening. 🪖Look into Meaning: Investigate, explore, or consider Example: If you are buying a new car, you might want to look into getting a hybrid or other high-efficiency vehicle. 🪖Look on Meaning: Watch; to observe Example: My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on. 🪖Look on as Meaning: Treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way Example: I’ve always looked on him as the ideal candidate for the job. 🪖Look out Meaning: Look from within to the outside Example: Look out, and you will see the rain has stopped. 🪖Look out Meaning: Be vigilant and aware Example: While you’re in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors. 🪖Look out for Meaning: Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for Example: Marry looked out for her younger sister when she started school. 🪖Look out for Meaning: Keep alert and try to see Example: You should look out for pickpockets. 🪖Look round Meaning: Inspect a building or area Example: We’re interested in buying this house, can we look round tomorrow? 🪖Look round Meaning: Search a place Example: I can’t find my keys, so I’ll look round. 🪖Look round Meaning: Turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself Example: He heard a voice and looked round to see a man wearing dark clothes. 🪖Look through Meaning: Gaze through a gap or aperture Example: He looked through the binoculars at the bird. 🪖Look through Meaning: Search, either with the eyes or by hand Example: Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors. Look through Meaning: Pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible Example: I tried to get Michele’s attention at the party, but she looked right through me! Look to Meaning: Seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone Example: Whenever I’m upset, I look to Mary to cheer me up. Look up Meaning: Have better prospects, to improve Example: Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents. Look up Meaning: Obtain information about something from a text source Example: I didn’t know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary. Look up to Meaning: Show respect or admiration for Example: A boy should look up to his father. Look upon, Look upon as Meaning & Examples Look upon Meaning: Consider or regard something in a specific manner Example: Some people look upon lexicography as their life’s work. Look upon Meaning: Gaze at something; to look on Example: Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

List of phrasal verbs: LET =========================== 👒Let down Meaning: Allow to descend Example: They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket. 👒Let down Meaning: Disappoint; to betray or fail somebody Example: I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down. 👒Let in Meaning: Let someone or something come in Example: He opened the window to let in the air. 👒Let in on Meaning: Disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information Example: Do you think we should let him in on the shortcut? 👒Let off Meaning: Cause to explode or come out; to release Example: Stand back when you let off fireworks. 👒Let off Meaning: Forgive and not punish Example: The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars. 👒Let on Meaning: Reveal, disclose, or divulge Example: I tried not to let on that I had already guessed the answer. 👒Let out Meaning: Release Example: The students were let out of school early. 👒Let out Meaning: Allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls Example: He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn. 👒Let out Meaning: Enlarge by adjusting one or more seams Example: After the holidays he had to have his suits let out. 👒Let out Meaning: Of sound, to emit Example: The dog let out a yelp. 👒Let out Meaning: Disclose Example: He accidentally let out the location for the meeting. 👒Let past Meaning: Allow someone to pass one Example: This guy is right up on my tail, so I will slow down to let him past. 👒Let up Meaning: Cease; stop Example: The rain shows no sign of letting up. 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 List of phrasal verbs: LIVE =========================== ⛑Live out Meaning: Not reside on the premises of one’s employer Example: Our nanny used to live out, but now she lives with us. ⛑Live out Meaning: Live some distance away or outside of a town/city Example: I used to live out west. ⛑Live out Meaning: Fulfill or act out a dream or fantasy or aspiration Example: Jackie is going to fashion school to live out her dream of becoming a fashion designer. ⛑Live out Meaning: Pass time or to pass the remainder of one’s life Example: He is paying $200,000 a year to live out his days on a cruise liner. ⛑Live down Meaning: Get used to something shameful Example: He has never been able to live down his electoral defeat. ⛑Live on Meaning: Survive solely by consuming a certain thing Example: When he was in the rainforest, he lived on bugs and rainwater. ⛑Live on Meaning: Endure Example: Her memory lives on in our hearts. ⛑Live off Meaning: Survive by consuming only a certain thing or things Example: When I was a student, I lived off baked potatoes. ⛑Live through Meaning: Survive a difficult period or event Example: My grandfather lived through the Great Depression. ⛑Live up Meaning: Fulfill the expectations placed upon Example: She never lived up to her reputation. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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Come up Meaning: Come towards, to approach Example: I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette. Come up Meaning: Emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly Example: Unless anything comes up, I’ll be there every day this week. Come up Meaning: Happen Example: I’ll let you know if any vacancies come up. Come up Meaning: Appear Example: He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars. Come up Meaning: Draw near in time Example: The summer holidays are coming up. Come up Meaning: Rise (above the horizon) Example: It’ll be warmer once the sun comes up. Come up Meaning: Begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug Example: I could tell from her expression she was coming up already. Come up to Meaning: Approach Example: We’re coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses. Come up with Meaning: Invent, create, or think of. Example: How can you come up with such brilliant ideas? Come upon Meaning: Come across; to encounter; stumble upon; discover or find Example: We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking. Come upon Meaning: Befall; to affect; happen to Example: I pray no harm will come upon you. Come with Meaning: Join and come along Example: We’re going out to lunch. Do you want to come with? =====================

Come out in Meaning: Be afflicted by Example: He’s come out in spots. Come out in Meaning: Say something unexpected Example: He came out with a very dubious excuse. Come out of Meaning: To develop from something Example: The book came out of his experiences in Rome. Come out with Meaning: Say something publicly and unexpectedly Example: He comes out with the strangest things! Come out with Meaning: Make something available/to be produced or published Example: The company came out with a new line in just three months. Come over Meaning: Affect Example: I apologise for my behaviour last night. I don’t know what came over me. Come round Meaning: Change one’s opinion to a prevailing one Example: He’s a reasonable man. I knew he’d come round eventually. Come round Meaning: Recover consciousness, to come to Example: After the blow to my head, I took a while to come round. Come round Meaning: Visit someone’s home or other regular place Example: Would you like to come round for dinner tonight? Come through Meaning: Survive, to endure Example: With such a weak heart he was lucky to come through the operation. Come through Meaning: Succeed Example: The team came through in the end and won the pennant. Come through Meaning: Not to let somebody down, keep one’s promise Example: She really came through for us when the project was in trouble. Come through with Meaning: Provide something needed Example: Our representative in Thailand finally came through with the figures. Come to Meaning: Recover consciousness after fainting etc. Example: She came to with the aid of smelling salts. Come to Meaning: Total; to amount to Example: How much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each. Come to Meaning: Devote attention to in due course; to come around to Example: I’ll come to your question in a minute. Come to Meaning: Befall; to affect; happen to; come upon Example: I pray no harm will come to you. Come to Meaning: Regard or specify, as narrowing a field of choices by category Example: He’s the best when it comes to riveting detective fiction. Come together Meaning: Arrive at a destination with someone after having travelled there with each other Example: We bumped into each other earlier, so we came together in a taxi. Come under Meaning: Come underneath (something) Example: Why don’t you come under my umbrella? There’s plenty of room. Come under Meaning: Be included or classified under Example: To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors. Come under Meaning: Be subjected to, be under the auspices of Example: Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority.

Come for Meaning: Search for something or someone, in order to catch them/it Example: You should hide: the police are coming for you. Come forth Meaning: Move forward and into view, emerge, appear Example: Suddenly a man appeared and came forth out of the fog. Come from Meaning: Have as one’s birthplace or nationality Example: I come from Thailand. Come in Meaning: Enter Example: Please come in and look around. Come in Meaning: Arrive Example: That flight just came in. Come in Meaning: Become relevant, applicable or useful Example: The third stage of the plan is where Team B comes in. Come in Meaning: Become available Example: Blueberries will be coming in next month. Come in Meaning: Have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well Example: Most of the neighbors get 14 channels, but only two of them come in well here. Come in Meaning: Join or enter; to begin playing with a group Example: They started together, but the drummer came in late. Come in Meaning: Begin transmitting Example: This is Charlie 456 to base. Come in, base. Do you read me? Come in Meaning: Function in the indicated manner Example: Four-wheel drive sure came in handy while the bridge was washed out. Come in Meaning: Finish a race or similar competition in a particular position Example: The horse I had bet on came in fourth in the second race. Come in for Meaning: Be subjected to Example: If you go into the forest, you’ll come in for a nasty surprise. Come into Meaning: Inherit (money) Example: After his father died, he came into a large fortune. Come into Meaning: Be a factor in Example: Money doesn’t come into it. Come off Meaning: Have some success, to succeed Example: He tried his Chaplin impression, but it didn’t really come off. Come off Meaning: To happen, take place Example: Did the trip to Paris ever come off? Come on Meaning: Encouragement Example: Come on, my son, it’s time to pack away your toys. Come on Meaning: Appear on a television broadcast Example: I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show came on. Come on Meaning: Progress, to develop Example: The new garden is coming on nicely. Come on Meaning: Encounter, discover; to come upon. Example: Turning the corner, I came on Julia sitting by the riverbank. Come on Meaning: Make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on Example: He was really coming on to me at the party. Come on Meaning: Start to Example: It came on to snow after dusk. Come on Meaning: Be discovered, be revealed Example: It finally came out that he had been lying all the time. Come on Meaning: Be published, be issued Example: My new book comes out next week. Come on Meaning: End up or result Example: There were a lot of problems at the start, but it all came out well in the end. Come on Meaning: Come out of the closet Example: He came out about being gay to his parents last week. Come on Meaning: Be deducted from Example: That comes out of my paycheck. Come on Meaning: Leave (out of), exit from Example: The mouse came out of the hole. Come on Meaning: Express one’s opinion openly Example: You had come out in favor of the French Revolution.

List of phrasal verbs: COME =========================== Come about Meaning: Happen, occur Example: Can you tell me how the accident came about? Come across Meaning: Give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image Example: A business suit and briefcase help her to come across as the competent professional she is. Come across Meaning: Find, usually by accident Example: In the meadow he will come across a rare flower. Come after Meaning: Pursue, follow Example: Don’t try to come after me. Come after Meaning: Follow, to succeed, be the successor of Example: Who came after Richard the Lionheart? Come along Meaning: Accompany Example: I’d like you to come along with me to the opera. Come along Meaning: Progress; to make progress Example: Your English is really coming along! Come apart Meaning: Break, separate Example: The cup just came apart in my hands. Come around Meaning: Change one’s mind Example: Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way. Come away Meaning: Become separated from something Example: The cakes have started to come away from the pan. Come away Meaning: Distance oneself (from) Example: He goes to the park to come away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Come at Meaning: Get to, especially with effort or difficulty Example: His precise meaning was not easy to come at. Come at Meaning: Attack, to harass Example: As I backed away, he came at me with a knife. Come at Meaning: Accept (a situation); agree to do; try Example: Nah, mate – I′m not going to come at that again. Too risky. Come back Meaning: Return to one’s possession, especially of memories Example: Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother. Come back Meaning: Return to a former state, usually a desirable one Example: Many people counted him out, but he came back better than ever. Come back Meaning: Return Example: I left work and came back home early. Come before Meaning: Appear publicly in front of someone superior Example: He was summoned to come before the king. Come before Meaning: Be of greater importance (than) Example: Looking out for your family should come before making money. Come before Meaning: Be judged, decided or discussed by authority Example: Jones’ behavior will come before the board of directors. Come before Meaning: Precede Example: F comes before G in the alphabet. Come between Meaning: Affect negatively or cause discord between (someone) and another person Example: Our love is so strong that nothing can come between us. Come by Meaning: Obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily Example: A loyal friend is hard to come by. Come by Meaning: Come near to; pass; visit Example: Your beau came by while you were shopping. Come down Meaning: Descend, fall down, collapse Example: A tree came down and hit me on the head. Come down Meaning: Be demolished Example: The damage sustained in the fire is so great that the whole building will have to come down. Come down Meaning: Decrease Example: Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom. Come down Meaning: Reach a decision Example: I can’t guess which way the board will come down on the project. Come down Meaning: Be passed through time Example: Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs. Come down Meaning: Return from an elevated state of consciousness or emotion Example: He finally came down from his post-bonus high. Come down on Meaning: Punish Example: The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work. Come down upon Meaning: Criticise, reprimand severely Example: They’re coming down heavily upon people for not paying their taxes. Come down to Meaning: Reach by moving down or reducing Example: Come down to my place someday and have lunch. Come down to Meaning: Depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence Example: The game is going to come down to the last five seconds. Come down with Meaning: Contract or get; to show symptoms of an illness with a scratchy throat and a cough, it feels like Example: I’m coming down with a cold.

Come round Meaning: Visit someone’s home or other regular place Example: Would you like to come round for dinner tonight? Come through Meaning: Survive, to endure Example: With such a weak heart he was lucky to come through the operation. Come through Meaning: Succeed Example: The team came through in the end and won the pennant. Come through Meaning: Not to let somebody down, keep one’s promise Example: She really came through for us when the project was in trouble. Come through with Meaning: Provide something needed Example: Our representative in Thailand finally came through with the figures. Come to Meaning: Recover consciousness after fainting etc. Example: She came to with the aid of smelling salts. Come to Meaning: Total; to amount to Example: How much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each. Come to Meaning: Devote attention to in due course; to come around to Example: I’ll come to your question in a minute. Come to Meaning: Befall; to affect; happen to; come upon Example: I pray no harm will come to you. Come to Meaning: Regard or specify, as narrowing a field of choices by category Example: He’s the best when it comes to riveting detective fiction. Come together Meaning: Arrive at a destination with someone after having travelled there with each other Example: We bumped into each other earlier, so we came together in a taxi. Come under Meaning: Come underneath (something) Example: Why don’t you come under my umbrella? There’s plenty of room. Come under Meaning: Be included or classified under Example: To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors. Come under Meaning: Be subjected to, be under the auspices of Example: Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority. Come up Meaning: Come towards, to approach Example: I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette. Come up Meaning: Emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly Example: Unless anything comes up, I’ll be there every day this week. Come up Meaning: Happen Example: I’ll let you know if any vacancies come up. Come up Meaning: Appear Example: He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars. Come up Meaning: Draw near in time Example: The summer holidays are coming up. Come up Meaning: Rise (above the horizon) Example: It’ll be warmer once the sun comes up. Come up Meaning: Begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug Example: I could tell from her expression she was coming up already. Come up to Meaning: Approach Example: We’re coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses. Come up with Meaning: Invent, create, or think of. Example: How can you come up with such brilliant ideas? Come upon Meaning: Come across; to encounter; stumble upon; discover or find Example: We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking. Come upon Meaning: Befall; to affect; happen to Example: I pray no harm will come upon you. Come with Meaning: Join and come along Example: We’re going out to lunch. Do you want to come with? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ