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Useful English phrasal verbs and their meanings in simple words | Alphabetical list of English phrasal verbs 1500 Useful phrasal verbs for daily use
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What are “Phrasal Verbs”?
A PHRASAL VERB is made up of a Verb and an Adverb or a Preposition or both. Adverbs or prepositions which are used in Phrasal Verbs are called ‘Particles’.
Examples: break down -- verb + adverb [break= verb; down= adverb] ward off -- verb + preposition [ward= verb; off= preposition] keep up with -- verb + adverb + preposition [keep= verb; up= adverb; with=preposition]
‘USUAL’ and ‘IDIOMATIC’ Meanings of Phrasal Verbs A Phrasal verb may have usual or idiomatic meaning -
Phrasal Verb with Usual meaning: Verb and Particle keep their ordinary meaning Example: turn around -- to turn around
Phrasal Verb with Idiomatic meaning: Verb and Particle doesn’t keep their ordinary meaning Example: turn down -- to reject an offer
Following is the detailed list of useful Phrasal Verbs and their meanings:
English Phrasal Verbs -- A
Abide abide by -- to obey/follow a decision, rule, etc.
Abound abound with/in -- to be full of
Account account for -- to explain | to be a definite amount for | to destroy
Accustom accustom to -- to be familiar
Act act on -- to affect act out -- to express a feeling or an emotion in your behavior act up -- to behave inappropriately act upon -- to take an action on the basis of particular information, etc.; to execute
Add add in -- to include add to -- to increase add up -- to calculate or count | to be sensible or reasonable add up to -- to have a particular result | to have a certain total amount
Adhere adhere to -- to follow a particular rule
Agree not agree with -- to dislike or disapprove
Aim aim at -- to Intend to achieve a particular goal
Alight alight on -- to find something by chance
Align align with -- to support a person, rules, etc, openly or publicly because you agree with them
Allow allow for -- to take something into consideration allow of -- to make possible; to permit
Allude allude to -- to refer to
Amount amount to -- to be equal to something | to count something as a total
Angle angle for -- to try to get something indirectly by hinting
Answer answer back -- to make counter-argument | to give rude reply to your senior, an authority, etc. answer for -- to be responsible answer to somebody for something -- to explain your decision or action
Appertain appertain to -- to refer or relate
Argue argue down -- to beat somebody in an argument or a debate | to persuade people not to accept a proposal or motion | to persuade a seller to reduce the price argue somebody into doing something -- to give reasons to persuade somebody to do or not do something
Arrive arrive at -- to decide something after deliberation
Arrogate arrogate to yourself -- to claim/take without having right
Ascribe ascribe to -- to think or say something is done by somebody
Ask ask around -- to talk to many people with a view to getting information | to invite ask for -- to request or demand something | to provoke a negative reaction ask in -- to invite somebody into your house ask out -- to invite someone for a date
Attend attend to -- to deal with somebody/something
Auction auction off -- to sell something at an auction
Avail avail yourself of -- to take advantage of an opportunity
Average average out -- to make even; to calculate the average | to balance or equalize
Awake/Awaken awake/awaken to -- to be aware of possible effects of something
Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs: Vocabulary Building
By Manik Joshi
Release : 2014-08-20
Genre : Education, Books, Professional & Technical
Useful English phrasal verbs and their meanings in simple words | Alphabetical list of English phrasal verbs 1500 Useful phrasal verbs for daily use
Sample this:
What are “Phrasal Verbs”?
A PHRASAL VERB is made up of a Verb and an Adverb or a Preposition or both. Adverbs or prepositions which are used in Phrasal Verbs are called ‘Particles’.
Examples: break down -- verb + adverb [break= verb; down= adverb] ward off -- verb + preposition [ward= verb; off= preposition] keep up with -- verb + adverb + preposition [keep= verb; up= adverb; with=preposition]
‘USUAL’ and ‘IDIOMATIC’ Meanings of Phrasal Verbs A Phrasal verb may have usual or idiomatic meaning -
Phrasal Verb with Usual meaning: Verb and Particle keep their ordinary meaning Example: turn around -- to turn around
Phrasal Verb with Idiomatic meaning: Verb and Particle doesn’t keep their ordinary meaning Example: turn down -- to reject an offer
Following is the detailed list of useful Phrasal Verbs and their meanings:
English Phrasal Verbs -- A
Abide abide by -- to obey/follow a decision, rule, etc.
Abound abound with/in -- to be full of
Account account for -- to explain | to be a definite amount for | to destroy
Accustom accustom to -- to be familiar
Act act on -- to affect act out -- to express a feeling or an emotion in your behavior act up -- to behave inappropriately act upon -- to take an action on the basis of particular information, etc.; to execute
Add add in -- to include add to -- to increase add up -- to calculate or count | to be sensible or reasonable add up to -- to have a particular result | to have a certain total amount
Adhere adhere to -- to follow a particular rule
Agree not agree with -- to dislike or disapprove
Aim aim at -- to Intend to achieve a particular goal
Alight alight on -- to find something by chance
Align align with -- to support a person, rules, etc, openly or publicly because you agree with them
Allow allow for -- to take something into consideration allow of -- to make possible; to permit
Allude allude to -- to refer to
Amount amount to -- to be equal to something | to count something as a total
Angle angle for -- to try to get something indirectly by hinting
Answer answer back -- to make counter-argument | to give rude reply to your senior, an authority, etc. answer for -- to be responsible answer to somebody for something -- to explain your decision or action
Appertain appertain to -- to refer or relate
Argue argue down -- to beat somebody in an argument or a debate | to persuade people not to accept a proposal or motion | to persuade a seller to reduce the price argue somebody into doing something -- to give reasons to persuade somebody to do or not do something
Arrive arrive at -- to decide something after deliberation
Arrogate arrogate to yourself -- to claim/take without having right
Ascribe ascribe to -- to think or say something is done by somebody
Ask ask around -- to talk to many people with a view to getting information | to invite ask for -- to request or demand something | to provoke a negative reaction ask in -- to invite somebody into your house ask out -- to invite someone for a date
Attend attend to -- to deal with somebody/something
Auction auction off -- to sell something at an auction
Avail avail yourself of -- to take advantage of an opportunity
Average average out -- to make even; to calculate the average | to balance or equalize
Awake/Awaken awake/awaken to -- to be aware of possible effects of something