Table of contents:
- 1. Be back
- 2. Break up
- 3. Calm down
- 4. Come across
- 5. Come out
- 6. Come up with
- 7. Count on
- 8. Fall apart
- 9. Figure out
- 10. Get along
- 11. Get over
- 12. Hang out
- 13. Hold on
- 14. Look for
- 15. Look forward to
- 16. Pick up
- 17. Put off
- 18. Sit down
- 19. Wake up
- 20. Work out
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
In English, there are a lot of phrasal verbs that are widely used in speech. The difficulty for language learners is that their meanings are not always obvious.
1. Be back
Translation: come back.
We will be back very soon. - We'll be back very soon.
2. Break up
Translation: end the relationship.
They have broken up. - They went their separate ways.
3. Calm down
Translation: calm down, calm down.
I managed to calm her down. - I managed to calm her down.
4. Come across
Translation: bump, bump
Recently I came across an interesting article. - I recently came across an interesting article.
5. Come out
Translation: go out, appear.
It came out that he’d lied to us. - It turned out that he lied to us.
6. Come up with
Translation: suggest an idea; reflect on something.
He came up with a great proposal. - He made an excellent proposal.
7. Count on
Translation: count on someone.
You can always count on me. “You can always count on me.
8. Fall apart
Translation: fall apart (both literally and figuratively).
Their marriage is falling apart. - Their marriage is falling apart.
9. Figure out
Translation: find out, discover.
We have to figure out how it works. - We need to figure out how it works.
10. Get along
Translation: get along, cope.
I can’t get along with him. “I can't get along with him.
11. Get over
Translation: overcome.
She couldn’t get over the difficulties alone. - She could not cope with difficulties alone.
12. Hang out
Translation: spending time together; come off.
Do you want to hang out this weekend? - Would you like to go somewhere this weekend?
13. Hold on
Translation: hold on (both literally and figuratively); stay on line.
Hold on! It's gonna be alright. - Hold on! Everything will be fine.
14. Look for
Translation: search.
I'm looking for a job. - I'm looking for a job.
15. Look forward to
Translation: look forward to; look forward to.
We look forward to seeing you. - We are looking forward to meeting you.
16. Pick up
Translation: pick up, pick up.
I'll pick you up at five. - I'll pick you up at five.
17. Put off
Translation: save.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. - Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
18. Sit down
Translation: sit down.
He sat down on the sofa. He sat down on the sofa.
19. Wake up
Translation: wake up, wake up.
I often wake up during the night. - I often wake up in the middle of the night.
20. Work out
Translation: work out, work out.
Sometimes things don’t work out the way you thought they would. - Sometimes something doesn’t work out the way we would like it to.
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