Phrasal Verbs: Put, Ring, Run, See , Set , Stand, Take , Try , Turn
Put
- To put away : 1. to put sth in its usual place of storage
e.g. If you have finished playing with those toys , please put them away.
2. to save
e.g. He puts away 100 $ every month.
e.g. The meeting has been put off until next week.
- To put out : to extinguish
e.g. It took several firemen to put the fire out.
- To put up with: to tolerate/bear patiently
e.g. I’m afraid you’ll have to put up with the awful noise.
Ring
- To ring off : to end a telephone conversation
e.g. I must ring off now as my wife is waiting to go shopping.
- To ring up : to telephone
e.g. I’ll ring you up as soon as I get to the station.
Run
- To be run down : to be in poor health
e.g. He looks really run down. He must have been working too hard.
- To run into : to meet somebody by chance
e.g. I ran into a friend at the airport.
- To run out of: to have no more supplies of
e.g. We have run out of milk. Go and get a carton from the grocer’s.
- To run over: to knock down
e.g. Our cat has been run over by a bus.
See
- To see about: to deal with/to arrange
e.g. He said he’d see about a room for us.
- To see sb across: to help somebody to cross
e.g. They saw the blind an across the road.
- To see sb off: to accompany somebody who is leaving and say goodbye to him
e.g. We went to the airport to see them off.
e.g. My washing machine has gone wrong. I must ask sb to see to it.
Set
- To set off/out: to begin (a journey)
e.g. They set out at five o’clock this morning.
They have set off on a cruise round the world.
- To set up : to establish (a business , a committee etc)
e.g. He has decided to set up a committee to help old people.
Sit
- To sit up : to go to bed later than usual.
e.g. He sat up late revising for the exam.
Stand
- To stand by sb: to give moral support to somebody
e.g. They always stood by us when we were in trouble.
- To stand for: to represent
e.g. what does P.T.T stand for?
Take
- To take after : to resemble
e.g. the little boy takes after his father.
- To take in : to deceive ( by a trick)
e.g. Everyone was taken in b her story , even though it wasn’t true.
- To take off: 1. To leave the ground and begin fly
e.g. Their plane took off from Paris at p.m.
2. to imitate
e.g. He takes off his teachers very well.
- To take over: to acquire ( a business , a post etc.)
e.g. When Mr. Brown retired , his son took over the family business.
- To take to : 1. To come to like
e.g. I took to her the moment I saw her.
2. to get into a habit
e.g. She has taken to biting her finger-nails.
- To take up: to begin doing
e.g. He has taken up tennis in his spare time.
Try
- To try on : to see if clothes fit
e.g. May I try this dress on, please?
- To try out : to use something in order to test it
e.g. The idea sounds good but it needs to be tried out before we can make a definite decision.
Turn
- To turn down: 1. To reject
e.g. He turned down my offer of help as he preferred to do it all alone.
2. to reduce( volume, brightness,etc)
e.g. Please turn that awful noise down! |
