Complete Phrasal Verbs List (137 pages) Mã A647431

Complete Phrasal Verbs List Phrasal Verb Meaning Example

Abide by Accept or follow a decision or rule. We have to ABIDE BY what the court says.

Account for To explain. They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing.

Ache for Want something or someone a lot. My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her.

Act on To take action because of something like information received.

The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red- handed.

Act on Affect. The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue.

Act out Perform something with actions and gestures.. They ACTED OUT the story on stage.

Act out Express an emotion in your behaviour. Their anger is ACTED OUT in their antisocial behaviour.

Act up Behave badly or strangely. My computer's ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus.

Act upon To take action because of something like information received.

The police were ACTING UPON a tip- off.

Act upon Affect. The enzyme ACTS UPON certain proteins.

Add on Include in a calculation. You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give.

Add up To make a mathematical total. We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct.

Add up Be a satisfactory explanantion for something.

She explained why the work wasn't ready, but her story doesn't ADD UP.

Add up to Have a certain result.

Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters.

Add up to Come to a certain amount or figure. The total costs ADD UP TO several million euros.

Agree with

Affect- usually used in the negative to show that something has had a negative effect, especially is it makes you feel bad.

I feel terrible- that food didn't AGREE WITH my stomach.

Aim at To target. The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers.

Aim at Intend to achieve. They're AIMING AT reducing costs by ten percent.

Allow for Include something in a plan or calculation. You should ALLOW FOR delays when

planning a journey.

Allow of Make possible, permit. The rules don't ALLOW OF any exceptions.

Angle for Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting.

He's been ANGLING FOR an invitation, but I don't want him to come. Answer To reply rudely to someone in authority. Her mother was shocked when she started

back ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help.

Answer for Be held responsible for a problem.

The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem.

Answer for Speak on behalf of someone or from

knowing them.

I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue.

Argue down Beat someone in a debate, discussion or

argument.

The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl DOWN, but she couldn't.

Argue down Persuade someone to drop the price of

something they're selling. She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent.

Argue down Try to persuade people not to accept a

proposition, motion, etc.

They tried to ARGUE DOWN the proposal.

Argue out Argue about a problem to find a solution. If we can't ARGUE our differences OUT, we'll have to take them to court.

Ask about Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health. He ASKED ABOUT my father.

Ask after Enquire about someone's health, how life is going.

Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER you, so I told her you were fine.

Ask around Ask a number of people for information of

help.

I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help. Ask around Invite someone. We ASKED them AROUND for dinner. Ask for To provoke a negative reaction. You're ASKING FOR trouble. Ask for Request to have or be given. I ASKED FOR the menu. Ask in To invite somebody into your house. 'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.'

Ask out To invite someone for a date. He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy.

Ask over Invite. They have ASKED us OVER for drinks on Friday. Ask round Invite someone. We ASKED John ROUND for diner.

Auction off Sell something in an auction. They AUCTIONED OFF their property as they were heavily …