Dictionary Of Phrasal Verbs

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’. Verb + adverb = Phrasal verb Verb + preposition = Phrasal verb Verb + adverb + preposition = Phrasal verb 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

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This new edition of the Collins COBUILD Phrasal Verbs Dictionary offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the most important phrasal verbs in English.

An invaluable new reference book for learners who need to master this notoriously difficult aspect of the English language. Based on evidence from the Cambridge International Corpus, this book provides clear and simple explanations of over 4,500 phrasal verbs current in British, American and Australian English today. It uses a carefully controlled defining vocabulary, making all explanations easy to understand. It contains thousands of example sentences, showing phrasal verbs in context and gives clear information on grammar and collocation without using complicted codes. In addition, it gives students guidance on the most useful phrasal verbs to learn and includes exercises enabling students to practise phrasal verbs. It also contains theme panels presenting phrasal verbs in topic groups [e.g. relationships: chat up, ask out, settle down, split up].

Defines thousands of alphabetized English phrasal verbs, such as "close up," "fall out," "take off," and "tear down," and provides example sentences for every entry.

The new edition of the Cambridge Phrasal Verbs Dictionary covers around 6,000 phrasal verbs current in British, American and Australian English. Clear explanations and guidance help learners master this difficult yet essential aspect of the English language. * Fully updated with new phrasal verbs, e.g. cosy up to, copy in, sex up * Clear advice on grammar and usage * Thousands of example sentences show phrasal verbs in typical contexts * Most common phrasal verbs highlighted so students know which to learn * A thematic section shows phrasal verbs in topic groups for vocabulary expansion