PHRASAL VERB MEANING A - SAP Education · 2019-06-12 · PHRASAL VERB MEANING dedicate to give completely deduct from subtract defer to act according to the opinion of someone degenerate

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PHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERB MEANINGAabide by acceptabound in have plenty of somethingabscond from leave some place unlawfullyabscond with go away taking with you something that does not

belong to youabsorbed in give full attentionabstain from not do somethingaccede to agree toaccommodate with provide somethingaccord with match somethingaccount for explainaccustom to adapt oneself toact out show one’s feelingsact up behave badlyadapt to make oneself suitable for a situationadd in insertadd to increaseadd up totaladd up ( to ) result inadhere to remain loyaladjourn to leave / go to another placeadjust to change to suitadmit to allow to enteraffiliate to be connected withafflict with give pain or distressaim at concentrateangle for try to get something by direct means


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGanswer back retort impolitelyanswer for take the responsibilityanswer to obeyappeal against take a lawsuit appeal to ask for reconsiderationappear before come to face someoneappear for act for someoneapply to put something into useapprove of agree to argue against express opposite opinionargue with quarrel with someonearmed with be supplied with weaponsask after ask about someone’s healthask for want to speak to someoneask in invite ( into a house )ask out invite ( to a meal )associate with spend time with a group of peopleatone for make repaymentattend to give attentionawaken to be conscious of somethingaward to give something officiallyBback away retreatback down admit that one has been defeatedback out withdrawback up supportbargain for expectbarge in interruptbase on use something as foundationbask in sit in pleasant warmthbathe in cover with something


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGbear down put pressure on someonebear out support the truth of somethingbear up keep up courage / spiritbear with be patient with someonebeat down attempt to lower the pricebeat off defeat someonebeat up strike a person severelybelch out send out a large amount of smoke, flames etcbelieve in have faith in belong to be the property of someonebid for offer to pay a pricebind up tie upblack out faintblare out sound loudly and harshlyblock out preventblock up obstructblot out hide somethingblow out put out a flame by blowingblow over die down / be forgottenblow up be destroyed by an explosionblurt out say something suddenlybog down prevent from making progressboggle at be unwilling to believe in something strangeboil away continue boiling ( until nothing is left )boil down ( to ) be reduced ( to )boil over boil and flow over the sideboil up reach a serious stagebooked up be engagedborder on be near somethingbother with trouble someone ( with something )bound up run with a lot of energy


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGbow down obeybow out resign / quitbow to accept / obey unwillinglybowl over overcome with shockbox in preventbrag about boast about ( something / someone )branch off divergebranch out become very active in another activitybreak away ( from ) free oneself ( from )break down stop functioningbreak in enter ( a building ) by forcebreak off suddenly stop talkingbreak out escapebreak through • force an advance through something

• make advances in discoverybreak up dispersebreak with end a connection with someonebreathe in inhalebreathe out exhalebrew up make a drink of teabring about cause to happenbring back recallbring down reducebring forth cause something to happenbring forward proposebring in introducebring out revealbring round revivebring up raisebrush aside dismissbrush off ignore


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGbrush up improvebuck up improvebuild in make something so that it becomes a permanent part of

a wall or roombuild up become greater graduallyburn down destroy by burningburn out burn to nothingburn up be destroyed by fireburn with have a very strong feelingburst in interruptburst out suddenly show emotionbutt in interruptbutter up flatterbutton up fasten with buttonsbuy up buy everythingCcalculate on depend on somethingcall for demandcall in visit brieflycall off cancelcall out shout / exclaimcall up summoncall upon visit for a short timecamp out sleep outdoorscarry away be very excitedcarry off win a prizecarry on continuecarry out do somethingcarry over continuecarry through help ( someone ) to manage during hard timescart away take someone somewhere


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGcash in make a profitcast aside discardcast out expelcatch on become popularcatch up do something that has been postponedcave in collapsechalk up achieve somethingchannel off direct something to a different purposecharge at rush forward ( in an attack )charge with accusecheck in register one’s arrivalcheck out register one’s departurecheck up examinecheck up ( on ) investigatecheer on encourage with cheerscheer up make happychew over considerchip in interrupt chop down make a tree fall down ( by chopping )chop up cut into small pieceschuck away throw ( something ) awaychurn out producecircle round move in a circleclaim back demand for the return of money ( after making payment )clash with fightclean out make something clean and neat clean up tidy upclear away make a place look neater by removing thingsclear off leave a place quicklyclear out leave a place quicklyclear up tidy up


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGclick with become ( good ) friendsclimb down accept defeatcling to continue to believe somethingclock in register upon arrivalclock out register upon departureclog with become blockedclose down shut permanentlyclose in ( on ) surround and move closer to someoneclose up come nearerclose with accept a business dealclutch at try to hold somethingclutter up make untidycollide with crash violentlycomb out remove using a combcomb through search with much effortcome about happencome along accompanycome around visit casuallycome at move towards someone in a threatening waycome away leavecome back returncome by obtaincome down descendcome in entercome into inheritcome off become detached from somethingcome on progresscome out emerge come out with disclosecome over visit casuallycome round regain consciousness


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGcome through survivecome to regain consciousnesscome up emerge / approachcome up to be as good as one has expectedcommend for praisecomment on make a remarkcommit to promisecommunicate to make knowncommunicate with share / exchange opinionscompete with try to beat someone in a race / contestcomplain about express feeling of annoyancecompliment on praisecomply with act in accordance with the demandcomposed of be formed from somethingconceive of form an ideaconfer upon give a title or honour to someone as a rewardconfer with consult ( someone )confide in share personal matters with someoneconfine to keep within the limitsconform to obey a lawconfront with force someone to deal with somethingconfuse with mix upcongratulate on express pleasureconjure up make something appear as if by magicconnect with associateconsent to agree to consist of be composed ofconspire with plot secretly with someoneconsumed with be filled withcontend for compete for somethingcontend with have to deal with something difficult


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGcontrast with comparecontribute to give / helpconvert into change intoconvert to change to another religionconvey to make known ( to someone )convict of prove that someone is guilty of a crimeconvince of make certaincook up inventcool down make less warmcool off become calm after being angrycooperate with work togethercope with deal with somethingcopy out write ( something ) exactly as it was writtencordon off enclose a place ( so that it is inaccessible )correlate with have close relationshipcorrespond to be similar tocorrespond with match somethingcough up provide someone with money or informationcount in includecount on rely oncount out excludecount up total upcount upon rely oncouple with join one to anothercover against protect from lossescover for conceal cover up hidecover up for protect someone by hiding unpleasant facts about himcrack up break down mentallycrave for have a strong desire for somethingcrawl to act very humbly


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGcrease up laugh a lotcredit with praisecreep in begin to happen slowly creep up approach slowly from behindcrop up arise / appear suddenlycrumple up crush somethingcry out shout out cry out against complain bitterlycuddle up lie closelycursed with suffer misfortunecurtain off separate / divide ( something ) with a curtaincut across be affected by a problem or feelingcut back reducecut down fell / reducecut in interruptcut off isolatecut out remove by cutting around somethingcut up sliceDdabble in do things in a half-serious mannerdally about be slow and wasting timedally with think about something in an idle mannerdam up hold back something dash off hurry awaydate back have existed since a certain timedawn on suddenly become cleardeal in buy or sell somethingdeal with manage somethingdecide against make a decision not in favour ofdecide for make a decision in favour ofdecide upon make a decision by choosing


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGdedicate to give completelydeduct from subtractdefer to act according to the opinion of someonedegenerate into become worsedelegate to give power todelete from strike outdelight in take great pleasure in doing somethingdelude into deceive / misleaddelve into search for informationdemonstrate against show dissatisfaction publiclydepart from go away / leavedepend on rely on someone / somethingdeprive of prevent someone from having somethingderive from obtaindesign for develop something for a specific purposedeter from preventdeviate from turn aside from the normal coursedevote to give complete attentiondictate to give order to someonedie away gradually disappeardie down gradually subsidedie off die one by one / die in large numbersdie out fade away / become extinctdiffer from be differentdiffer over disagree over somethingdig into start using a supply of somethingdig out find something by searchingdine out eat dinner away from homediscriminate against treat someone unfairlydiscriminate from recognise a difference between two thingsdish out distribute


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGdish up serve a mealdispose of get rid of distance from separate oneself from somethingdistinguish from identify the differencedistract from attract someone’s attention from somethingdiverge from be different fromdivorce from separate something from something elsedo away ( with ) get rid of somethingdo over decoratedo up tidy / repairdoll up dress showilydominate over have control over someonedoze off fall asleepdrag behind be unable to keep updrag on continue tediouslydrag out make something last an unnecessary long timedrain away allow to pass throughdraw aside move to one sidedraw back withdraw / retreatdraw in get someone involved in somethingdraw up haltdream away waste time by thinking about what may happendress down scolddress up dress fashionablydrink to offer good wishdrink up finish off all the drinksdrive at meandrive away make someone leavedrive out expeldrive up make prices rise very quicklydrop by visit someone casually


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGdrop in ( on ) visit someone casuallydrop out withdrawdrown out prevent a sound being heard by making a louder sound drum into emphasisedrum up obtain by continuous effortdupe into deceivedust off get ready to use ( a skill )dwell on talk a lot about somethingEease off become less troublesomeease out remove someone from a job gentlyease up work less hardeat in eat at homeeat out eat away from homeeat up eat all of somethingegg on encourageeke out cause a small supply of something to last longerelaborate on discuss in more detailselope with run away secretly in order to get marriedembark on start embed in fix deeply in somethingembroil in involve in a difficult situation emerge from appear from some placeemit from give out / send smoke from some placeenchant with delight someone with something pleasantencroach on advance into someone’s land or timeend up be in a certain situation eventuallyendow with provide someone with somethingengage in be busily occupied with some taskengage to employengross in have one’s attention completely taken up by something


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGengulf in be overwhelmed by somethingenlarge on add more detailsenlighten on make someone understandenquire about try to ask / get information ( on something )enrol for enter a name ( for a course )enshrine in keep somethingensue from come after ( something )envelop in completely wrapequip with provide someone with what is necessaryescape from get awayeven up become equalexamine on test one’s knowledgeexcel at do something very wellexclude from keep ( someone ) outexcuse from free someone from a dutyexempt from make an exceptionexist on stay alive ( because of something )expect from hope for something goodexplain away avoid being blamed by making it seem less importantexpose to leave ( something ) unprotected / uncoveredFface up to acceptfade away become weakerfall back recoilfall back on make use of in an emergencyfall behind be passed by othersfall off decreasefall out with quarrel withfall through failfall upon attackfasten on fix one’s attention


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGfasten up close by fasteningfeature in take an important partfeed up give someone a lot of foodfend off defendfetch up arrive somewhere when one does not intend tofiddle around waste timefight off keep something or someone away by retaliatingfight on continue fightingfigure out try to understandfile away keep documents in a particular placefile for bring a case before a court of lawfill in fill completelyfill in for substitutefill out grow large fill up make completely fullfind out get information by chancefinish off killfinish up end upfinish with have no further relationshipfire away used to tell others that you are ready to answer questionsfire up make someone angryfish around searchfish for searchfit in with be suitablefit up equipfix on selectfix up arrangeflame up burn brightlyflare up burst suddenly into flameflash back return to an earlier timeflip through look through pages of books quickly


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGflinch from avoidflirt with think about something but not seriouslyflood in arrive in a great numberfocus on direct full attentionfollow on continuefollow up continue followingfool around spend time without doing anything usefulforce upon cause someone to accept somethingfork out pay unwillinglyfoul up ruin somethingfree from take away any inconveniencefret about worry about somethingfritter away waste timefrown at have an unhappy expression on one’s facefrown on disapprove fumble around handle awkwardlyfurnish with provide / supplyfuss over be too concerned ( with something )Ggain on come close to somethinggamble away lose money through gamblinggamble on take a risk gang up gather togethergather around come closer to one anothergear up prepare for somethingget about move from place to placeget across make someone understand somethingget ahead advance get along make progressget around spread informationget at reach


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGget away escapeget away with not be punished when one has done something wrongget back returnget behind support someoneget by have just enough money to spend on what one needsget down make someone feel unhappyget down to concentrate onget in enterget in with become very friendly with someoneget off send something offget out leave / escapeget over overcomeget up arise ( from bed ) / standgive away betraygive back return ( to owner )give in surrendergive off emitgive out distributegive up surrendergive up ( to ) abandongloss over try to hide something unpleasantglow with show redness in the face after exercise / hard workglued to look at something for a long timegnaw at make someone feel worriedgo about start to do somethinggo after chase / followgo against refuse to act on somethinggo ahead proceedgo along with agreego around behave in a certain waygo away leave


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGgo back on not do something that one promised to dogo by passgo down descend / become lessgo down with be ill withgo for attackgo in for specialise ingo into investigatego off explodego on continuego out leave one’s housego over repeatgo under sinkgo up ascendgo with be includedgrasp at attempt to take hold of somethinggrow on gradually like somethinggrow up maturegulp down swallow quicklyHhammer away keep working on somethinghammer out decide after a long discussionhand around distributehand back return by handhand down pass on to someone elsehand in give something to someone in authorityhand on give something to someonehand over surrenderhang around loiterhang on waithang out spend a lot of time with a particular group of peoplehang up finish a telephone call


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGharp on keep talking about somethinghave it out settle a dispute by talking to the person involvedhead off leave for another placehear out listen until the speaker has finished talkinghelp out help a person to accomplish a taskhinge on depend onhit off likehit on discoverhit out make vigorous attackhold back hesitatehold down keep under controlhold on waithold out resist difficultieshold over postponehold up supporthook up with have a friendly relationship with someonehot up become more excitinghunger for have a strong desire ( for something )hurry up make someone do something more quickly hush up keep secret by being silentIidle away waste time in idlenessimpinge on have a bad effect on someoneimpose on force something on someoneimprove on make something betterinfest with be filled withinfringe upon restrict someone’s behaviourinherit from receive ( property ) from someoneinquire about ask for informationinquire into investigate insist on / upon hold firmly to an opinion / statement


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGinsulate from protect fromintegrate into work well togetherinterfere in become involvedinterfere with prevent the progressinvite in ask a person into a house / roominvite out ask a person to go out with youinvolve in ask someone to take part in somethingiron out solve problemsJjack up increasejeer at laugh disrespectfully ( at someone )jib at do something unwillinglyjog along proceed quietlyjoin in participatejoin with do something with another company, person or groupjot down write something quickly jumble up mix without any particular orderKkeep away avoid going somewherekeep back concealkeep down represskeep in confinekeep in with continue on good terms with someonekeep off stay awaykeep on continuekeep out stay outsidekeep up retain / continuekeep up with keep pace withkick around treat someone badlykick off startkick out expel / dismiss


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGkick up become more activeknock around hit repeatedlyknock off stop workingknock out defeat / knock unconsciousLlag behind move more slowly than othersland up end uplash out strike violentlylaugh at mocklaugh off pretend / get rid of by laughinglay aside abandonlay by save uplay down instruct / stop fightinglay off stop / take a restlay out arrange / preparelead off beginlead on deceive someone, making him think that you love himlead on to result in ( something )leak out become gradually knownlean on depend on someonelean towards begin to supportleave behind go away without taking alongleave out omitlet down disappointlet in allow to enterlet in on reveal / share a secretlet off allow someone to go free without punishmentlet out make a loud crylet up make less effortlevel out make something flatlie back recline


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGlight on find something by chancelight up illuminateline up form into a linelink up join closelylisten out listen carefullylive out continue to live throughlive up to maintain a standard equal or worthy oflive with endure something unpleasantloaf around waste time by idlinglock up secure / put in prisonlook after take care of someonelook ahead plan for a futurelook around try to find somethinglook at study / inspectlook back recalllook down on scornlook for searchlook forward anticipatelook in pay a short visitlook into investigatelook on be a spectatorlook out search for a particular thinglook out for make sure that someone is treated welllook over inspectlook round try to find somethinglook through go throughlook up search for informationlook up to respectlook upon regardlose out to be replaced by someone


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGMmake away with take something away with youmake for head formake off with run away withmake out understandmake up apply cosmeticsmake up for make a bad situation bettermake up ( to ) make friendly approach to someonemake up with reconcilemark out show boundariesmeet with encountermelt away gradually disappearmess up spoilmiss out omitmix up confusemix up with make the mistake of thinking that someone is another

personmount up increasemove about fidgetmove forward advancemove on move to another placemove out move belongings out of a housemove up promotemuddle up mix upNnail down reach an agreement narrow down reduce the number of things included in a rangenip off remove a part of something using your finger and thumbOopen out ( road ) become wideropen up make accessible


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGopt for choose opt out withdraw ( from something )order around give a lot of ordersowe to because ofown up admit / confessPpack off send away hastilypack up put things awaypair off come togetherpan out developpart with give something awaypass away diepass by go pastpass out faintpass up miss a chancepatch up settle a quarrelpay back return what is owedpay off pay in fullpay out pay a lot of money for somethingpay up pay a debt in fullpick at use fingers to touch something many timespick out choosepick up lift up / collect ( something from a place ) / win somethingpile up accumulatepin down make someone be precise about a matterpin up fasten uppipe down stop talkingpipe up start talkingpitch in set to work energeticallyplant on leave evidence ( to frame someone )play around try doing something using different methods


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGplay around with fiddle withplay down make something appear less importantplay on use a fact to get what you wantplay out happenpluck up gather upplug away at try hard at somethingpoint out show / indicatepolish up improvepop in go somewhere quicklypop off die suddenlypop out suddenly say something without thinkingpop up appear unexpectedlypress for demandpress on continue doing somethingprey on try to deceive someonepull back withdrawpull down destroypull out leavepull over stop at the side of the roadpull through save from ruinpull up stop drivingpump up inflatepush ahead continuepush off start movingpush on continueput across successfully convey one’s ideasput aside save money for use laterput away put things tidilyput back postpone / returnput down criticise / writeput down to attribute to


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGput forward proposeput in submit / spend time or use energyput off discourage / delayput on dress oneself / gainput out extinguish / switch offput through connectput up raise / provide lodgingput up with tolerate / bearQqueue up stand in a straight lineRrake up remind people of something unpleasantrally around try to helpramble on talk about something for a long timerap out speak loudlyrattle off recite quicklyrattle on talk energetically about boring things for a long timeread on continue readingread out read aloudread over examine thoroughlyread through examine thoroughlyread up on studyreason out reach a result through reasoningreckon on expect something to happenreckon with deal withreel off say quickly without much effortrelieve of take the burden awayrely on depend on someonereport to be responsible to someone at workresult from be caused byresult in cause something


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGring off put down the telephonering up telephone someonerip off make profit dishonestly / stealrise to reply to a remark roll around take placeroll in come in large quantitiesroll out launchroot out search forrope into persuade someone to join inrough out plan something in broad outlineround off completeround up gather togetherrub in remind of unpleasant thingsrub out eraserule out excluderun after pursuerun away fleerun into encounterrun off leaverun off with steal and go awayrun over knock something down and drive over itrun through rehearserun up against deal with unexpected problemsrush around do a lot of things in a very short timerush through hurry throughSsaddle with give someone a difficult tasksail through succeed without much difficultysandwich between be squashed between two peoplesave on avoid wastagesave up keep money for use later


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGsearch for seeksearch out seek and findsee in accompany someone to make sure he arrives at a buildingsee off accompany someone to the point of departuresee out accompany someone to the door when he leavessee through ensure a task is completedseek out look for and findsell out be completely boughtsend away dismisssend for ask someone to comesend in send something by postsend off send something by post send out broadcastsend up make something increase its valueserve up give food to someoneset about begin / attack someone violentlyset apart differentiateset aside put things away for a special purposeset back delay the progressset forth start on a journeyset in begin and continue for a long timeset off start on a journey / explodeset out start a journey / explain ideas in an organised wayset to begin set up establish / erect / providesettle down become contentedsettle down to begin to work steadilysettle for agree to acceptsettle in move in and accustom oneself to a new environmentsettle on decide on somethingshake off get rid of


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGshake up give someone a shockshape up develop wellshine out be noticeableshoot up increase rapidlyshop around go from shop to shop for the best dealshow off boastshow up appearshrug off regard something as unimportantshut down stop operatingshut in stay in a room and stop others from enteringshut off turn off / isolateshut up stop talkingsign off write the final message in order to end an informal lettersign on start employmentsign up register one’s name sing out call outsink into get into a worse situationsiphon off take money from a business dishonestlysit around sit lazily without doing anythingsit back relax / do nothingsit for take an examinationsit in be present at a meeting without taking an active part in itsit on delaysize up estimate the valuesketch out produce the outline / plansleep away pass the time by sleepingsleep in sleep too longsleep off get rid of a hangover by sleepingsleep on delay making a decision until the following dayslice up cut into slicesslip away leave a place secretly


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGslip into put on some clothing easilyslip off remove clothing easilyslip out leave quietlyslip up make a mistakeslow down reduce speedsmash up break violentlysmell out detectsmile on feel positivesmoke out drive out by means of smokesmooth away get rid of difficultiessmooth out get rid of difficultiessnap at speak harshly to someonesnap up buy something without hesitationsnatch at make every effort to get somethingsneer at speak disrespectfullysoak up absorbsoften up be friendlysort out separate / arrange accordinglyspace out form regular space between thingsspeak for represent someone to express his thoughtsspeak out speak loudly and clearlyspeak up speak louder spark off causespeed up increase speedspell out say / write out each letter / wordspill over spread and affectsplit up dividespread out extend / scatterspring up begin to existspur on encouragespy on keep watch secretly


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGsquare up settle one’s debtssquare up ( to ) facesqueeze from obtain fromsqueeze out force someone to give you somethingsqueeze through barely be able to pass throughsqueeze up get closer to the person beside you so that there is

space for someone elsestack up gradually collectstamp out prevent something bad from happeningstand around stand aimlesslystand by stay loyal to someone and support himstand for representstand in for substitute forstand out protrudestand over stand behind someonestand up for supportstand up to face bravelystart off beginstart out beginstart up cause to beginstay in remain at homestay out remain outdoorsstay up remain out of bedstep down withdrawstep in intervenestep out go outsidestep up increasestick out projectstick out for insist onstick to keep to somethingstick up ( for ) defend


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGstir up cause troublestop over stop before continuing a long journeystore up accumulate for future usestow away hidestraighten out clarifystraighten up make oneself neat and tidystretch out extendstrike back attackstrike off removestrike out hit wildlystrike up begin to play a piece of musicstring up hang someonestrip off removestruggle along managestuff with pack something tightlysubstitute for take the place of someonesuck up absorbsum up express in a few wordssummon up gather togetherswarm with be full of a moving crowd of people or animalssweep along rush alongswell out curveswell up rise upTtag on follow closelytail off decreasetake after resembletake away removetake down write down informationtake in absorbtake off remove ( clothing ) / ( aeroplane ) rise into the air


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGtake on start to employ someonetake out withdrawtake over take control oftake up accept a suggestiontake up ( with ) become friendly withtalk back argue rudelytalk down talk in a disdainful waytalk out solve by discussiontalk over discuss with someone before deciding what to dotalk round persuade a person by talkingtear off remove clothing very quicklytell off scoldthin out become fewerthink about considerthink over considerthink up invent by thinkingthrash out get the answer by discussingthrow in give something in additionthrow off get rid ofthrow out cast out / rejectthrow up vomittick off mark with a tick / scoldtidy up put in ordertied up be busytied up with be connected withtip off warntip over overturntire out make someone completely exhaustedtop up filltouch down landtouch off cause a difficult situation to begin


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGtouch up improve something by changing it slightlytrack down capture by trackingtrigger off set an action trip up cause to stumbletriumph over be victorioustry on put clothes on try out testtuck away store somethingtuck in eat heartilyturn around start to be successfulturn away refuse admissionturn back turn in reverse directionturn down reject / refuseturn in tell the police where a criminal isturn into become something differentturn off switch offturn on switch onturn out gather and take part in an eventturn over use a land or building for a different purposeturn up appear / be presentUuse up exhaust the supply ofVvie with compete with someoneWwade through read slowlywake up to realise the truthwalk away leave a bad situationwalk away with win something easilywalk out leave / abandon


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PHRASAL VERB MEANINGward off protect oneself from something badwarm up make warmwarn off tell someone not to go near something as it is dangerouswash down clean by washingwash off remove dust or dirt with waterwash up clean dishes after a mealwatch out be carefulwear down become flatter graduallywear off cease graduallywear on pass slowlywear out exhaustweed out get rid of someone or something that is not goodweigh up consider carefullywin back regainwin over get someone’s supportwind up endwipe out destroywither away decaywork in include something in a speech, piece of writing etcwork off get rid ofwork out plan / solvework up make someone angry or excited about somethingwrap up finish a taskwrestle with deal seriously with somethingwriggle out of avoid doing somethingwrite off cancel / destroywrite up write a report using notes that one made earlierZzero in on aim at something

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PHRASAL VERB MEANING A - SAP Education · 2019-06-12 · PHRASAL VERB MEANING dedicate to give completely deduct from subtract defer to act according to the opinion of someone degenerate