Phrasal Verbs with Put

Put off - postpone, leave until a later time.

Put up with - to tolerate.
Put down - to insult.
Put on - to dress oneself.
Put up - to erect.
Put across - to communicate something.
Put out - to publish.
Put back - to put something where it was previously.

Bring something about – cause it to happen

Bring someone round – make him conscious again
Bring up – a) raise a child; b) cause something to be considered; c) vomit
Bring down – cause to be lower
Bring off – cause to be successful; succeed in an attempt
Bring on – lead to; help to produce
Bring out – cause to appear clearly
Bring somebody round to (one’s opinion) – cause or persuade him to
accept it or agree with it
Bring out – publish
Bring in – introduce

TAKE AFTER SOMEBODY

Have a similar appearance or personality (especially a relative)
• She takes after her mother – they have the same green eyes and curly brown hair.
• John is such a funny person. He takes after his grandfather, who was a comedian.

TAKE SOMETHING APART

Separate something into parts
• The technician is taking apart the TV so that he can fix it.
TAKE SOMETHING BACK
1) Return something to a store:
• The jeans I bought were too small, so I took them back and exchanged them for a
larger size.
2) Admit that something you said was wrong:
• I’m sorry I said you were stupid. I take it back.

TAKE SOMETHING DOWN

1) Separate a structure into parts
• After the circus was over, the workers took down the big tents.
2) Write information on paper
• She took down my address and phone number and said she’d call me later.

TAKE SOMEBODY IN
To let somebody stay in your house
• My friend lost his job and his apartment, so I took him in for a month.

TAKE SOMETHING IN
1) Receive and understand information
• The instructor spoke so fast that I couldn’t take in all the information.
2) Make clothing smaller so that it fits you
• I love this dress, but it’s a little too loose. Could you take it in an inch?

TAKE OFF
1) An airplane leaving the ground and going up into the air
• What time does the plane take off?
2) Become successful or popular very fast
• In the last few years, social media sites have taken off all over the world.
3) Leave a place suddenly (informal)
• He was at the party for about 15 minutes, and then he took off.

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TAKE SOMETHING OFF
1) Remove a piece of clothing from your body
• I always take off my shoes as soon as I get home.
2) Not go to work for a period of time
• Jamie took three days off to go skiing in the mountains

TAKE SOMETHING ON
Accept some work or responsibility
• Do you have time to take on a new project?

TAKE SOMEBODY ON
1) Hire or employ somebody
• The company has taken on three new staff members.
2) Fight or compete against somebody
• In tonight’s boxing match, Antonio will take on an undefeated boxer from Argentina.

TAKE SOMEBODY OUT

Go with somebody to a restaurant or movie and pay for their food or ticket
• I’m taking my girlfriend out to dinner on our anniversary.

TAKE SOMETHING OUT

Remove something from a place
• I took the letter out of the envelope.

TAKE SOMETHING OUT ON SOMEBODY

Treat an innocent person badly because you are tired or angry about something else
• Hey, I know you had a terrible day at work – but don’t take it out on me!

TAKE OVER SOMETHING

Take control
• Germany took over several other countries during World War II.

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TAKE SOMEBODY THROUGH SOMETHING
Explain something to somebody in detail
• Let me take you through the procedure for operating this machine. First, you need to…

TAKE UP SOMETHING
1) Fill space or time
• These books are taking up all the space in my room.
• Last month an urgent project took up all my spare time.
2) Start doing something regularly
• I’ve recently taken up yoga.

TAKE SOMEBODY UP ON SOMETHING

Accept an offer or invitation
• “When you travel to China, you’re welcome to stay at my house.”
“Really? I might take you up on that!”

TAKE SOMETHING UP WITH SOMEBODY

Complain to someone about a problem
• If you don’t like the way I do my job, take it up with my manager.
Come about Happen or occur. "How did such a
complicated situation come
about? "
Come across Find by chance. Julie came across some
photographs of her
grandparents in the attic.

Come across Appear or seem; make an The candidate came

impression. across as a dynamic
person during the
interview.
Come along Accompany someone; go "Alex decided to come
somewhere with someone. along with me to watch the
parade."

Come along Tell someone to hurry. "Come along Emily. You

don't want to be late for
school!"

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Come along Arrive, appear. "Tony needs a job. If an
opportunity comes along
he's determined to seize
it."
Come along Improve, develop or make "How's your mother
progress. coming along since she
broke her leg?"
Come apart Separate into pieces. "I need to get my glasses
repaired. They came apart
when they fell off the
table."
Come around Change one's opinion; I think the supplier will
finally accept someone's come around to our way of
way of thinking. seeing things.
Come back Return. He hopes his son will
come back one day.
Come before Be more important than. Carla always says that her
family comes before her
career.

Come by Manage to get, especially "How did you come by

something that is difficult to such a beautiful location to
obtain or find. build your house?"
Come down with Become ill with. The architect planned to
attend the inauguration but
he came down with the 'flu
yesterday.
Come forward Present oneself; volunteer. The police have asked any
witnesses to come
forward.
Come out Become known. The truth will come out
sooner or later. It's just a
matter of time.

Come to - Regain consciousness. - The woman fainted when

- Reach a total amount
Come up Appear, occur or present
itself unexpectedly.
she heard the news but
she came to quite quickly.
- "Let's see... two coffees
and two orange juices, that
comes to 7€ please."
-"The subject came up at
the meeting."
- "Sorry I'm late.
Something came up at the
last minute."

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Come up against Be faced with or opposed The plan to demolish the
by (a reaction). old theatre came up
against a lot of criticism.
Come up with Produce a plan or idea. Sacha came up with a
great idea for the party.
Come upon Find or discover. The police came upon a
stock of firearms in a
disused mine.
• back away
o Move backwards, in fear or dislike
"When he saw the dog, he backed away."

• back down
o Withdraw; concede defeat
"Local authorities backed down on their plans to demolish the cinema."

• back down
o Stop defending your opinion
"Jenny never backs down. She loves debating and usually wins."

• back into
o Reverse a vehicle into a space
"Tom backed his car into a parking space."

• back into
o Hit something when reversing a vehicle
"Lisa backed into the fire hydrant that she couldn’t see in the rear view
mirror."

• back off
o Retreat; abandon an intention; become less aggressive
"The thugs backed off when they saw the police."

• back onto

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 o Reverse a vehicle onto something
"Jack backed the van onto the gravel path."

• back onto
o Overlook something from the back.
"They have a beautiful house that backs onto the beach."

• back out
o Not keep a promise; decide not to do something agreed on
"You promised to help. Please don't back out now!"

• back out of
o Withdraw from an agreement
"He backed out of the Paris agreement."

• back out of
o Drive out of a place in reverse gear.
"She backed the car out of the garage."

• back up
o Give support or encouragement
"If I tell the boss we've got too much work, will you back me up? "

• back up
o Make a copy of (file, document, program...) for security purposes.
"It is recommended to back up all files for safety."

1. Look after
To take care of someone or something

• I need to find someone who can look after my dogs this weekend while I’m
on holiday.

2. Look ahead
To think about and plan the future

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 • Let’s look ahead to next month’s projected sales figures.

3. Look around/round
Visit a place and see what is there

• Do you want to have a look around/round town this afternoon?

4. Look at
To consider or examine something, usually before making a decision

• We will have to look at all the proposals before coming to any decision.

To read something quickly

• Can you have a look at the notes I gave you last week?

To confront or face something

• He is looking at a large fine if he doesn’t comply with the court order.

5. Look back
To think about something in the past

• When I look back on my childhood, I realise how lucky I was to not have
any responsibilities.

6. Look down on
To consider someone inferior; to believe that you are better than someone
else

• I hate the way that our boss looks down on us; she treats us as if we are
less important than her.

7. Look for
Try to find or search for someone or something

• Can you help me look for my keys? I seem to have mislaid them.

8. Look forward to
To be excited about something that will happen in the future

• I am really looking forward to Christmas this year, as my family are

coming to visit.

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9. Look in on
To visit someone for a short time

• Look in on your grandmother on your way home to make sure she has
everything she needs.

10. Look into

To investigate or find out more about something

• I don’t have that information to hand but I will look into it and get back to
you.

11. Look on
To watch an event or an activity without taking part in it or getting
involved

• I looked on as my friends danced around the room.

12. Look out

Warning someone to be careful or to be vigilant

• Look out! There is broken glass on the floor!

13. Look out for something or someone

Be vigilant; try to notice something or keep an eye out for something or
someone in particular

• Look out for hummingbirds in the garden, they are often seen here.

14. Look out for someone

Take care of someone, protect them and make sure they are alright

• I have always looked out for my little sister.

15. Look over

Check or revise something, usually quickly

• Can you look over my thesis and tell me what you think I need to improve?

17. Look to
To rely on someone or something for help or advice

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 • We have always looked to our mother for guidance.

18. Look through

Examine or read something, usually briefly

• Can you have a look through this report before I hand it to the boss please?

19. To be looking up
Getting better or improving

• Our financial situation finally seems to be looking up.

20. Look something up

To search for information

• We can look up the restaurant’s address on the internet.

21. Look someone up

Go to visit someone; find an old friend

• Look me up if you are ever in Ireland!

22. Look up to someone

To admire or respect someone

• I have always looked up to my father.

23. Look upon/on someone or something

To consider or regard someone or something in a particular way

• I have always looked upon/on my mother as a friend.

24. Look away

To turn your eyes away from someone or something that gives a bad
feeling such as fear, shame, pain, disgust or embarrassment

• I looked away as the doctor peeled the bandage off my arm.

get up to – do

get on with (someone) – have a good relationship

get over (something/someone) – recover from

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get away with (something) – be successful in something

get at (someone) – criticise someone repeatedly

get rid of (something) – remove/throw away something

get out of (doing something) – avoid something you don’t want to do

get off lightly – to experience less trouble than expected

get through to (someone) – successfully explain something

get wound up (about something) – get angry about something

See in
• Meaning: Welcome
• Example: They saw in the New Year with dancing and fireworks.
See into
• Meaning: Escort into, especially a place of shelter
• Example: Just see her into the house.
See out
• Meaning: Accompany a guest when he or she leaves
• Example: Please see our guest out.
See out
• Meaning: Continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a
conclusion
• Example: I’ll never give up. I’m going to see this thing out.
See through
• Meaning: Find something to be visually transparent
• Example: Their fabric is so thin that I can see through these curtains.
See through
• Meaning: Not be deceived by something that is false or misleading
• Example: I’m surprised she doesn’t see through his lies.
See through
• Meaning: Provide support or cooperation to (a person) throughout a period of
time
• Example: And may we all, citizens the world over, see these events through.
See through
• Meaning: Do something until it is finished

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 • Example: Despite her health problems, Madame Prime Minister saw the project
through.
See through
• Meaning: Constitute ample supply for one for
• Example: Those chocolates should see us through the holiday season.
See to
• Meaning: Take care of; to effect; to make happen
• Example: After seeing to the shopping, cleaning and cooking, he finally sat
down for some rest.
See to
• Meaning: Serve or care for
• Example: Mark, please see to Mrs. Landingham and make sure she has
everything she needs.
set apart = make something noticeable and distinct from others
• “The quality of his work is what really sets him apart from his competitors.”
set aside = put something to the side because you will not use it at the moment (or
because you will use it later)
• “She set aside the dictionary and continued reading the novel.”
set back = cause a delay. The noun form “setback” can also be used for an event that
delayed things
• “We found some problems with the house that set the renovations back two
weeks.”
• “He has succeeded despite a lot of setbacks in his life.”
set something down = put it down
• “He set the hammer down on the table.”
set in = begin to happen (often used for seasons, trends, feelings, etc.)
• “Three months after moving to the city, regret set in.“
set off = begin a journey or cause/trigger an event (especially an alarm or explosion)
• “We set off on our hike early in the morning.”
• “The ball hit the car and set off the alarm.”
• “The announcement of the new law set off a wave of protests.”
set out = begin a journey or display things for viewing
• “We set out on our hike early in the morning.”

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 • “Set out all the products that are on sale so the customers can see them.”
set up = establish, assemble, or prepare a structure for use
• “The workers set up the circus tent in less than an hour.”

1. Call after
To give a child the same name as someone else, especially a family
member

• We have called him Benjamin after his father.

2. Call around / Call round

To go to someone’s house to visit them

• I called around yesterday but you weren’t there.

3. Call away
To ask someone to go somewhere else

• I am afraid the doctor was called away on an emergency earlier today, but
he should be back soon.

4. Call back
To return a phone call or to phone someone again

• He’s on another call at the moment, but I will get him to call you back.

To return to a place

• She said I could call back later today to collect the laundry.

To be asked to return for a second interview or a second audition

• They are only going to call back 4 people out of the 80 people who went for
the first interview.

5. Call for
Publicly demand that something be done

• The protesters were calling for the resignation of the president.

To require or make necessary

• John got the job! This news calls for a celebration!

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To go somewhere to pick someone or something up

• I will call for you around seven – try to be ready on time!

6. Call forth
To elicit a reaction

• Bernard insulted his wife’s mother, which called forth an angry response
from her.

7. Call in
To phone

• The radio station’s listeners have been calling in all morning with answers to
the quiz.

To visit someone

• Can you call in on your grandmother on your way home and make sure she
is alright?

To ask a person, especially an expert, to come to do something

• We had to call in fumigators to deal with the mice and cockroaches.

To ask someone to enter a room

• My boss called me in to his office yesterday morning to give me a warning

because I came to work late three times this week.

8. Call off
To cancel an organised event

• Sandra called off the wedding at the very last minute!

To stop doing an activity

• We had to call off the search when it became too dark to continue.

9. Call on
To visit someone

• I am going to call on my mother on the way home from work.

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To demand or request that someone do something

• The supporters of the opposition called on the government to call a new

election.

To use a quality, usually something that requires a great effort, in order to achieve
something

• I had to call on all my strength to finish the marathon.

Have recourse to

• We may need to call on experts in the field for their opinion on the matter.

To ask for an answer or response

• The teacher always calls on me for the answer – it’s not fair!

10. Call up
To phone somebody

• I will call up everyone we’d invited and tell them that we have called off the
party.

Select someone to play on a team

• He was called up to play for Spain in the World Cup.

To summon for military service, especially during a war

• When the war broke out, he was terrified that he would be called up.

To make you remember or recall something

• Seeing her again called up all those old memories.

To make information in a computer appear on screen

• This icon will call up the menu.

• 11. Call out
Order or request help from someone
• They called out the fire services when they saw the flames.

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12. Call round
To visit someone

• Thank you for calling round, I really appreciate it.

13. Call at
Stop at a harbour, port or station

• This train will be calling at every station on the way to London.

14. Call by
To visit somewhere briefly whilst on your way to somewhere else.

• I thought it my might be nice to call by Aunt Betty’s house on our way to

Bristol.

15. Call down

To find fault with; reprimand

• My professor is a perfectionist and always calls me down for such minor

errors!
GO AWAY = leave

I made the neighbor kids go away by yelling at them.

GO AROUND = avoid contact, circumvent

We can't go in the back door we got to go around to the front.

GO BACK = return

When are you going back to school?

GO BACK ON = not keep a promise or ones word

It's hard doing business with them. They always go back on their promises.

GO DOWN = decrease or reduce

The cost of gasoline is going down.

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GO FOR = A. try to achieve B. enjoy having, crave (idiomatically: hit the spot)

A. She is going for the gold medal at the national championships.

GO IN FOR = take part in; participate

Are you going in for football this year after school?

GO INTO = discuss in detail or at length

She didn't go into the reasons for the move.

GO OFF = A. explode B. begin, start (with alarms or signals) C. become angry

quickly D. stop (of a machine)

A. The bomb could go off at any moment.

GO ON = A. continue B. happen

A. Do go on! I could listen to you sing all day.

GO ON WITH = continue as planned

I think we should go on with the lesson after break.

GO OUT = A. fire stops burning B. social activities; a date

A. The fire went out because we ran out of fuel for it.

GO OVER = A. review B. succeed; be received well

A. Do you usually go over the tests in class?

B. The comedian's joke didn't go over well with that crowd last night.

GO THROUGH = A. examine, study carefully B. endure; experience difficulties

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A. I need to have my lawyer go through this contract before I sign it.
B. I would never want to go through what she has.

GO THROUGH WITH = proceed despite difficulties

I have decided to go through with the move to Berlin.

GO WITH = A. match or suit B. accompany someone C. have as boyfriend or

girlfriend

A. That blouse doesn't go with that skirt.

B. I am going with Jill to school.
C. Sarah is going with John. They make a cute couple.

GO WITHOUT = abstain from; not use or need

A camel can go without water for many, many days.

KEEP AROUND = continue to possess or keep near you

I have know idea why they keep around this piece of junk. They'll never use it.

KEEP AT = continue with something (usually difficult)

Jill kept at the puzzle until she put all the pieces together.

KEEP AWAY = prevent from gaining access; not allow near

The warehouse has a guard dog to keep away would be thieves.

KEEP BACK = maintain a safe distance

The police kept back the crowd by blocking off the street.

KEEP DOWN = A. not vomit B. repress or muffle

A. Did she keep down the soup? No, she hasn't kept anything down for two days.

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KEEP FROM = refrain from doing
I couldn't keep myself from eating the last piece of cake.

KEEP IN = not allow out

She kept him in because he had a high temperature.

KEEP OFF = A. not walk on something B. not talk about something

A. There was a sign posted at the courthouse that read; keep off the grass!

KEEP ON = continue

Let's keep on hiking... it's such a beautiful day.

KEEP OUT = not allow someone to enter

We were kept out of the club because we were too young.

KEEP TO = remain steady or faithful to something

Let's keep to the plan. I don't want to make any changes now.

KEEP UP = A. prevent from going to bed B. maintain a continuous action or state

A. John kept up Jill last night talking about the current crisis.

KEEP UP WITH = A. move at same rate or pace B. stay informed, current, up to

date

A. The pack kept up with the leader as they rounded the final bend of the race.

Turn Down
Turn Down: to lower the volume.

'The TV is too loud. Can you turn it down?'

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Turn Down: to refuse or decline a request.

'My credit card application was turned down by the bank because of my bad credit.'

Turn In
Turn In: to submit something.

'All students are expected to turn in their homework at the end of today's lesson.'

Turn In: to go to bed.

'I'm tired to stay up. I think I'll turn in.'

Turn Into
Turn Into: to change into something different. To transform.

'Ben is a nice guy until he drinks alcohol. He then turns into a monster!'

Turn Off
Turn Off: to stop a machine or device from working/performing.

'Turn off the TV if no one is watching it.'

Turn On
Turn On: to start a machine or device. The opposite of turn off.

'My father is terrible with computers. He can't even turn one on!'

Turn Out
Turn Out: audience members, spectators or participants at an event.

'People turned out in huge amounts for the opening night of the movie'.

Turn Out: in the end.

'I looked for my keys all over the house. It turned out they were in my jacket pocket all along.'

Turn Up
Turn Up: to increase the volume.

'I love this song. Someone turn up the radio.'

Turn Up: to find unexpectedly.

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'I hadn't seen her for months and then, one day, she turned up at my house.'

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