Shkolla e Mesme “Petro Nini Luarasi”, Tiranë

Phrasal Verbs
Lënda – Anglisht

Arbi Jaupaj XI-B

1. Work
a. Work Out
 To do any form of exercise with a focus being on the physical
activity
 I try to work out 3 times a week after work.
b. Work up
 To get stressed or upset about something
 He’s totally worked up before the exams.
c. Work on
 To spend time and effort improving something
 I have a lot of problems with my pronunciation, but
I’m working on it.
d. Work around
 To successfully circumvent an obstacle or a problem without
having to directly deal with it or solve it
  I didn’t have all the ingredients to make the dish from the
recipe, but I worked around it by substituting a few items.
e. Work through
 To gradually deal with or solve a complicated problem
 They’re trying to work through the issues in their relationship.
f. Work towards
 To make an effort with the intention of achieving a future
objective
 The marathon runner woke up at 5 am every day as he worked
towards his goal of running under 3:00 for the 42 km marathon
g. Work over
 To beat or inflict injury on something or someone
 Brazil didn’t expect to get worked over by Germany in the
world cup final.
2. Hang
a. Hang about
 To spend time in a place doing nothing
 'There's always a group of teenagers hanging about at the top
of my street.'
 b. Hang on
 To wait, similar to “just a moment”
 Hang on. I’ll be there in a minute.
c. Hang onto
 To keep hold of something, literaly or figuratively
 Hang onto this receipt. You might need it in the future.
d. Hang out
 To spend time with friends relaxing.
 Let’s hang out tomorrow and go for a coffee.
e. Hang up
 To put down the telephone at the end of a call.
 My friend was so angry that he hung up on me during our
phone call.
f. Hang around
 Stay in a place
 They hang around the station most of the day
g. Hang back
 Not to move forward in order to avoid something
 When they raced towards the entrance, I hung back until it
was less crowded
3. Hold
a. Hold back
 Act with reserve; to contain one’s full measure or power out
 Don’t hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
b. Hold down
 To restrain somebody
 You hold him him down while I check him
c. Hold in
 To restrain oneself
 He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
d. Hold off
 Delay someone or something temporarily
 Let’s try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
e. Hold on
  Wait a short while
 Hold on while i take my coat.
f. Hold out
 Wait or refuse in hopes of getting something better
 I am holding out for more money.
g. Hold over
 To delay an action
 We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
h. Hold up
 Fulfill or complete one’s part of an agreement
 I don’t think he’s holding up his end of the bargain.
4. Log
a. Log in
 Enter a restricted area on a computer system
 I had forgotten my password and couldn't log in.
b. Log into
 Enter a restricted area on a computer system
 I logged into the staff intranet to check my email.
c. Log off
 Exit a computer system
 When she'd finished working on the spreadsheet, she logged
and left the office.
d. Log on
 Enter a computer system
 He entered his password for the college intranet and logged
on.
e. Log out
 Exit a computer system
 Danny closed the programs and logged out when it was time to
go home.
5. Look
a. 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.
b. Look ahead
 To think about and plan the future

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

c. Look around
 Visit a place and see what is there
 Do you want to look around the town this afternoon?
d. 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.
e. 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. Pay
a. Pay back
 Repay money borrowed
 I paid back the twenty pounds I'd borrowed.
b. Pay for
 Purchase
 I paid fifteen pounds for the book
c. Pay off
 Completely repay a debt
 The mortgage will be paid off in twenty-five years.
7. Put
a. Put aside
 Keep or save something for later
 I always put aside my best suit for special occasions.
b. Put down
 Insult, humiliate, criticise
  As a child, Jennifer never liked her aunt because she
always put her down.
c. Put in
 Invest time or effort
 The amount of money you make depends on the work you put
in.
d. Put off
 Delay, postpone
 When are you going to learn to drive? You can’t keep putting it
off forever!