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MG4_U4 Phrasal Verbs
Mega Goal Unit 4 Lesson 3 Grammar Phrasal verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Look down on | to think of or treat someone or something as unimportant or not worthy of respect. |
| Come from | to have a specified origin or source. |
| Point out | to indicate; to talk about or mention something that you think is important. |
| Feel up to | to feel be able to; be capable of. |
| Take out | to remove something from a thing, place, or person. |
| Get down to | to start to do something; to begin to give your attention or effort to something. |
| Send back | to return. |
| Turn into | to change into a different state or form. |
| Call for | to require. |
| Talk over | to discuss. |
| Make do with | to proceed or do what you cab with the things that you have even though you do not have what you want. |
| Turn down | to refuse. Say no to; to lower. |
| Look into | to investigate. |
| Take care of | to care for or attend to the needs of someone. |
| Load up on | to get a lot of something. |
| Give up | to stop doing something; to abandon hope. |
| Get rid of | to do something so that you no longer have or are effected or bothered by; dispose of something. |
| Come across | to meet or find something or someone by chance. |
| Come down with | to become ill with something. |
| Look forward to | to anticipate with pleasure. |
| Tire of | to become bored with something. |
| Cut down on | to reduce the amount used. |
| Wake up | to make someone stop sleeping. |
| Throw away | to dispose of something; to get rid of something. |
| Throw out | to put something that is no longer useful, or wanted in a trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, etc. |
| Whip up | to produce or prepare something very quickly, such as a meal. |
| Tell apart | to know the difference between two things. |
| Get away with | to not be criticized or punished for something. |
| Turn out | to happen, end or develop in a particular way. |
| Go on | to begin and then continue. |
| Think over | to consider. |
| Run out of | to come to an end of something; to use something up. |
| Take off | to remove something, such as clothing. |
| Put on | to add something to the body, as clothing or weight. |
| Run into | to meet someone by chance. |
| Fit in | to belong in a particular situation place, or group. |
| Burn off | to cause to go away because of heat or activity. |
| Drop out of | to stop attending a school or university before you have completed your studies; to stop being part of a group. |
| Figure out | to find an answer or solution to a problem. |
| Come up with | to get or think of something that is needed or wanted. |
| Catch up on | to do something that you could have done earlier. |