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Phrasal Verb Abide by Account for Ache for Act on Act on Act out Act out Act up Act upon Act upon Add on Add up Add up Add up to Add up to Agree with Aim at Aim at Allow for Allow of Angle for Answer Meaning Accept or follow a decision or rule. To explain. Want something or someone a lot. To take action because of something like information received. Affect. Perform something with actions and gestures.. Express an emotion in your behaviour. Behave badly or strangely. To take action because of something like information received. Affect. Include in a calculation. To make a mathematical total. Be a satisfactory explanantion for something. Have a certain result. Come to a certain amount or figure. Affect- usually used in the negative to show that something has had a negative effect, especially is it makes you feel bad. To target. Intend to achieve. Include something in a plan or calculation. Make possible, permit. Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting. To reply rudely to someone in authority. Example We have to ABIDE BY what the court says. They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing. My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her. The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red- handed. The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue. They ACTED OUT the story on stage. Their anger is ACTED OUT in their antisocial behaviour. My computer's ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus. The police were ACTING UPON a tip- off. The enzyme ACTS UPON certain proteins. You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give. We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct. She explained why the work wasn't ready, but her story doesn't ADD UP. Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters. The total costs ADD UP TO several million euros. I feel terrible- that food didn't AGREE WITH my stomach. The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers. They're AIMING AT reducing costs by ten percent. You should ALLOW FOR delays when planning a journey. The rules don't ALLOW OF any exceptions. He's been ANGLING FOR an invitation, but I don't want him to come. Her mother was shocked when she started Complete Phrasal Verbs List back Answer for Answer for Argue down Argue down Argue down Argue out Ask about Ask after Ask around Ask around Ask for Ask for Ask in Ask out Ask over Ask round Auction off Back away Back down Back into Back off Back out Back out of Back out of Back up Be held responsible for a problem. Speak on behalf of someone or from knowing them. Beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument. Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling. Try to persuade people not to accept a proposition, motion, etc. Argue about a problem to find a solution. Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health. Enquire about someone's health, how life is going. Ask a number of people for information of help. Invite someone. To provoke a negative reaction. Request to have or be given. To invite somebody into your house. To invite someone for a date. Invite. Invite someone. Sell something in an auction. Retreat or go backwards. Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument. Enter a parking area in reverse gear. Retreat. Fail to keep an arrangement or promise. Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement. Exit a parking area in reverse gear. Make a copy of computer data. ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help. The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem. I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue. The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl DOWN, but she couldn't. She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent. They tried to ARGUE DOWN the proposal. If we can't ARGUE our differences OUT, we'll have to take them to court. He ASKED ABOUT my father. Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER you, so I told her you were fine. I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help. We ASKED them AROUND for dinner. You're ASKING FOR trouble. I ASKED FOR the menu. 'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.' He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy. They have ASKED us OVER for drinks on Friday. We ASKED John ROUND for diner. They AUCTIONED OFF their property as they were heavily in debt. The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife. She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired. He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage. The police told the protesters to BACK OFF. He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at the last minute. She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its parking space. You should always BACK UP important Back up Back up Bag out Bail out Bail out Bail out Bail out of Support. Drive a vehicle backwards. Criticise. Save, rescue. Remove water from something that is flooded. Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash. Pay a bond to release someone from jail. Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble. Talk to someone and delay them. Rob someone at gunpoint. Confuse or make things complicated. Roll or form into a round shape. Spoil, ruin. Move in a place making a lot of noise. Move in a place making a lot of noise. Talk at great length. Keep talking about something. Play a musical instrument loudly. Put someone in prison. Damage badly. Count or rely on. Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling. Expect something to happen (usually files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware. The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions. Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop. Don't bag out BAG OUT Australian English. The government had to BAIL OUT the airline because it was losing so much money. The boat was leaking so they had to BAIL it OUT. The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed. I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT OF jail. Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when the scandal broke. I was late because he BAILED me UP on the phone and wouldn't shut up. He was BAILED UP by a couple of muggers as he came out of the bank. The new project has BALLED me UP- I have no idea what to do. He BALLED UP his napkin when he had finished eating. He BALLSED the presentation UP. He's BANGING ABOUT in the kitchen. I can hear him BANGING ABOUT upstairs. He BANGED ON for half an hour but no one was listening. He's always BANGING ON ABOUT football. She BANGED the tune OUT on the piano. The judge BANGED him UP for eight years. He BANGED his car UP last night. I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do it alone. I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted. I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many Bail out on Bail up Bail up Ball up Ball up Balls up Bang about Bang around Bang on Bang on about Bang out Bang up Bang up Bank on Bargain down Bargain for Bargain on Barge in Barge into Bash about Bash in Bash out Bash up Bawl out Bawl out Bawl out Be after Be along Be away Be cut out for Be cut up Be down Be down Be down on Be down with Be fed up Be in Be in Be in on negative). Expect something to happen (usually negative). Enter a place and interrupt. Enter a place and interrupt people rudely. Mistreat physically. Break, damage or injure by hitting. Write something quickly without much preparation. Break, damage or hurt by hitting. Scold, shout at someone. Scold. Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly. Try to find or get. Arrive. Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.. Be suitable, have the necessary qualities. Be upset. Be depressed. Be reduced or less. Have negative feelings toward someone. Be ill. Be bored, upset or sick of something. Be at home or at work. Be submitted, arrive. Be involved in. people coming. I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming. He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work. They BARGED INTO my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone. If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won't last long. The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house. I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in. They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital. She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk. She BAWLED Raj OUT for getting there late. He BAWLED OUT our names at the top of his voice. The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft. The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so. She's AWAY on business for three weeks. She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work. She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win. He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left him. The firm's profits ARE DOWN by ten percent this quarter. After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss. Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today. I AM FED UP of his complaints. They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone. The application form must BE IN by 3pm on Friday. Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN

Phrasal Verb Abide by Account for Ache for Act on Act on Act out Act out Act up Act upon Act upon Add on Add up Add up Add up to Add up to Agree with Aim at Aim at Allow for Allow of Angle for Answer Meaning Accept or follow a decision or rule. To explain. Want something or someone a lot. To take action because of something like information received. Affect. Perform something with actions and gestures.. Express an emotion in your behaviour. Behave badly or strangely. To take action because of something like information received. Affect. Include in a calculation. To make a mathematical total. Be a satisfactory explanantion for something. Have a certain result. Come to a certain amount or figure. Affect- usually used in the negative to show that something has had a negative effect, especially is it makes you feel bad. To target. Intend to achieve. Include something in a plan or calculation. Make possible, permit. Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting. To reply rudely to someone in authority. Example We have to ABIDE BY what the court says. They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing. My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her. The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red- handed. The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue. They ACTED OUT the story on stage. Their anger is ACTED OUT in their antisocial behaviour. My computer's ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus. The police were ACTING UPON a tip- off. The enzyme ACTS UPON certain proteins. You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give. We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct. She explained why the work wasn't ready, but her story doesn't ADD UP. Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters. The total costs ADD UP TO several million euros. I feel terrible- that food didn't AGREE WITH my stomach. The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers. They're AIMING AT reducing costs by ten percent. You should ALLOW FOR delays when planning a journey. The rules don't ALLOW OF any exceptions. He's been ANGLING FOR an invitation, but I don't want him to come. Her mother was shocked when she started Complete Phrasal Verbs List back Answer for Answer for Argue down Argue down Argue down Argue out Ask about Ask after Ask around Ask around Ask for Ask for Ask in Ask out Ask over Ask round Auction off Back away Back down Back into Back off Back out Back out of Back out of Back up Be held responsible for a problem. Speak on behalf of someone or from knowing them. Beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument. Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling. Try to persuade people not to accept a proposition, motion, etc. Argue about a problem to find a solution. Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health. Enquire about someone's health, how life is going. Ask a number of people for information of help. Invite someone. To provoke a negative reaction. Request to have or be given. To invite somebody into your house. To invite someone for a date. Invite. Invite someone. Sell something in an auction. Retreat or go backwards. Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument. Enter a parking area in reverse gear. Retreat. Fail to keep an arrangement or promise. Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement. Exit a parking area in reverse gear. Make a copy of computer data. ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help. The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem. I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue. The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl DOWN, but she couldn't. She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent. They tried to ARGUE DOWN the proposal. If we can't ARGUE our differences OUT, we'll have to take them to court. He ASKED ABOUT my father. Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER you, so I told her you were fine. I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help. We ASKED them AROUND for dinner. You're ASKING FOR trouble. I ASKED FOR the menu. 'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.' He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy. They have ASKED us OVER for drinks on Friday. We ASKED John ROUND for diner. They AUCTIONED OFF their property as they were heavily in debt. The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife. She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired. He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage. The police told the protesters to BACK OFF. He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at the last minute. She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its parking space. You should always BACK UP important Back up Back up Bag out Bail out Bail out Bail out Bail out of Support. Drive a vehicle backwards. Criticise. Save, rescue. Remove water from something that is flooded. Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash. Pay a bond to release someone from jail. Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble. Talk to someone and delay them. Rob someone at gunpoint. Confuse or make things complicated. Roll or form into a round shape. Spoil, ruin. Move in a place making a lot of noise. Move in a place making a lot of noise. Talk at great length. Keep talking about something. Play a musical instrument loudly. Put someone in prison. Damage badly. Count or rely on. Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling. Expect something to happen (usually files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware. The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions. Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop. Don't bag out BAG OUT Australian English. The government had to BAIL OUT the airline because it was losing so much money. The boat was leaking so they had to BAIL it OUT. The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed. I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT OF jail. Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when the scandal broke. I was late because he BAILED me UP on the phone and wouldn't shut up. He was BAILED UP by a couple of muggers as he came out of the bank. The new project has BALLED me UP- I have no idea what to do. He BALLED UP his napkin when he had finished eating. He BALLSED the presentation UP. He's BANGING ABOUT in the kitchen. I can hear him BANGING ABOUT upstairs. He BANGED ON for half an hour but no one was listening. He's always BANGING ON ABOUT football. She BANGED the tune OUT on the piano. The judge BANGED him UP for eight years. He BANGED his car UP last night. I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do it alone. I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted. I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many Bail out on Bail up Bail up Ball up Ball up Balls up Bang about Bang around Bang on Bang on about Bang out Bang up Bang up Bank on Bargain down Bargain for Bargain on Barge in Barge into Bash about Bash in Bash out Bash up Bawl out Bawl out Bawl out Be after Be along Be away Be cut out for Be cut up Be down Be down Be down on Be down with Be fed up Be in Be in Be in on negative). Expect something to happen (usually negative). Enter a place and interrupt. Enter a place and interrupt people rudely. Mistreat physically. Break, damage or injure by hitting. Write something quickly without much preparation. Break, damage or hurt by hitting. Scold, shout at someone. Scold. Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly. Try to find or get. Arrive. Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.. Be suitable, have the necessary qualities. Be upset. Be depressed. Be reduced or less. Have negative feelings toward someone. Be ill. Be bored, upset or sick of something. Be at home or at work. Be submitted, arrive. Be involved in. people coming. I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming. He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work. They BARGED INTO my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone. If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won't last long. The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house. I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in. They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital. She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk. She BAWLED Raj OUT for getting there late. He BAWLED OUT our names at the top of his voice. The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft. The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so. She's AWAY on business for three weeks. She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work. She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win. He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left him. The firm's profits ARE DOWN by ten percent this quarter. After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss. Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today. I AM FED UP of his complaints. They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone. The application form must BE IN by 3pm on Friday. Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN