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Prasal_verb	Meaning	Example
Go ahead	Start, proceed	Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
Go back	Return to a place	I have to go back home and get my lunch.
Go out	Leave home to go on a social event	We're going out for dinner tonight.
Go over	Review	Please go over your answers before you submit your test.
Go over	Visit someone nearby	I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two.
Go without	Suffer lack or deprivation	When I was young, we went without winter boots.
Grow apart	Stop being friends over time	My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools.
Grow back	Regrow	My roses grew back this summer.
Grow up	Become an adult	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
Grow out of	Get too big for	Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.
Grow into	Grow big enough to fit	This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.
Hand down	Give something used to someone else	I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.
Hand in	Submit	I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
Hand out	To distribute to a group of people	We will hand out the invitations at the door.
Hand over	Give (usually unwillingly)	The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons.
Hang on	Wait a short time (informal)	Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
Hand out	Spend time relaxing (informal)	Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
Hold back	Prevent from doing/going	I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park.
Hold on	Wait a short time	Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
Hold up	Rob	A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.
Keep on	Continue doing	Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
Keep from	Not tell	We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.
Keep out	Stop from entering	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
Keep up	Continue at the same rate	If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
Let down	Fail to support or help, disappoint	I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time.
Let in	Allow to enter	Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
Look after	Take care of	I have to look after my sick grandmother.
Look down on	Think less of, consider inferior	Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.
Look for	Try to find	I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
Look forward to	Be excited about the future	I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
Look out for	Be careful, vigilant, and take notice	Look out! That car's going to hit you!
Look over	Check, examine	Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
Look out for	Be specially vigilant for	Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.
Look up	Search and find information in a reference book or database	We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
Look up to	Have a lot of respect for	My little sister has always looked up to me.
Make up	Invent, lie about something	Josie made up a story about why we were late.
Make up	Forgive each other	We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
Make up	Apply cosmetics to	My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
Mix up	Confuse two or more things	I mixed up the twins' names again!
Pass away	Die	His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
Pass out	Faint	It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
Pass out	Give the same thing to many people	The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
Pass up	Decline (usually something good)	I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.
Pay back	Return owed money	Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.
Pay for	Be punished for doing something bad	That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
Pick out	Choose	I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
Point out	Indicate with your finger	I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
Put down	Put what you are holding on a surface or floor	You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
Put down	Insult, make someone feel stupid	The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
Put off	Postpone	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
Put out	Extinguish	The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
Put together	Assemble	I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
Put up with	Tolerate	I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
Put on	Put clothing/accessories on your body	Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
Run into	Meet unexpectedly	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
Run over	Drive a vehicle over a person or thing	I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
Run through	Rehearse, review	Let's run through these lines one more time before the show.
Run away	Leave unexpectedly, escape	The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
Send back	Return (usually by mail)	My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
Set up	Trick, trap	The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
Show off	Act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully)	He always shows off on his skateboard
Sort out	Organize, resolve a problem	We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.
Switch off	Stop the energy flow, turn off	The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.
Switch on	Start the energy flow, turn on	We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.
Take after	Resemble a family member	I take after my mother. We are both impatient.
Take apart	Purposely break into pieces	He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.
Take back	Return an item	I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.
Take off	Start to fly	My plane takes off in five minutes.
Take off	Remove something (usually clothing)	Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
Take out	Remove from a place or thing	Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
Take out	Pay for someone to go somewhere with you	My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
Tear up	Rip into pieces	I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him.
Throw away	Dispose of	We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.
Turn down	Decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
Turn down	Refuse	I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
Turn off	Stop the energy flow, switch off	Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.
Turn on	Start the energy, switch on	It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.
Turn up	Increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.
Turn up	Appear suddenly	Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.
Try on	Sample clothing	I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.
Try out	Test	I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.
Use up	Finish the supply	The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more
Wake up	Stop sleeping	We have to wake up early for work on Monday.
Warm up	Increase the temperature	You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.
Wear off	Fade away	Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party.
Work out	Exercise	I work out at the gym three times a week.
Work out	Make a calculation	We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.

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