The Phrasal verbs-H to L
3.5. The Phrasal verbs-H to L
Group Verbs / phrasal verbs
Hand
1. Hand on / pass on – ( āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž/ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž ) : Hand on the book to your father .
Look
1. Look for / search for – ( āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž ) : I am looking for a job .
2. Look into / look over / look through – ( āĻ¤āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž ): The police are looking into the matter .
3. Look down upon –( hate / despise -āĻā§āĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž ): Do not look down upon the poor .
4. Look out / watch out – ( āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ ) : Look out ! There’s a bus coming.
5. Look in / call in – ( āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻ¨ ) : I will look in how you are .
6. Look up – ( a word in the dictionary - āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻāĻž ) : Look up the word in the dictionary .
7. Look after-take care of -āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž- Mother looked after her child.
A list of Phrasal verbs
1. Hold on : wait
2. Hurry up : do something more quickly
3. Hold out on : refuse to give support
4. Hold out for : demand and wait for
5. Hang on to : retain , keep in one’s permission
6. Knock down ( The building) : demolish
7. Keep up with : Go as fast as
8. Look forward to ( expect with pleasure )
9. Look in on ( make a short visit )
10. Live up to ( maintain a certain standard , moral , economic respect )
11. Look out for ( keep one’s eye open )
12. Let up on : treat less severally