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~ English-Zone.Com Phrasal Verbs Dictionary ~ |
| Phrasal Verb: | * | Meaning: | Example: |
| TAKE AFTER | n | to resemble | Pat takes after his mother. They are both short and blonde. |
| TAKE APART | s | to dismantle or disassemble | Martin took his watch apart, but he couldn't put it back together. |
| TAKE BACK | s | to retrieve something you gave or said | My friend gave me a gift, but then he rudely took it back! |
| TAKE BACK | s | to return | Pam took the radio back to the store because it was broken. |
| TAKE CARE OF | n | to provide care for; to watch one's health | I have been taking care of my sister since she returned home from the hospital. |
| TAKE CARE OF | n | to take responsibility for; to make arrangements | A) I need to wash the dishes.
B) No no. Let me take care of them. |
| TAKE OFF | n | to depart; to leave | The flight to Bermuda took off at 6 p.m. |
| TAKE OFF | s | to remove clothes | Take your coat off and stay a while. |
| TAKE OFF | s | to be absent from work | I'm taking next week off, so hold my messages please. |
| TAKE OUT | s | to go somewhere with a friend; to invite someone on a date | Frank took his supervisor
out for dinner.
Steve took Mary out three times last week. |
| TAKE OUT | s | to remove something from an enclosed place | Please take your books out and turn to page 47. |
| TAKE OVER | s | to gain control of | Do you think Bill Gates is trying to take over the world? |
| TAKE UP | s | to begin a new hobby | Betty took knitting up last month and she made me a sweater. |
| TALK INTO | s | to persuade to do something | Peter talked Mary into helping him move. |
| TALK OUT OF | s | to persuade not to do something | Mary talked Peter out of moving. |
| TEAR AWAY | s | to remove reluctantly | Romeo tore himself away from Juliet. |
| TEAR DOWN | s | to dismantle; to disassemble | The old hotel was torn down last year. |
| TEAR OFF | s | to remove something by tearing | The soccer player tore his shirt off when his team won the game. |
| TEAR OUT | s | to remove something from a book by tearing | Don't tear the pages out of your book. You'll ruin it! |
| TEAR UP | s | to damage, remove, or make an opening in | The construction workers tore up the street to lay a new water pipe. |
| TELL OFF | s | to speak to someone bluntly and negatively, saying exactly what she or he did wrong | The supervisor told Frank off in front of the entire office. |
| THINK OVER | s | to contemplate; to give something a lot of thought | Before making any big decision, you should think it over for a long time. |
| THROW AWAY | s | to discard as trash; to put in the garbage | Don't throw these documents away because we'll need them later. |
| THROW OUT | s | to discard as trash; to put in the garbage | Don't throw these documents out because we'll need them later. |
| THROW OUT | s | to forcibly make someone leave | Those people are drunk and making everyone uncomfortable. The manager should throw them out. |
| THROW UP | s | to vomit | Ulysses threw his lunch up all over his desk. Yuck! |
| TICK OFF | s | to make someone angry; to irritate someone | When people smoke near me, it really ticks me off! |
| TIP OFF | s | to inform | Martin tipped the police off about the bank robbers' location. |
| TRY ON | s | to put clothes on to see if they fit | Terry tried the blue sweater on, but it was too big. |
| TRY OUT | s | to use a machine briefly to determine how well it works; to test to see if something is suitable | I'd like to try a Mac computer out. I've never used one before. |
| TRY OUT | n | to audition; to try to win a place on a team | Billy tried out for the basketball team, but he was too short. |
| TURN AROUND | s | move so that you are facing the opposite direction | I want my desk facing the window. Will you help me turn it around? |
| TURN AROUND | s | to make changes for the better | The drug addict really turned his life around. He's a best-selling author now. |
| TURN DOWN | s | to decrease the volume of something | Turn the radio down before you wake the dead! |
| TURN DOWN | s | to decline; to reject | Tina turned Patrick down for a date. Poor Patrick's heart was broken. |
| TURN IN | s | to submit or give work done for someone | I turned the report in to my manager. |
| TURN IN | n | to go to bed | I'm pretty tired. I'm gonna turn in now. |
| TURN IN | s | to report wrongdoers to the authorities | The witness turned the robber in. Now he's going to get a reward. |
| TURN OFF | s | to stop a machine or electrical device | Please turn off the lights when you leave the room. |
| TURN OFF | s | to disgust; to repel | People who smoke really turn me off. |
| TURN ON | s | to start a machine or electrical device | Turn on the TV please. I want to watch Judge Judy. |
| TURN ON | s | to interest very much; to excite | Do romantic walks on the beach turn you on? |
| TURN UP | s | to increase the volume of something | Turn up the TV, I can't hear it! |
| TURN UP | n | to appear unexpectedly | We were all surprised when Julia Roberts turned up at the party! |