Phrasal verbs 08

Milon

7 years ago

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
Hand over	to give something/somebody officially or formally to another person	He handed over a cheque for $200,000. They handed the weapons over to the police.
Hang about	used to tell somebody to stop what they are doing or saying for a short time	Hang about! There’s something not quite right here.
Hang about	to wait or stay near a place, not doing very much	kids hanging about in the streets
Hang by	to dangle(ঝোলা, দোলা, ঝোলানো, দোলানো ), suspended by some body part, such as thumbs, legs, etc.	I can hang by just my middle fingers!
Hang for	to execute someone by hanging for doing something.	The state prosecutor will try to hang you for this crime.
Hang on	used to ask somebody to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing	Now hang on a minute—you can’t really believe what you just said!
Hang on	Hold tightly	The driver told the passengers to HANG ON as the bus pulled off.
Hang up	End a phone call	I lost my temper and HUNG UP.
Hold back	to prevent somebody/something from moving forward or crossing something	The police were unable to hold back the crowd.
Hold back	to prevent the progress or development of somebody/something	We are determined that nothing should hold back the peace talks.
Hold back	to not tell somebody something they want or need to know	The government HELD BACK the findings of the report for fear of alienating voters.
Hold back	to stop yourself from expressing how you really feel	It was really hard to HOLD BACK the tears.
Hold in	hold something inside ((of) one(self)); keep something inside ((of) one(self))	You really shouldn’t hold those feelings inside of you.
Hold off	to make someone or something wait.	I know a lot of people are waiting to see me. Hold them off for a while longer.
Hold on	used to tell somebody to wait or stop	Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she’ll be free in a moment.
Hold out	to offer a chance, hope or possibility of something	Doctors hold out little hope of her recovering.
Hold over	Delay	The meeting has been HELD OVER till Friday.
Hold together	Not break up	The society managed to HOLD TOGETHER despite the crisis.
Hold up	Delay when travelling	I was HELD UP by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for my appointment.
Keep at	Continue with something difficult	Come on, keep at it, you’ve nearly finished!
Keep away	to avoid going near somebody/something	Keep away from the edge of the cliff.
Keep down	to hide yourself by not standing up straight	Keep down! You mustn’t let anyone see you.
Keep in	to make somebody stay indoors or in a particular place	The teacher KEPT the students IN after school because they had misbehaved.
Keep in with	to make sure that you stay friendly with somebody, because you will get an advantage from doing so	I like to KEEP IN WITH the school inspectors.
Keep off	to avoid eating, drinking or smoking something, to avoid mentioning a particular subject, if rain, snow, etc. keeps off, it does not fall	I’m trying to keep off fatty foods. It’s best to keep off politics when my father’s around.
Keep on	to continue	The rain kept on all night. Keep on until you get to the church.
Keep up	Maintain a continuous action, persist	The rain kept up all afternoon. How long can we KEEP this UP without ever speaking to each other directly?
Keep up with	Move at the same rate, Stay up to date	He walks too fast and it’s really hard to KEEP UP WITH him. It’s hard to KEEP UP WITH all the latest improvements and breakthroughs in technology nowadays.
keep up with the Joneses	to try to have all the possessions and social achievements that your friends and neighbours have	To fail to "keep up with the Joneses" is perceived as demonstrating socio-economic or cultural inferiority.