Phrasal Verbs: Health and keeping Fit

The meaning of bring round is...

• to cause something to happen

• to make somebody who is unconscious become conscious again

• to return to your usual state of health

The meaning of look after is...

• to take care of someone

• to help somebody

• to examine something carefully

The meaning of carry out is...

• to continue doing something

• to do a particular piece of work, research, etc

• to complete something successfully

The meaning of come down with is...

• to make something develop, usually something unpleasant.

• to break and fall to the ground

• to get an illness that is not very serious.

The meaning of cut down on is...

• to stop doing, using or eating something.

• to stop the supply of something to somebody

• to reduce the size, amount of number of something.

The meaning of get over is ...

• to return to your usual state of health, happiness, etc. after a shock, an illness, etc.

• to manage or survive

• to become conscious again.

The meaning of give up is ...

• to tell somebody to stop doing something

• to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly.

• to stop working

The meaning of take up is ...

• to remove something from inside somebody’s body, especially a part of it.

• to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.

• to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure.

The meaning of cut out is ...

• to reduce the size, amount or numer of something.

• to stop doing, using or eating something.

• to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly.

The meaning of turn in is ...

• to go to bed.

• to start to do something for pleasure.

• to go to somebody for help, advice, etc.