Phrasal Verbs

Put down

• Leave on the floor something you carry

• Pick up an object from the ground

• Throw away an item

• Feed an animal

Take off

• To begin flight. E.g. The plane will take off in two hours.

• To land safely on the ground.

• To prepare for a journey by car.

• To delay the departure of a vehicle.

Take in

• To ignore something completely.

• To comprehend something.

• To take a physical object into possession.

• To express something verbally.

Put by

• Save money. E.g. I have put a few hundred pounds by for a rainy day.

• Spend money freely without saving.

• Invest in stocks and shares.

• Borrow money from friends.

Take up

• To begin a new hobby. E.g. I'm not very good at basketball. I only took it up recently.

• To stop doing something completely.

• To take responsibility for something.

• To take a break from work.

Take down (notes)

• To write on a paper. E.g. I can take down the messages that come in.

• To erase something from a surface.

• To collect items for a project.

• To summarize a conversation in a report.

Put back (UK)

• To cancel an event or appointment.

• To postpone an arranged event or appointment. E.g. The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.

• To bring forward an event or appointment.

• To reschedule an event to an earlier time.

Take after

• To resemble someone in appearance. E.g. She takes after her mother.

• To take something without permission.

• To follow someone closely in a race.

• To imitate someone's behavior.

Take out

• To remove something from a place.

• To put something in a container.

• To add something to a collection.

• To leave something behind.

Put through

• Connect. E.g. Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.

• Disconnect. E.g. I will disconnect the call now.

• Transfer. E.g. I will transfer your call to another department.

• Hold. E.g. Please hold while I check your information.