Phrasal Verbs - Fun and games + Learning and doing + Coming and going

carry on

• Meaning 1:

  • Carry on until you get to the junction, then turn left.

• Meaning 2:

  • Carry on with your work while I’m away.

  • After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do).

• to continue moving - tiếp tục di chuyển

• to continue doing sth - tiếp tục làm gì đó

eat out

• Do you feel like eating out tonight?

to eat at a restaurant, etc. rather than at home - ăn ngoài

give up

• They gave up without a fight.

• I give up - tell me the answer.

• She didn’t give up work when she had the baby.

• We’d given up hope of ever having children.

to stop doing or trying something

join in = participate in = take part in

• I wish he would join/participate/take part in with the other children.

to be involved in an activity - tham gia

take up

• Meaning 1:

  • The band’s new album takes up where their last one left off.

  • Can we just take up studying after having recess?

• Meaning 2:

  • She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.

• Meaning 3:

  • He takes up his duties next week.

• to continue, especially starting after sb/sth else has finished

• to start something (e.g., a hobby, sport, skill, etc.)

turn down

• Meaning 1:

  • Why did she turn down your invitation?

  • He asked her to marry him but she turned him down.

  • He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.

• Meaning 2:

  • Please turn the volume down.

  • He turned the lights down low.

• to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc., or the person who makes it - từ chối

• to lower the volume, heat, etc. of something - vặn nhỏ loa

turn up

• Meaning 1:

  • Don’t worry about the letter - I’m sure it’ll turn up.

  • He’s still hoping something (= for example, a job or a piece of luck) will turn up.

• Meaning 2:

  • We happened to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up.

• Meaning 3:

  • Could you turn the TV up?

  • The music was turned up loud.

• to be found after being lost or happen, especially by chance

• (of a person) to arrive

• to increase the volume of something - vặn lớn loa

cross out

• You need to do something about your last paper, your teacher crossed out most of your answers!

to draw a line through something written

look up

• Meaning 1:

  • At last, things were starting to look up.

• Meaning 2:

  • She looked up from her book as I entered the room.

  • He looked up at me sharply when I said that.

• Meaning 3:

  • Do look me up the next time you’re in London.

• Meaning 4:

  • I’ve looked up everywhere, but nothing works.

  • Can you look up the opening times on the website?

• (informal - of business, sb’s situation, etc.) to become better - cải thiện

• to raise your eyes when you are looking down at sth - nhìn chằm chằm

• (NO PASSIVE + informal) to visit or make contact with sb, especially when you haven’t seen them for a long time - liên lạc với ai đó

• to try to find/search information in a book, website, etc. - tra cứu, tìm kiếm

point out

• Meaning 1:

  • I’ll point him out to you next time he comes in.

  • The guide pointed out various historic monuments.

• Meaning 2:

  • She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions

  • He pointed out the dangers of driving alone.

  • As you so rightly pointed out, our funds are limited.

to tell somebody important information, usually by stretching your finger out towards sb/sth

read out

• Shall I read this out to you?

• Michael, can you read out the notes you’ve been taking down?

to say something out loud when you are reading

turn over

• Meaning 1:

  • If you turn over, you may find it easier to fall asleep.

  • The car skidded and turned over.

  • (figurative) The smell made my stomach turn over (= made me feel sick).

• Meaning 2:

  • I didn't like the show, so I decided to turn over and see what else was on.

  • The news was too depressing, so I turned over to a comedy channel for some laughs.

• Meaning 3:

  • She turned over the idea of quitting her job for weeks before finally taking the leap.

  • Before making a decision, it's important to turn over all the possible outcomes in your mind.

• Meaning 4:

  • The generator turned over and continued to run, providing electricity during the power outage.

  • After fixing the engine, I turned over the car and it started running smoothly again.

• to turn something so that the other side is towards you

• to change to another channel when you are watching television - chuyển kênh

• (of an engine) to start or to continue running

• to consider, think about sth carefully

write down

• Meaning 1:

  • Write down the address before you forget it.

  • I’d better write this down, otherwise I’ll forget it

• Meaning 2:

  • All stock over six months old was written down to 50%.

  • the written-down value of the stock

• to write information on a piece of paper, especially to remember or record it - ghi chép

• (business) to reduce the value of assets when stating it in a company’s accounts - giảm giá trị tài sản của công ty

get in(to)

• Meaning 1:

  • The train got in late.

  • She got into the car and started the journey.

• Meaning 2:

  • She’s got into Durham to study law.

  • He’s got in the gifted school.

• to arrive at a place or enter a car

• to be admitted to a school, university, etc.

get on(to)

• Meaning 1:

  • He’s getting on very well at school.

  • How did you get on at the interview?

• Meaning 2:

  • Parents are always anxious for their children to get on.

  • I don’t know how he’s going to get on in life.

• Meaning 3:

  • We can get on perfectly well without her.

  • I just can’t get on without a secretary.

• (also get along)

  • used to talk or ask about how well sb is doing in sth

  • to manage or survive

• to enter a bus/train/etc.

get off

• Meaning 1:

  • Get off me, that hurts!

• Meaning 2:

  • Who wants to get off at the next bus stop?

• Meaning 3:

  • We got off straight after breakfast.

  • He got the children off to school.

• Meaning 4:

  • I had great difficulty getting off.

  • They couldn’t get the baby off till midnight.

• Meaning 5:

  • Could you get off (work) early tomorrow?

• Meaning 6:

  • Please can we get off the subject of dieting?

• used especially to tell sb to stop touching you or another person - tránh xa ra

• to leave a bus/train/etc.

• to leave a place or start a journey; to help sb do this

• to go to sleep; to make sb do this

• to leave work with permission - tan ca sớm

• to stop discussing a particular subject; to make sb do this

get out (of)

• You ought to get out of the house more.

• She screamed at me to get out.

to leave a place

go away

• Meaning 1:

  • Just go away!

  • Go away and think about it, then let me know.

• Meaning 2:

  • They’ve gone away for a few days.

  • I’m going away on business.

• Meaning 3:

  • The smell still hasn’t gone away.

  • Hanoi hasn’t gone away from my mind.

• to leave a place/somebody

• to leave home for a period, especially for a holiday

• to disappear

go back (to)

• Meaning 1:

  • She doesn’t want to go back to her husband (= to live with him again).

  • This toaster will have to go back (= be taken or sent back to the shop it was bought from) - it’s faulty.

  • Of course, we want to go back someday - it’s our country, our real home.

• Meaning 2:

  • Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting?

  • Once you have made this decision, there will be no going back (= you won’t be able to change your mind).

• Meaning 3:

  • Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers.

• to return to a place

• to consider sth that happened or was said at an earlier time

• to have existed since a particular time or for a particular period

set off

• Meaning 1:

  • We set off for London just after ten.

• Meaning 2:

  • A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street.

• Meaning 3:

  • Opening this door will set off the alarm.

• Meaning 4:

  • Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling.

• Meaning 5:

  • That blouse sets off the blue of her eyes.

• to start a journey - khởi hành

• to make a bomb, etc., explode

• to make the alarm start ringing

• to start a process or series of events

• to make sth more attractive or notable by being placed near it

take off

• Meaning 1:

  • The plane took off an hour late.

• Meaning 2:

  • When he saw me coming, he took off in the opposite direction.

• Meaning 3:

  • The new magazine has taken off with special and interesting life stories.

• Meaning 4:

  • During the talent show, Sarah impressed everyone with her ability to take off celebrities.

  • The comedian's hilarious impression of the president had the audience in stitches as he perfectly took him off.

• Meaning 5:

  • He was taken off after twenty minutes.

• Meaning 6:

  • Take off your shoes, it’s our custom.

• Meaning 7:

  • I’ve decided to take a few days off next week.

• to leave the ground - cất cánh

• to leave a place, especially in a hurry (informal)

• (of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly

• to copy sb’s voice, actions or manner humorously - bắt chước

• (in sports, entertainment, etc.) to make sb stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or the stage

• to remove sth, especially a piece of clothing from your/sb’s body - cởi đồ

• to have a period as a break from work - nghỉ phép