Phrasal Verbs 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
look after
to make sure that someone is safe and well
look away
to turn your eyes away from sb or sth that you were looking at
look for
to search for something or someone
look into
to find out more about smth in order to improve the situation
look out
to be careful, to avoid imminent danger
look through
to examine something, usually quickly
look up to
to respect or admire someone
look (smth) up
to search for information (usually in a book)
look forward to
to wait with pleasure for something
look down on
to think something or someone is inferior
wear off
to gradually disappear or stop
let (sb) down
to disappoint
catch on
to understand
live up to
to be as good as expected
stand for
to be an abbreviation or symbol of something, to support something
eat out
to have a meal in a restaurant
drop in
to pay an informal visit to a person or a place
find out
to discover, to become aware of something
feel up to
to have the strength and energy to do or deal with something
make out
to see, hear or understand something
put (sb) through
to connect someone on the telephone
put (smth) off
to postpone, to make someone dislike or not want something
put up with
to tolerate, to bear patiently
put aside
to save for the future (especially money)
