Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
under
if a person, animal, o thing is a position below or lower than something else
- My dog hid under the bed.
round
Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘get round’ and ‘hand round’.
- They were sitting round the kitchen table.
over
If one thing is on top of another or moves over it, the first is directly on top of the second, we use ‘over’ to refer to it.
- I stepped over a broken piece of wood.
across
If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
- She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed.
through
To move through something such as a hole, opening, or pipe.
- The main path continues through a tunnel of trees.
towards
If you move, look, or point towards something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction.
- She looked towards the street and hoped she could get out.
give up
If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.
- Lasso the liar refuses to give up the presidency.
turn up
When you turn up a radio, heater, or other piece of equipment, you increase the amount of sound, heat, or power being produced, by adjusting the controls.
- Alex would turn up the TV in the other room.
turn down
When you turn down a radio, heater, or other piece of equipment, you reduce the amount of sound or heat being produced, by adjusting the controls.
- When it’s very cold my sister turns off the air
go away
If you go away, you leave a place or a person’s company.
* When my exgirlfriend tried to get back with me I told her to go away.
go out
If you go out, you leave your home in order to do something enjoyable, for example to go to a party, a bar, or the cinema.
- I’m going out tonight.
pay back
If you pay back some money that you have borrowed or taken from someone, you give them an equal sum of money at a later time.
- David had failed to pay back any of the money.
