Phrasal verbs in English with up. Do up - English phrasal verb
[ up ] 032 [ Ap ] a - 1) going, rising; 2) heading to a major center/city or on North; 3) growing, rising; 4) effervescent(about drinks).
adv - decree to: 1) movement- a) from bottom to top, up, up, also prefix under-, he went up he went upstairs, will you carry the box up ? please take this box upstairs, to fly up take off, look up look up , hands up ! hands up!; b) V(to the city, capital, center); V) in, on, deep(inland, territory, from south to north, to the upper river), up the country inland;
2) finding- A) at the top, at the top, what are you doing up there ? what are you doing up there?, the plane is up the plane (is) in the air , high up in the air high in the air/in the sky , up there up there, half way up halfway up , the sun is up the sun rose; b) above, above(above some level), he lives three stores / floors up he lives three floors above , the river is up the water level has risen ; c) in (being in a city, capital, center); d) in (inland or to the north);
3) change of position, from horizontal to vertical, from sitting to standing, to get up get up(from bed) get up(from the chair) to sit up sit down(from a lying position), to stand up stand up; wakefulness- to be up be awake,he is up he got up;
4) approximation- a boy came up a boy came up; proximity or similarity;
5) increase (higher) - cost, the corn is up corn has risen in price ; promotion in rank, rank; in meaning, age 12 up from 12 years and older ;
6) appearance, emergence- a) structures, etc., to put up a monument erect a monument ; b) question or conversation; c) excitement of something. action or process something is up something is happening, something is afoot what's up ? what's wrong?, what happened?, to blow up the fire fan the fire, to bring up a new topic raise a new topic ; d) increase in intensity, activity, volume, etc., speak up ! speak louder!, hurry up ! hurry up!, cheer up ! don't be discouraged!;
7) upon expiration, his leave is up his vacation is over ;
8) for completeness of action, to the end, completely, completely, to drink/eat up drink/eat everything (to the end) to pay up pay to dig up dig up;
9) has will strengthen meaning, to wake up wake up to fill up a glass fill the glass .
prep - decree to: 1) movement- a) from bottom to top, (up) on, in, on, also transmitted by prefixes under-, in-, to go up a ladder To climb up the stairs to climb up a tree climb a tree ; b) along along(for example, to the goal), to walk up the street walk along the street ; V) deep down(for example, to the center of a country, stage, etc.) up the yard deep into the yard; G) up, against(for example, to the source), up the river up the river, up the wind against the wind;
2) finding- A) on(on top of something) the cat is up the tree cat sitting on a tree ; b) on, by(farther from the speaker, closer to the center), further up the road further on/along the road ; V) in depth(countries, scenes, etc.), up stage at the back of the stage;
3) promotion, success, promotion in rank, rank;
4) in combination: up and down - A) back and forth, back and forth; b) up and down; V) throughout(space, etc.), everywhere, everywhere, here and there.
v - colloquial 1) lift up; 2) raise(prices, etc.); 3) get up; 4) increase(production; rates, etc.)
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, where the main feature is that the entire phrase is one semantic unit. English speech is rich in semantic phrases that enrich the language and make it colorful. A special role is played by phrasal verbs with up, of which there are a large number in the English language. Today we will look at striking examples of the use of semantic units and explain their meaning. Let's see where the meaning of a phrasal word differs from the original statement, and where a certain verb expresses the generally accepted understanding of the word.
The preposition up is used in different meanings, but the simplest of them => indicating the direction of movement. Up - up, down - down. First, let's look at examples with up =>
Pick up => pick up someone, eg a passenger. Picking up passengers sometimes is dangerous => Sometimes it is dangerous to pick up passengers.
Pick up this pretty girl. Probably she is in a hurry => Pick up this pretty girl. Maybe she's in a hurry.
But! The verb can have other meanings =>
- to take into custody => the police pick up the fugitive;
- to accept for the purpose of paying =>offered to pick up the tab.
Stand up => Stand up. Stand up and get out! (Get up and get out!)
Move up => Move higher/free up space. These radio rates are beginning to move up. (Those radio ratings are starting to rise)
But! Move can also be used with off =>
The girl moved off from the crowd because somebody was speaking in a rude way => The girl moved away from the crowd because someone was speaking very rudely.
Go up => To rise/rise. We decided to go ut the mountain in the evening. Are we crazy? (We decided to climb the mountain in the evening. Are we crazy?)
Put up => Build a wall, fence, house. My neighbors are in the village putting up a fence. (My neighbors in the village are building a fence)
Come up => Rise. Come up to see all the advantages of being here. (Come up (come here) to see all the benefits of being here)
Pin up => Pin up. I had a photo of my favorite band pinned up above my bed. (I had a photo of my favorite band pinned above my bed)
Jack up => Raise the car on a lift. How can I change the tire? – You have to jack your car up. (How can I change a tire? You must lift the car)
Sit up => Sit down. I can’t sleep at nights, so I sit up and read books. (I can't sleep at night, so I sit down and read books)
But! There are examples where the preposition up used indirectly:
Phrasal verbs with up can indicate an improvement or increase in a characteristic, property, state, etc. =>
Clean up => Clean up. She decided to clean up the room after the meeting => She decided to clean up the room after the meeting.
Boil up => Boil/''Boil''. I boiled up after she told me that thing =>
Bump up => Increase. I need to work harder to bump up my income => I need to work harder to increase my income.
Cheer up => Have fun. Everybody tried to cheer me up, but I felt blue => Everybody tried to cheer me up, but I felt bad.
Fold up => fold. I fold up my clothes on a sofa => I folded my things on the sofa.
Dry up => Dry/dehydrate. You have to dry up the potatoes before frying => You must dry the potatoes before frying.
Build up => Increase/develop. If you need to build up leg strength, you have to do these exercises regularly => If you want to increase the strength of your legs (leg muscles), you should do these exercises regularly.
Big up => Build muscles/exaggerate the meaning. It was announced that this speaker bigs up the articles of some new researchers => It was announced that this speaker exaggerates the importance of the work of some new researchers.
Ease up => Relax, calm down. We have to stay here and to wait for heavy rain to ease up => We must stay here and wait until the rain subsides.
Buck up => Improve, grow wiser. A week on this island will buck her up => A week on this island will do her good.
The preposition up is often used with phrasal verbs when it is necessary to say a phrase meaning “to stop, complete, finish”:
End up => End with something unplanned. She ended up living in America, but now she is okey => She no longer lives in America, but now she is okay.
End up is one of the most commonly used verbs, so let's give a few examples:
We have to end up doing such bad things => We must stop doing such bad things.
You will end up badly if you continue in such a way => You will end up badly if you continue in this way.
You end up doing such awful things.. =>
Pack up => Pack things/finish work. Our phones have packed up 5 minutes after recharge => Our phones were discharged 5 minutes after charging.
Fill up => fill to the top. These days I saw a man filling up the tank with some liquid => The other day I saw a man filling the tank with some liquid substance.
Eat up => Eat everything. Be so kind to eat up everything I put you on a plate => Be so kind to eat everything that I put on your plate.
Close up => Connect/close. If the factory will close up, we will stay without any work => If the factory closes, we will be left without any work.
Burn up => ‘’Burn’’ from high temperature. The girl was burning up and no one could help her => The girl was burning up from fever and no one could help her.
Use up => Use everything. We used up everything left for us => We used everything left for us.
Sober up => Sober up. My friends had sobered up by then => By that time, my friends had already sobered up.
Split up => End the relationship. We split up 5 years ago => We separated 5 years ago.
Hang up => Hang up. Hang up the receiver and be so kind to solve this problem => Hang up the receiver and be so kind to solve this problem.
Live up => Meet expectations. Did the poem live up to your wife’s expectations? => Did the verse meet your wife's expectations?
Phrasal verbs with down
Break down => Stop working, break down. The machine has broken down when we wanted to add more aspeed => The machine broke down when we wanted to add more speed.
Calm down => Calm down. We need to calm down and to look for the main reason why it happened so => We need to calm down and look for the main reason why it all happened.
Let down => Disappoint, leave, lower. Don’t let me down in such a way. I will be missing you => Don't leave me this way. I'll miss you.
Put down => reduce, suppress (by force), lower (down). We have to put down the pressure if we want to avoid explosion => We must lower the pressure if we want to avoid explosion.
Turn down => Decrease (light, sound), reject. We have to turn down this approach if we want to reach success => We must reject this approach if we want to achieve success.
Phrasal verbs with out
Burst out => burst out (with laughter), suddenly begin, exclaim. I burst out with laugh because I couldn’t be serious any more => I burst out laughing because I couldn’t stay serious any more.
Check out => Check out, check out (from the hotel). Check out the pronunciation => Check your pronunciation.
Carry out => Complete, execute. The project has to be carried out by local investors => The project must be completed by local investors.
Come out => Appear. It comes out that everything was much better we thought => It turned out that everything was much better than we expected.
Find out => Find out, find out. We have to find out the matter of this problem => We must find out the cause of this problem.
We define set expression from a simple combination of “verb + adverb”
People who are just starting to learn English find it difficult to comprehend sentences by ear, and even more difficult to distinguish a stable phrase from an ordinary combination of a verb and a preposition. There are many phrases in English where up, out, down and other prepositions of persistent phrases resemble ordinary adverbs. You need to be well versed in grammar to understand the difference, which we will now try to explain with examples.
To begin with, we note that phrasal verbs are divided into transitive and intransitive =>
Give up => intransitive verb meaning ‘’to give up’’
But! Put off => transitive verb meaning “to put off.”
If you give up you will never reach success and fame => If you give up, you will never achieve success and fame.
They had to put off some meetings because there were no time to cope with everything in a week => They had to put off some meetings because there was no time to cope with everything in a week.
From the examples it is clear that short adverbs can hardly be distinguished from prepositions. Take at least the elementary preposition on, which can easily turn into an adverb =>
Preposition => They have to count on themselves (They must count on themselves)
Adverb => I can’t go on without him (I can’t continue without him).
On a note! An adverb does not always need an object. E.g. Go on! Can stand alone in a sentence, whereas one cannot simply say ‘’count on’’. There should be at least ‘’count on me’’, even better – ‘’you can count on me’’.
It is worth remembering that if the verb can be divided, then additions are placed:
1. after it;
2. between its parts.
Let's take a simple example with down:
You will turn my offer down => You will turn down my offer.
But! Remember that phrasal verbs can have a completely different meaning from what many people think should be logical. For example =>
Carry on => continue
Carry on! => Keep it up!
I carry on the work I had begun => I continue the work that I started.
I carry the work on which I had begun => the same meaning, just in a different arrangement of prepositions.
In this case, phrases need to be memorized and constantly kept in your head.
Help: Intransitive phrasal verbs are UNSEPARATED, they do not have an object.
Let's sum it up
There are many phrasal verbs. They are used not only with the preposition up, but also with many others. Knowing the exact translation of a specific semantic connection, you can easily communicate with foreigners, even if your vocabulary is not very rich. Important! Do not confuse one semantic connection with another! If you replace the preposition, but leave the verb the same, then the meaning will be completely different. Remember also that sometimes it is difficult to grasp the meaning of phrases if you translate the words separately. It is necessary to translate comprehensively, as a whole phrase. Learn and expand your knowledge. Remember: learning comes to those who try hard!
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The word pick means “to select”, “to choose”. But what happens if we add small words (prepositions) to it? Let's see if this makes a difference!
Many people are very familiar with the word pick up in the sense of “meeting a guy or girl for a romantic relationship.” There is such a word in English, but, oddly enough, it is not often used in this meaning.
In this article we will find out what more may be what people mean when they tell you to “pick up”! Intrigued? Read on!
8 meanings of phrasal verbs with pick in English
Read about what phrasal verbs are and how to use them in this article.
Our hero today is the word pick and the 7 most common phrasal verbs that are formed from it.
1. Phrasal verb pick at
Transcription and translation:[pɪk æt] / [peak et] - pick, fiddle (about objects or food)
Meaning of the word: Pulling or touching something constantly; if it’s about food, eat for a long time and in small pieces, because you’re not hungry.
Use:
This word is used with objects or food. For example: John nervously fiddled with his napkin. I was picking at the last piece of cake because there was no one else to finish it.
Examples:
Don't pick at your scratch, put some band-aid on it!
Not pick cover your scratch with a piece of plaster!
You"re not even eating, you"re just picking at your dinner. Has something happened?
You don't even eat, you just pick at your dinner. Something happened?
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2. Phrasal verb pick on
Transcription and translation:[pɪkɒn] / [peak he] - cling to someone, pester, tease
Meaning of the word: Criticize someone, call them names, “attack”
Use: pick + on + the one who is being pestered. For example: Fred clung To ( picked on) John at school until John started going to karate. Small dogs sometimes start pester (pick on) to big ones.
Examples:
Some drunk guy in the bar started picking on me because he didn't like my shirt.
Some drunk guy at the bar started run over at me because he didn't like my shirt.
Stop picking on those who are weaker than you!
Enough pester to those who are weaker than you!
3. Phrasal verb pick out
Transcription and translation:[pɪk aʊt] / [pick out] - select, take away
Meaning of the word: Carefully select an object or person from a group of similar
Use: pick + out + what (or who) was chosen. For example: Jury took away (picked out) my work out of hundreds of others submitted to the competition. I took away (picked out) the ripest apples for the holiday table.
Examples:
We need to pick out suitable wallpaper for the living room.
We need choose suitable wallpaper for the living room.
I was tasked with picking out the best resumes of all that were sent to us.
I was given a task take away the best summaries of them all that were sent to us.
4. Phrasal verb pick up #1
Transcription and translation:[pɪkʌp] / [pick up] - pick up, pick up
Meaning of the word: Pick up someone or something and hold it in your hands
Use: pick + up + what was picked up. For example: Groom took on hands (picked up) bride. I picked up (picked up) money from the floor.
Examples:
The child was constantly asking the father to pick him up.
The child constantly asked his father take his on hands.
He picked up his suitcase and left.
He raised his suitcase and left.
5. Phrasal verb pick up #2
Transcription and translation:[pɪkʌp] / [pick up] - meet by car, pick up, give a ride, give up
Meaning of the word: Meet someone in a car somewhere or take them somewhere
Use:
If this word is used with the indication, Where everything happens, we are talking about the fact that they meet someone in a car, that is, they wait at a specified place in order to then take them. For example: I need meet (pick up) friend at the airport. I can take(pick up) you at 7 at your house.
If already specified, Where a person will be taken, then pick up is translated as “to give a lift.” For example: Every morning he picks up the children to school. If you don't have money for travel, then I can help you give me a ride (pick up).
Examples:
I could pick you up home if you want.
I could have you give me a ride home if you want.
He picked up a hitchhiker on his way home.
He gave me a lift hitchhiker on the way home.
6. Phrasal verb pick up #3
Transcription and translation:[pɪkʌp] / [pick up] - pick up the phone, answer the phone
Meaning of the word: Answer the phone call
Use:
This word can be used with the word "telephone". For example: I called him all day, but he never picked up ( pick up the phone). Jack took the phone ( picked up the phone), but they were silent on the phone.
However, in everyday speech the word "telephone" can be omitted. For example: I called him all day, but he never answered ( pick up). When an unknown number calls, I don't answer ( pick up).
Examples:
Pick up the phone, please, this ringing is getting on my nerves.
Reply on the phone please, this ringing gets on my nerves.
I"ve been trying to call him for an hour but he doesn"t pick up.
I've been trying to call him for an hour now, but he doesn't beret.
7. Phrasal verb pick up #4
Transcription and translation:[pɪkʌp] / [peak up] - intensify, increase
Meaning of the word: Become stronger, increase in number
Use:
This word can be used when something increases in quantity or improves itself. For example: Prices are constantly increasing (pick up). The wind is picking up again. Our sales have increased (picked up) by 15% this year.
Or it can be used if someone increases or gains something in quantity. For example: The train has started dial (pick up) speed. John needs dial (pick up) weight if he wants to become a boxer.
Examples:
We picked up the pace when we realized we didn't have much time.
We accelerated(literally: increased the pace) when they realized that there was not much time left.
The rain is picking up, we need to wait it out!
Rain intensifies, we need to wait it out.
8. Phrasal verb pick up #5
Transcription and translation:[pɪkʌp] / [pick up] - gain, pick up (about information or skills)
Meaning of the word: Gain knowledge, skills, habits and other information by chance rather than through systematic study
Use: pick + up + received information. For example: I'll show you a trick that I picked up (picked up) from colleagues. He picked up (picked up) some Spanish words while living in Mexico.
Examples:
Where did you pick up this bad habit?
Where are you picked up this bad habit?
"I didn"t know you knew judo!" - "Oh, it"s nothing, I picked up a few things here and there...""
"I didn't know you knew judo!" - "Yes, so, got enough something here and there..."
Reinforcement task
Fill in the correct word in the blank. Leave your answers in the comments below the article.
1. Judging by the way the guests ___ the cake, it was not very successful.
2. Sorry, I couldn’t ___ an hour ago, I had a meeting.
3. If you receive a call from this number, do not ___.
4. Before the speech, he was nervous and ___ the edge of the paper with the text of the speech.
5. The police dispersed the hooligans who ___ towards a random passerby.
6. Try to ___ only the most necessary information.
7. He ___ found the wallet to look for information about the owner.
8. I ___ you at the station.
9. I ___ a couple of interesting facts from this book.
10. Ashley promised ___ me before work.
11. Excuse me, could you ___ my pen? She rolled under your table.
12. The economic situation in the country ___ after the new reform.
13. This sport ___ popularity several years ago.
14. Teacher ___ the most interesting quotes from students’ works.
15. While working in Korea, he ___ some common phrases.
16. Previously, Ted’s classmates ___ at him because of his glasses, but now they respect him and ask him to write off his credit.
Who doesn't know this verb? Only those who have not studied English. Although they, most likely, caught their eye somewhere. But about the variety of verb meanings do we can talk for a long time.
Let's take a look do as part of phrasal verbs.
So.
do away with (smth or smb)
1) = to put an end to smth - get rid of something, put an end to something.
- Sooner or later we will do away with these rules. “Sooner or later these rules will end.”
- I think you should do away with drinking. “I think you should quit drinking.” (By the way, on this topic you can give another example with a phrasal verb: I have good news! Jim is giving up the bottle! - I have good news! Jim quits drinking!)
2) = to kill - kill
- Tony is accused of having done away with his new wife. Tony is accused of murdering his new wife.
- She did away with herself last night. “She committed suicide last night.”
do in (smb or smth) (slang)
1) = to murder or kill
- You know, I have an obsessive thought that someone wants to do me in. – You know, I have an obsessive thought that someone wants to kill me.
- Last week my wealthy neighbor who lived alone was done in. “Last week, someone killed my rich neighbor who lived alone.
2) = to exhaust or to be exhausted - to tire, exhaust; feel exhausted, without strength.
- The training was very hard. I'm really done in and want to rest. – The training was very tiring. I'm terribly tired and want to rest.
- This overtime work will do me in one day. “Sooner or later, this overtime work will get to me.”
3) = to hurt – injure
- Last weekend I did my back in working in the garden. – I hurt my back while working in the garden last weekend.
- My clumsy friend Josh fell off the ladder and did in his head. “My clumsy friend Josh fell down the stairs and hit his head.
do out (smth)
1) = to design (a house, a room) using special style; to paint or wallpaper – to decorate or decorate (a house or room) in any style
- I want to redecorate my bedroom. Next week I'll do it out in a Scandinavian style. – I want to update my bedroom. Next week I will decorate it in Scandinavian style.
- My new kitchen is done out in Dutch tiles. – The walls and floor in my new kitchen are tiled.
2) = to clean or make tidy - do cleaning
- Since you have a baby, you have to do out the nursery every day. – Since you now have a small child, you must clean the children’s room every day.
- She’s just cleaned her little room and now it’s absolutely done out. “She just cleaned her little room and now it’s sparkling clean.”
do up (smth)
1) = to repair – repair (building)
- Tony's grandfather did up their old hovel and now it is like new! – Tony’s grandfather renovated their old shack, and now it’s like new!
- We're going to have our house done up this summer. “We are going to hire workers to repair our house.”
2) = to wrap – pack, wrap
- The gift was done up in colorful paper. – The gift was wrapped in bright paper.
- Please, do this parcel up in a waterproof packing. – Please wrap this parcel in waterproof material.
3) = to fasten or to be fastened - to fasten or tie (buttons, zipper or laces); have a clasp
- Please, do up your coat, it’s very cold outside. - Button your coat, please. It is very cold outside.
- Do up your shoelaces or you’ll plop down right here! – Tie your shoelaces, otherwise you will fall right here!
- Look at her! She's done her skirt up the wrong way. - Just look at her! She buttoned her skirt wrong.
4) = to smarten oneself up or to beautify - to preen, dress up; do hair or styling
- When I came, Martha was doing herself up in front of the big mirror. – When I entered, Martha was spinning in front of a large mirror, preening herself.
- Her long blond hair was done up in a tight plait. “Her long blond hair was braided into a tight braid.
- I have to do up in the best way for the party. Nick is going to be there. “I just have to look my best at the party.” Nick will be there!
can do with (smb or smth) = to find useful smth, need smth – want something; need something (a phrase without a clear translation, but meaning “wouldn’t hurt”, “wouldn’t refuse”)
- I can do with a cup of strong coffee. – I won’t refuse a cup of strong coffee.
- Your hair is very long and untidy. It can do with a haircut. - Look how unkempt your hair is. You need to get your hair cut.
- I think for breakfast we could do with ham and eggs. “I think we’d all like scrambled eggs and ham for breakfast.”
- Yeah, this room could do with doing out. - Yes, this room could use some cleaning. (do out, remember?)
can do without (smb or smth) = 1) to manage without – do without someone or something
- Mr Gray, my sweetheart, how can I do without you? - My beloved, Mr. Gray, how can I live without you?
- I can't do without my guitar and rock music! – I can’t live without my guitar and rock!
- This flower can't do without water. – This flower needs water.
- Hey, this old fan is broken. - Throw it away. I can do without it. - Listen, this old fan is broken. - Throw it away, I can do without it.