the phrasal verb relative to family
Family Vocabulary: 18 FAMILY Phrasal Verbs in English
- Be named after: Be given the name of another person
- Bring sb up: Look after a child until he or she becomes an adult
- Fall out with sb: Argue with sb and you are no longer friendly with them
- Get along/on with: Have a good, friendly relationship with sb
- Get together: Spend time together
- Go by: Prefer to be called by a particular name
- Grow apart: Stop having a close relationship with somebody over a period of time
- Grow up: Develop into an adult
- Look after: Take care of someone
- Look up to: Respect and admire someone
- Take after: Look or behave like an older relative
- Tell off: Criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong
- Settle down: Begin to live a quieter life by getting married
- Split up: End a marriage relationship
- Make up: Become friendly with someone again after an argument
- Break up: End a relationship
- Put up with: Tolerate; accept an unpleasant situation without complaining
- Pass away: To die (to avoid saying ‘die’ when you think this might upset someone)
Phrasal Verbs Used in Sentences
- Different drugs act on (affect) different parts of our body in many different ways.
- Children may act up (cause trouble) in class in an effort to get attention.
- I will answer for (guarantee) his debt, if he can’t pay on the day.
- Could you back off (lower the setting of) the volume a bit? It’s really loud.
- That beeping sound indicates that the truck is backing up (moving backwards).
- I couldn’t see how to finish the project, so I backed up (undo) and tried it another way.
- I expect John will be along (arrive) soon.
- I got some bad news this morning, so I‘m a bit down (depressed) at the moment.
- Because of the big sale, the price of these shirts is now down to (be reduced) four dollars
- I think you are down with (be ill) the flu.
- I‘m fed up (be bored) with my job.
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