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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