Phrasal Verbs List - Charlie, your teacher of English
phrasal verb

meaning

example sentence

way that is meant to attract attention

sleep over

To stay somewhere for the night; to
spend the night sleeping at someone
else's home

sort sth out

To organize, resolve a problem; to study We need to sort the bills out before
a problem and figure it out
the first of the month.

stick to sth

To continue/follow doing sth, limit
yourself to one particular thing

You will lose weight if you stick to
the diet.

switch sth off

To stop the energy flow, turn off

The light's too bright. Could you
switch it off.

switch sth on

To start the energy flow, turn on

We heard the news as soon as we
switched on the car radio.

take after sb

To resemble a family member; to be like I take after my mother. We are both
or to look like someone in your family
impatient.

take sth apart To purposely break into pieces

You should sleep over tonight if the
weather is too bad to drive home.

He took the car brakes apart and
found the problem.

take sth back

To return an item; to retrieve and regain I had to take back my jacket from
possession of something
the closet because I need to wear it.

take off

To start to fly; to leave the ground and
begin to fly

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My plane takes off in five minutes.