LOOK
Look at (gaze) - He is looking at the moon
Look after (take care of) - Mother looked after her child.
Look down upon (hate)-Do not look down upon the poor.
Look for (search) - He is looking for a job.
Look forward (expect eagerly) - They took forward to your help.
Look into (examine) - I asked him to look into the matter.
Look on, upon (consider) - I look upon (on) him as my best friend.
Look over (examine) - I have looked over your papers.
Look through (inspect carefully) - The auditor looked through the account.
Look up (find out) - Look up the word in the dictionary
Look up (rise in price - C.O.D.) -The price of goods is looking up nowadays.
MAKE
Make after (pursue)-The police made after the thief
Make away (kill)-He made away with himself.
Make for (move towards) - The ship made for London.
Make of (compose of) - This ornament is made of gold.
Make off (escape) - The thief made off with ornaments.
Make out (understand) - I can't make out your words.
Make over (transfer) - He has made over the charge to the secretary.
Make up (complete) - I still need Rupees one hundred to make up the loss.
Make up one's mind (resolve) - He made up his mind to go there.
Make up for (compensate) - I must make up for the lost time.
PASS
Pass away (die) - The patient passed away peacefully.
Pass by (pay no attention to) - He passed by these mistakes.
Pass by (go along side)—He passed by our house.
Pass for (be regarded as) - He passed for a scholar in the village
Pass of (to be over) - The ceremony passed off smoothly.
Pass on (proceed) - He passed on from this to that.
Pass over (over look ) - We may pass over the unnecessary details.
Pass through (to gather experience) - He had to pass through many difficulties.
PUT
Put away (leave) - He Put away all ideas of being a doctor.
Put by (lay by) - Put by something for your old age.
Put down (write) - Put down your name on the blackboard.
Put down (suppress) - The king put down the revolt.
Put off (take off) - Put off your shoes.
Put off (postpone) - The meeting was put off.
Put off (get rid of) - You must put off your doubts.
Put on (wear) - Put on your dress.
Put on (pretend) - He puts on an air of innocence.
Put out (extinguish) - He put out the lamp.
Put up (hang up) - The Headmaster put up a notice.
Put up with (tolerate) - I cannot put up with such insults.
RUN
Run after (chase) - The villagers ran after the thief.
Run away (flee)- The boys ran away on seeing the police.
Run away with (steal) - The thief ran away with all the valuables.
Run into (fall into) - He ran into danger.
Run Into (to be involved in) - He ran into heavy debts.
Run on (continue) - The troubles will run on for a few days.
Run out (become exhausted) - His patience running out.
Run over (knocked down) - The old man was run over by a car.
SEE
See off (to bid good-bye) - I went to the station to see my friend off.
See through (understand) - I have seen through his plan.
SEND
Send for (summon) - Please send for a doctor.
Send up (recommend for competition) - Fifty candidates have been sent up for the examination.
SET
Set about (begin) - He set about his work early in the morning.
Set apart or aside (reserve) - He set apart (aside) a part of his income for charity.
Set aside (ignore) - Let us set aside all formalities.
Set against (to oppose, contrast) - Public opinion is setting against the proposal.
Set-back (stop progress of) - Public opinion is setting back the programme.
Set by (lay by) - Set by something for old age.
Set forth (start) - They set forth carly in the morning.
Set in (begin) - The rains have set in.
Set out (start) - He set out for London,
Set up (establish) - The villagers have set up a school in the village.
Set upon, on (advance to attack) - She had been set on (upon) by a dog.
SIT
Sit for (appear in) - He sat for the Final Examination.
Sit up (continue to sit) - His mother sat up the whole night.
STAND
Stand against (oppose) - They stood against their common enemy.
Stand by (support) - Always stand by your friends.
Stand for (contest for) - He stood for Presidentship in the last election.
Stand for (sybolise) - P.O. stands for post office.
Stand up for (support the cause of) - The strong should stand up for the weak.
Stand out (be prominent) - His work stands out form that of the others.
Stand over (be postponed) - Let this matter stand over till the next meeting.
Stand to (stick to) - He stands to his promise.
Stand to (abide by) - It stands to reason that the best boy get the best prize.
TAKE
Take after (resemble) - She takes after her mother.
Take back (withdraw) - She will not take back her words.
Take by (catch) - He took the man by his neck.
Take down (write down) - Take down the note in short.
Take for (consider) - I took him for a saint.
Take off (put off) - Take off your coat.
Take over (accept) - The new secretary will take over the charge.
Take to (addict) - He has taken to drinking in his youth.
Take up (occupy) - This work will take up too much time.
Take up (undertake) - He will take up the problem and try to solve it.
TALK
Talk over (discuss) - They are talking over the matter.
TELL
Tell of (describe) - He told of his plan in details.
Tell on upon (affect) - Over eating may tell on (upon) your health.
TURN
Turn aside (deviate from) - We should not turn aside from the path of virtue.
Turn against (become hostile) - They soon turned against us.
Turn away (keep away) - He turned away in disguise.
Turn down (reject) - He turned down our proposal.
Turn into (change into, different ) - Turn this passage into English.
Turn off (stop) - Turn off the switch.
Turn on (let it work) - Turn on the switch.
Tum out (drive out) - He was turned out from the school.
Turn to (engage, oneself) - I advised him to turn to the study of medicine.
Tum up (appear) - He has not turned up yet.
WORK
Work at (be engaged in) - He is working at the statue.
Work on (continue working) - He worked throughout the night.
Work out (solve) - He could not work out the sum.
Work up (excite)–Antony worked up the feelings of the Roman mob by his speech.
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