GROUP VERBS (PHRASAL VERBS)

 GROUP VERBS( PHRASAL VERBS)

Before learning about group verbs or phrasal verbs, we need to learn PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

A preposition is always related to the relation between two things.The noun or noun-type expression follows prepositions. Therefore, the noun or noun-type expression is called a prepositional phrase and that expresses different kinds of meanings, such as direction, location, space , manner, etc. It is to be remembered that some verbs are connected with small words. We call them particles. They are either prepositions, adverbs or both in nature.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:

The preposition combines with the Noun Phrase and forms a unit and therefore the entire unit is movable to another position in a sentence.

E.g.

He ran down the street.

The boy climbed up a tree.

 In above two sentences the underlined units are movable, as;

Down the street, he ran.

 Up a tree, he climbed.

PHRASAL VERB (or, called them Group Verb):

A Phrasal verb is a combination of verb plus adverb particle, having idiomatic in nature, approximated as a unit which is immovable. We should check,

He gave up smoking.

In rains, the river Ajoy eats away its bank.

In above marked unit is immovable, as;

Up smoking, he gave.[!!!]

In rains, away its bank, the river Ajoy eats.[!!!] 

FREE COMBINATION :

( Or, may be called Modifying verbs)

In association with an adverb particle this unit is formed, and any idiomatic nature is not shown by them.

eg, He ran out without hearing me.

Here ‘ran out’ leaves idiomatic nature, and has the standard meaning.

PREPOSITIONAL VERB:

Normally choice of preposition depends on noun or noun phrase. In some cases, it is seen that some verb plus preposition phrases are more closely related with the verbs than  nouns or noun phrases (= object).

ADVERB PARTICLE AND PREPOSITION:

Such relation words as  above, about, across, after, along, around, by, down, in, off, past, through,over,off, round, through, up,and under are both adverbs and prepositions in nature.

Whereas, such relation words as aback, ahead, apart, aside, away, back, forward, forth, and out are used as adverbs and not as prepositions.

And, such relation words as against, among, at, beside, for, from, into, of and with are used as prepositions and not as adverbs. These words sometimes come at the beginning of the phrase  as prepositions and not as adverbs.

 The above-mentioned related words(i.e. relation words: prepositions, conjunctions and a few adverbs)  are called particles because of their special nature.


IDIOMATIC NATURE:

An individual word bears its certain meaning.  Individual words are grouped together and form a certain meaning as an expression other than the sum total of the meaning and that meaning of the expression is known as idiomatic nature.

Example

I am done with this new job.

It is raining cats and dogs.

 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS:

Some phrasal verbs are both in nature; transitive and intransitive, a few are only transitive, or only intransitive.

If the phrasal verbs are transitive verbs the passive voice is possible, and if the phrasal verbs are intransitive verbs the passive voice is not possible.

Eg,

Some dishonest men blew up the bridge.[Active]

The bridge was blown up by some dishonest men.[ Passive]

I kicked him out of the door. [Active]

He was kicked out of the door by me.[Passive]

DERIVATION OF NOUNS:

Some phrasal verbs have the derivational feature:

come out ( phrasal verb) and outcome ( noun)

come in ( phrasal verb) income (noun)

OBJECT SEPARATION :

The transitive phrasal verbs have the feature that can separate verb and adverb:

Some interested parties are dragging out some old problems.

Some interested parties are dragging some old problems out.

I had to lay aside my studies.

I had to lay my studies aside.





The adverb particle is placed after the object which is pronoun, as;

 Strike out it ungrammatical.[x]

Strike it out ungrammatical.[✓]

If the noun phrase(NP) or clausal object is long, particle separation is not possible,as;

He gave the sweet little children away cakes.[x] [NP]

He gave away the sweet little children cakes.[✓]

He knocked the man that had a gun in his hand down with a single blow. [x] [CL]

He knocked down the man that  had a gun in his hand with a single blow.[ ✓]

         WHERE TO PHRASAL VERBS

  • In informal writing and day-to- day speaking.

  • To make language idiomatic.

  • Personal letter to friend or close someone.

  • In stories, to describe events or actions.

N.B. In formal writing when we need distance making, we should avoid the use of phrasal verbs , especially in writing of application, academic writings, commentaries, technical reports, and lectures made by dignified personalities, etc.

PHRASAL VERBS FOR INFORMAL STYLE AND SINGLE VERB FOR FORMAL STYLE.

DISTINCTION BETWEEN PREPOSITIONAL VERB AND PHRASAL VERBS:

PHRASAL VERB:

1.Verb plus adverb

2. Idiomatic

3.Adverb particle may put after the object [pronoun]

E.g.

This winter has eaten them up.

PREPOSITIONAL VERB:

1.Verb plus preposition

2.Non-idiomatic

3. Prepositional particles cannot be moved.

4. Prepositional particles must be put before objects.

E.g.

I called on my sister.

As both phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs have some

 dissimilarities, they have some similarities, as;

  1. Both have active and passive forms.

Eg, Ramenbabu is bringing him up.[ Active]

      He is being brought up by Ramenbabu. [passive] 

  1. Like all phrasal verbs, all prepositional verbs are not used in passive voice.

  2. Although it is true that sometimes  a few prepositional verbs are used in a slightly idiomatic way, they are not identified on this basis.

PHRASAL PREPOSITIONAL VERBS

[Verb plus Adverb plus Preposition]

This kind is also a verb combination which consists of both adverb particle  and preposition particle and has an idiomatic nature and therefore functions as a unit.

 Examples

I cannot put up with such an insult.

 Do not look down upon the poor.

The palace dates back to the seventeenth century.


A LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS OR GROUP VERBS:

1.Act up to : work according to.

2. Ask after : enquire about.

3. Bear down : defeat.

4. Bear up : keep up mental strength.

5.Bear out : support.

6.Blow up : destroy by explosion.

7.Blow off : emit.

8.Blow out : extinguish.

9.Break away : leave.

10.Break down : Fail in mental health.

11.Break in : interrupt.

12.Break out :Begin suddenly.

13.Break up :disperse.

14.Break with :terminate a relationship.

15.Bring back : call to mind.

16. Bring down : cause to fail.

17. Bring off : achieve successfully.

18.Bring on : cause to happen.

19.Bring out : publish.

20. Bring up : rear

21.Brush off :dismiss immediately.

22.Brush up : revise

23.Burn away :burning.

24.Bern down : ruin by burning.

25. Burn out : be reduced to nothing by burning.

26.Burst out : Begin abruptly.

27.Brust on : appear suddenly.

28.Call away : distract.

29.Call in : invite seeking advice.

30.Call off : cancel.

31.Call on : visit a person.

32.Call over : call names according to a list.

33.Call up : remember.

34. Call upon : be summoned.

35.Carry away : remove.

36. Carry off : kill [disease]

37.Carry off : win.

38. Carry with : make someone believe.

39.Carry on : continue.

40.Carry out : execute instruction.

41.Crack up : Praise highly.

42.Crop up : Appear unexpectedly.

43.Crash up : break into pieces by pressing.

44.Cry against : Raise objection.

45.Cry down : depreciate.

46. Cry for : demand \ weep for something.

47.Cry off : Deny to keep promises.

48. Cry out : Protest.

49. Cry up : Praise highly.

50. Cut across : Take the short dangerous way.

51. Cut after : Chase some in a short way.

52. Cut in : interrupt in someone's speech.

53. Cut out for : Be suitable for.

54. Cut up : destroy

55. Cut up into : cut to give a particular shape.

56.Dash against : make collision.

57. Dash off : compose ( poem) quickly.

58. Deal in : buying and selling things.

59. Deal with : Have relation with \ manage.

60. Die away : Lose strength.

61. Die down : be abolished.

62. Die hard : despite a large amount of effort for survival die.

63. Die off : pass away one by one.

64. Die of : lose life from (natural cause)

65. Die out : Become extinct.

66.Dig in : work with hard labor.

67. Dig out : take out from the earth by digging.

68. Dig up : Discover.

69. Dine out : take dinner outside.

70. Dispose of : Sell.

71. Do away with : Destroy.

72. Do for : be suitable \ ruin utterly.

73. Do into : translate.

74. Do in : kill \ ruin\ cheat.

75. Do off : put off.

76. Do on : put on.

77. Do out : broom\ cleanse.

78. Do with ; Be concerned.

79. Do up : clean.

80. Be done for : Be ruined.

81. Be done up : exhausted.

82. Double back : turn back and run away shortly.

83.Double up : Share with others.

84. Down with : kill.

85. Draw back : Retire.

86. Draw in : collect\ Minimize.

87.Draw near : pull together.

88. Draw off : Withdraw

89. Draw on : Approach\ advance

90.Draw up : Lift.

91.Dress down :Beat or cold severely.

92. Drive at : focus one motive.

93. Drive away at : work hard.

94. Drop out : stop taking part in something.

95. dwell on : continue on.

96. Eat in : corrode.

97. Eat off  : feed the cattle [crops]

98. Eat up : eat completely.

99.Eat away :destroy or decline by small degree.

100.Eke out : be supplemented.

101.Enlarge on : write or speak more in an elaborative way. 

 


102. Enter into : engage in 

103. Enter on\upon : begin on

105.Fall across : meet suddenly.

106.Fall among :Be present in the party unexpectedly.

107.Fall away :perish

108.Fall behind :lag behind.

109.Fall in : Stand in a row.

110.Fall in with : meet accidentally.

111.Fall off : drop off.

112.Fall on :attack .

113 Fall under : be under particular heading or class.

114. Fall upon : attack.

115. Feel up to :feel fit for.

116.Fetch out : expand.

117.Fetch off :rescue from danger.

118.Fetch up : cease\ recapture.

119. Figure on :rely on.

120. Figure out :think about something unless it is realized.

121.Fill up :cover the blank space\

122. Fill out : become enlarged.

123. Find out : Detect.

124.Finish off\ up : eat up completely\kill.

124. Finish up with :complete the dinner by taking some particular item at the end.

125.Fire away : start\ express 

126. fire off : ask or speak continuously.

127.Fire up : be excited.

128. Fish up :draw out.

129.Fish out : find out by searching.

130. Fix on : settle down\ sort out.

131. Fix up : Make arrangement\ select a place for boarding.

132.fizzle out : Become failure \ valueless.

133.Flare up : be excited suddenly.

134. Fly at\ upon : Attack suddenly.

135. Fly out : become furious with anger.

136. Follow on : go after.

137. Follow up : stick to the advantages\ continue the discussion.

138.Follow out : continue to the last.

139.Freeze out : Drive out from the competition for adopting unfair means.

140. Freeze on to : hold firmly.

141. Gain on\in : reach gradually

142.Gear up :  accelerate.

143.Get at : attain

144.Get away : escape 

145.Get away with : drag

146. Get down  :descend\ alight

147. get down to :be engaged in a work with ful attention.

148.Get in :collect

149.Get off : set free\escape

150.Get on : progress.

151.Get on with : live socially with.

151.Get up : rise\ dress\ commit to memory.

154. Get under : subdue

155.Get together : assemble.

156.Get on to : apprehend one’s evil intention.

157.Get out of :escape from.

158.Get over : overcome\ recover from illness.

159.give in : submit

160.Give off : emit 

161.Give up : abandon \ surrender

162.Give on : come to the notice.

163. Give out : publish \ be exhausted.

164. Go along with : accompany with.

165.Go away : depart.

166.Go down : sink 

167. Go down with : be acceptable

168. Go in : enter into

169. Go in for : be engaged in something.

170. Go off : leave\ be a success.

171.go on : keep on doing\ proceed.

172.Go out : Become extinct

173. Go over : read\ inspect\ change side.

174.Go under :die\ ruin\sink

175.Go up : rise

176.Go without : Be in distress\Be deprived of something.

177.Grow on : earn much reputation\ exert much influence on

178.Grow out of :arise from\ grow abruptly.

179.Hail from : come from somewhere.

180.Hang about :Loiter.

181.Hang of : let loose

183. Hang up : suspend.

184. Have (one) down : get someone as a guest or invitee.

185.Have (it) on : wear 

186. Have (one) up : summon before the court for an explanation.

187.Help off with : remedy\ prevent.

188. Hit at :aim at to hit

189.Hit on :devise suddenly.

190. Hit off :imitate.

191. Hit out : blow off by hitting with fist.

192. Hold with : Approve

193.Hold up : keep aside\ raise

194. Hold out : desire to give/ endure 

195. Hold in : keep restrained.

196.Hold on : stick to 

197.Hop off : depart

198.Hunt down : arrest the criminal by chasing.

199. Hunt out : Find out 

200. Hush up : suppress.

201 Impose on/upon : lay charge or obligation on.

202. Inquire about : take the details of someone or something.

203.Inquire after : ask about someone's health or welfare.

204.Inquire into : investigate.

205.Jot down : note down.

206.Jamp at : accept with enjoyment.

207.Jump on/ upon :scold heavily.

208.Jump to : come to the conclusion hurriedly.

209.Keep away : keep  aside.

210. Keep back : keep it a secret.

211.Keep from : abstain from.

212.Keep in : comfine.

213. Keep in with : keep on adjusting .

214. Keep off : avoid.

215.Keep on at : Harass.

216. Keep out : refrain from.

217. Keep under : restrain.

218.Keep up : carry on 

219. Keep up with : maintain the same.

220. Knock about : wander aimlessly.

221. Knock down : strike someone to the ground.

222.Knock in : cause to enter with stroke.

223. Knock off : finish hurriedly/ reduce.

225. Knock up : exhaust.

226. Knock together : united with.

227. Lash out : throw violently.

228. Laugh at : ridicule.

229.Laugh over : ridicule something while reading or testing. 

230.Lay aside/ apart/away :put something for future use.

231.Lay before :submit.

232.Lay down : save/give up.

233.Lay in : save for future.

234. Lay off : unfold.

235.Lay open :show

236. Lay out :plan

237. Lay up : store

238. Lead off : start.

239. Lead on : drag

240. Lead up to : reach gradually.

241.Leak out : come to light.

242.Leave off : finish.

243. Leave out : omit

244. Leave over : put something to be done afterwards.

245. Let down : disappoint.

246. Let in : deceive.

247.Let off : let loose.

248. Let out : Disclose/ loosen.

249. Lay out at : Attack.

250.Let up : lose vigor.

251. Lie by : Remain / Be away from the road.

252.Lie down : rest Lengthwise.

253. Lie down under : Be unable to oppose.

254.Lie upon/ to :afflict / Burden.

255. Lie over : postponed for future.

256.Lie under : Remain subdue.

257.Lie up : take rest.

258. Lie with : Live together.

259. Listen to : pay attention to .

260 Listen in to : Hear the broadcast.

261. Live in : dwell in the place of service .

262.Live on :  taking main food.

263. Live out : not to dwell in the place of service.

264. Live through : lead life through hardship.

265. Live under : live as a tenant 

266. Look about : wait for something.

267. Look after : attend to 

268. Look at : gaze at 

269. Look ahead :Think for the future.

270.Look down on\ upon : despise.

271.Look for : search for .

272. Look forward to : expect 

273. Look into : examine closely.

274. Look on \ upon : think.

275.Look out : Be alert.

276.Look over : disregard.

277. Look to : take care about / depend on  

278. Look towards : stay face to face.

279. Look up : search for.

280. Look up and down : examine thoroughly.

281. Look up to : respect / regard.

282. Make away with : destroy.

283.Make of : understand.

284. Make off : run away.

285. Make off with : run away with the stolen things 

286. Make out : Understand / discover/ prove 

287.Make up : compensate / settle.

288.Make up to : make oneself pleasant too .

289.Mark out : draw a plan.

290. Mark off : Mark the boundary/ attendance.

291.Mark up : increase the price.

292.Mop up : finish off/ clear off.

293.Move up : proceed.

294. Move in : come to a newly built house for dwelling.

295.Move on : go another place

296. Move out : leave a dwelling place.

297. Muddle through : come out of danger somehow.

298. muddle away : waste 

299.Open up : disclose.

300. Pan off/ out : be accomplished.

301.Pass away : die\be spent.

302.Pass over : overlook /omit

303. Pass off : vanish/ deceive.

304. pass out : distribute.

305. Pay down :pay in full on the spot.

306. Pay for : pay the price of

307. Pay in : deposit/ subscribe in the fund.

308. Pay out : Repay the dues in full/ punish

309.Pay off : take the revenge upon.

310.Pay up : pay the salary.

311.Peg out : be exhausted/ die.

312.Pick at : tease/ find out fault.

313. Pick out : select/ separate.

314.Pick over : select the good one and leave the bad one.

315.Pick up :acquire/ improve slowly in health.

316.Pick up with : be introduced.

317.Piece out : separate out.

318. Piece up : patch up.

319. Pile up : be broken into pieces due to fall.

320. Pitch intro : attack with violence.

321. Pitch in : be engaged in the work with rapt attention.

322. Play at :pretend.

323. Play down : try to lighten the matter as far as possible.

324. Play on : trifle.

325. play upon : utilize.

326. Play with : Pass time somehow.

327. Pop off : disappear suddenly.

328. Press for ; request repeatedly.

329. Prey on/ upon : plunder.

330. Proceed against : Take legal action.

331. Provide against : take steps from beforehand to guard.

332.Provide for : supply?support.

333. Pull down : demolish / weaken.

334. Pull in : reduce the expense.

335. Pull off : go on with success.

336. Pull out : leave the station.

337. Pull over : continue to move.

338. Pull up : tear by the roots. / rebuke.

339. Pull up to : overtake a competitor in a race.

340. Put across : perform with success. 

341. Put about : publish/ change the direction.

342. Put aside : keep aside.

343. Put away : leave (job) 

344. Put by : keep aside.

345. put down : check.

346 Put forth : Bestow

347. Put forward : submit.

348. Put in : Make .

349. Put off : postpone/ discharge.

350. Put on : wear dress/ impress/ apply

351. Put out : extinguish / vex.

352. Put over : complete.

353. Put to : give

354. Put through : conclude

355. Put up : take lodgings/ raise/ lay aside.

356. Put up to : inspire to do something/ be informed.

357.Put up with : bear/ endure/ tolerate.

358.Rank off : March forward in group.

359. Reckon on : depend.

360 reckon with : take into account.

361.Reflect on / upon : throw doubt on/ dishonor.

362. Rejoice at / in : enjoy.

363. Rest upon : depend / be supported by 

364. Rest with : Be left in the hands of .

365. Ride out : become free from danger.

366.Rig out : dress completely.

367. Ring out : give hindt of a danger/ sound the bell suddenly

368. Ring up : dial telephone number.

369.Roll up : arrive.

370. Round up : arrest the criminal 

371.Rush out: wipe off by rubbing.

372. Rub up : recapitulate.

373. Rule out : annual.

374. Run about : run to and fro.

375. Run after ; follow swiftly to catch hold of

376. Run away : Move away swiftly / escape quickly

377. Run away with : be out of money/escape with stolen goods.

378.Run into : fall

379. Run out : expire.

380.Run over : read rapidly.

381. Run through : waste

382. Run to : extend to 

383. Run together : mix.

384. Run up : add/ increase.

385.Run up against :be face to face unexpectedly.

386.Run up to : amount to

387.Run upon : meet unexpectedly/knock

388.Scale - down : reduce salary.

389. Scale up : increase salary.

390.Search out : find out by seeking,

391. See into : investigate

392. See about : pay attention.

393. See through : detect.

394. See off : Be present at the station at the time of.

395. See to : Keep an eye on / look after.

396. Seek for; try to find out.

397. Seek out : find out by searching.

398.Send off :Be farewell at the time of departure.

399. Send for : call to attend.

400.Send in : enlist the name.

401. Send out : produce  

402. Send down : Rusticate from the university.

403. Serve up : distribute food

404.Serve out : take revenge.

405.Set about : Begin.

406. Set by : store up

407. Set against : engage to oppose.

408.Set aside : refuse

409.Set down : unload/ charge.

410. Set forth : explain/ reveal

411. Set in : begin/ start blowing of wind.

412. Set off : Begin journey/ despatch

413. Set on : Proceed / attack

414. Set out : Begin journey 

415.Set to : affix /start fighting.

416. Set up : establish/erect

417.Set upon : attack/ fix up

418.Show forth : reveal

419. Show off : exhibit with pride

420. Show up : disclose.

421.Shuffle off : postpone/ keep aside

422.Sign on : accept duty.

423. Sign away : transfer hand by signature

424.Sing out : sing loudly.

425. Sit down : rest for a while.

426.Sit down under :Bear suddenly.

427. Sit for  : become member of Legislative assembly

428. Sit out : see upto the last ( drama)

429 Sit up : remain awoke at the time of sleeping/ sit erect

430. Slope off : Go away by avoiding.

431. Smell off ; give hints of something. 

432. Smell out : find out by secret investigation.

433. Smile at : Neglect

434. Smile On/ upon : favor.

434. Smite off : cut

435. Snap up : interrupt the speaker.

346. Speak for : say in favor of/ give evidence.

347. Speak of : mention

348. Speak out : express one’ s opinion freely and boldly.

349.Speak to ; scold

350 Speak up : utter loudly.


451. Spit at / upon : treat with contempt

452.Stamp out : Destroy / eradicate.

453. Stand against : resist

454. Stand by : support

455.Stand down: Depart after duty

456.Stand fast : be fixed.

357.Stand in with : be a partner.

358. Stand for : be the symbol of 

359.Stand off : keep aloof

360.Stand on : obstinate

361. Stand over : be deferred

362. Stand up : be ready for

363. Stand up for : support

364. Stand up to : be face to face.

365. Stare at : gaze at

366. Start off; Begin to move.

367. Start up : rise up suddenly

368. Start with : First of all.

369.Step out : Make haste

370.Step up : increase

371. Stick at : hesitate

372 Stick around : wait

373.Stick down :Bring down

474. Stick on : remain firm

475. Stick to : adhere to 

476. Stick up for : save

477.Stick up to : resist.

478.Stir up : agitate.

479.Stop up : remain awake till midnight

480. Strike down : attack 

481. Strike for : start suddenly

482.Strike in : enter suddenly

483.Strike into ;appear suddenly

484. Strike off : erase from a register

485. Strike out : erase/ invent / move to light

486. Spring up : hang

487. Stump up : pay / collect money

488. Subsist on : Live upon

489.Sum up : summarize

490. swear at : curse

491.Swear by ; take oath in the name of

492. Swear in : place in position after taking oath

493. Swear off : leave off : leave off after taking oath

494. Swear to : identify with certainty.

495.Swing for : go to the gallows for murder charges

496.Take after :Resemble

497. Take away : displace

498.Take down : destroy

499.Take for :suppose

500.Take from : substract

501.Take heed : be alert

502.Take in : include/ comprehend

503.Take off : dismiss/ imitate

504.Take on : employ

505. Take over : take the charge after transfer.

506. Take to : become addicted to

507. Take up : occupy/ accept

508.Talk at : speak obliquely

509.Talk away : go on talking

510.Talk over : convince by talking

511. Talk to : address/ rebuke

512 Teem with : abound in

513. Testify to : affirm

514.Tell off : bid goodbye

515. Tell upon : affect

516. Think up : invent

517. Think over : reconsider by second thought

518.Thrash out : solve problem by discussion

519. Throw about : spread here and there

520.Throw away : discard

521. Throw in :cast inside

522. Throw off : get rid of/ remove

523.Thow on : put on dresses hastily

524. Throw out : expel out \ eject

525.Throw over : abandon

526. Throw up : lift up/ raise

527. Tide over : manage to overcome difficulty

528. Tie up : fasten/ restrain

529. Tire of : loose interest in 

530 Touch bottom : reach at the extreme point of distress.

531. Touch up : improve the picture by slightest touch of paint / whip mildly

532. Toy with : handle carelessly

533. Trade in : by new things in lieu of old ones.

534. Trench upon : interfere

535. Try for : win over

536. Try out : test the quality for competition.

537. Tuck into : eat heartily.

538. Tuck up : contract

539. Tumble to : realize

540. Turf out : throw 

541. Turn about : revolve round

542. Turn again : return to the original state

543. Turn against : Become hostile to

544. Turn aside : avoid

545. Turn away ; discharge

546.Turn down : reject 

547. Turn in : enter/ go to bed

548. Turn off : discharge

549. Turn on : become enemy / depend

550 Turn out : produce

551. Turn to : adopt / specify

552. Turn up : arrive\ happen

553 Turn upon : answer back/ rotate

554.Twist off : distort

555.Use up : cause to be tired

556. Vote down : defeat

557. Vote in : elect

558. Walk away from : defeat easily

559.Walk away with : win over easily

560. Walk into : eat with pleasure

561.Walk off : leave behind

562.Walk on : go on walking

563.Walk off  : depart/ leave behind

564.Walk out : leave meeting room in protest of an issue

565.Walk out with : want to marry

566. Walk over : cross over

567. Walk up : walk along the road.

568.Wash away/ out/ off : carried away by water.

569. Wear out : make or be tired.

570 weigh down : restrain

571 weigh out : distribute in exact number

572. Weigh with : be worthwhile/ influence

573. Win over : persuade

574. Win out : come out of dander.

575.Wind off : untwist

576. Wind up : finish

577. Wink at : neglect

578. Wipe out: Avenge/ utterly destroy

579. Work away :go on working

580. Work for : work in favor of

581. Work in : mix with oneness

582. Work into : make way gradually

583. Work on : act upon/ excite

584.Work out : carry out 

585. Work up : advance gradually

586.Write down : take down

587.Write off : strike out the writing /cancel

588. Write out : complete the writing.

599.Write up : write in details.

600. zoom to : increase suddenly and quickly.

 

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