Phrasal Verb list with A with example sentences and meanings
These phrasal verbs will help you improve your English
Examples of phrasal verb A
Absent from |
Not present at some place |
| Why were they absent from the college on Sunday? | |
Act as |
To perform the function or role of |
| My job is to act as an interpreter. | |
Abide by |
Submit to |
| We must abide by the divine order. | |
Act on, upon |
Act in accordance with |
| The Children act upon their parent’s advice. | |
Abstain from |
Withhold oneself from |
| He must abstain themselves from smoking | |
Accede to |
Agree with |
| At last, Teacher acceded to is student’s request. | |
Add on |
Make an addition |
| The Shop kipper is adding on 20% service charges. | |
Accord with |
To agree, to correspond |
| Those actions do not accord with their saying. | |
Account for |
To be answer able |
| One must account for his misdeeds all by himself. | |
Accuse of |
To be guilty of |
| You person who was accused of theft has to pay the penalty. | |
Accustom to |
Used to of some habit |
| That was easy to accustom one to bad habits. | |
Acquit of |
Declare innocent or not guilty |
| Ariya was acquitted of the charge against him. | |
Absolve from |
Set free as from some obligation |
| She absolved me from my promise. | |
Act for |
To perform somebody’s duties |
| During her illness, her manager had been acting for her in hers business affair. | |
Act out |
To perform a drama, ceremony etc. |
| The scene of the birth of Jesus is acted out in this theater every year. | |
Affiliate to |
Be attached to |
| Our School affiliated with Oxford University. | |
Answer to |
To be require to |
| Justify one’s actions to somebody. | |
Adapt to |
Make suitable , adjust |
| An intelligent person always adapts himself to the circumstances. | |
Admit of |
To allow the possible of something |
| The question of admits of only one answer. | |
Agitate for |
Demand for a change |
| The public was agitating for the tax reform. | |
Agree on |
Accept, agree on some terms |
| Her hope the company executive will agree on the terms proposed. | |
Agree with |
Agree with a person |
| I should agree with your father in this state of matter. | |
Aim at |
Point or direct |
| The hunter aimed at the deer and shoot accurately. | |
Alarmed at |
Be afraid of |
| Maroon got alarmed at the bang a run outside. | |
Alight from |
Get down |
| Fairy alighted from the bus and went straight to her office. | |
Allude to |
Refer to briefly |
| We didn’t understand the points you alluded to in your speech. | |
Approximate to |
Come near to |
| The expenditure to our new house is approximate to one million. | |
Argue against |
Express reason against something |
| The part secretory argued against the opposition minister. | |
Argue into |
To persuade by giving reasons |
| They argued her to withdrawing hers complaint. | |
Armed with |
Having weapons |
| The robbers were armed with pistols. | |
Ascribe to |
Attribute to some cause or reason |
| Her death was ascribed to be a successful businessman. | |
Ashamed of |
To feel shame |
| The naughty girl was ashamed of herself. | |
Aspire to |
To wish |
|
Sara aspires to be a successful businessman. |
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FAQs
An example of a phrasal verb using “act” is “act up”.
Meaning:
To behave badly or improperly: The kids started to act up during the long car ride.
To malfunction or not work properly: My computer is acting up again.
Here’s a simple example of a phrasal verb with 6 uses: “take”
Examples of “Take”:
1. Take off – The plane will take off soon.
2. Take up – I will take up a new hobby.
3. Take in – She took in a cute cat.
4. Take out – I’ll take out the trash.
5. Take over – He will take over the project.
6. Take back – I take back my words.
Here are 6 phrasal verbs with examples:
1. Give up – Stop trying. Example: I gave up singing.
2. Turn off – Stop something. Example: Turn off the TV.
3. Run out of – No more left. Example: We ran out of milk.
4. Look after – Take care. Example: I look after my sister.
5. Pick up – Collect. Example: Pick up your toys.
6. Put on – Wear. Example: Put on your hat.
Example Sentence:
“My computer is acting up, so I can’t finish my work.”
Phrasal Verb List A PDF Lesson
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