English Phrasal Verbs

Sit back means to relax and take no further action. When you 'sit back', you're adopting a comfortable, passive position and ceasing active work. 'Sit on' means to delay dealing with something, 'Sit for' means to serve in a position, and 'Sit with' means to accompany someone.

Stand by means to continue to support and help someone, especially in difficult situations. This phrasal verb implies loyalty, readiness to assist, and unwavering support. 'Stand out' means to be noticeable, 'Stand for' means to represent, and 'Stand with' means to be in agreement with someone.

Show off means to display something proudly in order to gain attention, notice, or applause from others. This phrasal verb often has a negative connotation of excessive pride. 'Show for' means to demonstrate purpose, 'Show in' means to conduct into a room, and 'Show out' means to conduct someone out of a place.

Stand out means to be easily seen, noticed, or to be distinctive from surroundings. When something stands out, it catches attention due to being different or prominent. 'Stand with' means to support, 'Stand for' means to represent, and 'Stand in' means to substitute.

Step up means to increase the rate, level, or amount of something. This phrasal verb can mean to accelerate something, take action, or increase intensity. 'Step in' means to intervene, 'Step out' means to leave temporarily, and 'Step for' is not a standard phrasal verb.

Look after means to take care of someone or something, to be responsible for their well-being. This phrasal verb implies responsibility, care, and attention to needs. 'Look out' means to watch for danger, 'Look in' means to visit briefly, and 'Look for' means to search for something.

Give in means to yield, surrender, or cease resisting after struggling against something. This phrasal verb indicates concession under pressure or after persistent opposition. 'Give out' means to distribute or stop functioning, 'Give for' is not standard, and 'Give with' is not a common phrasal verb.

When we replace someone from doing a task or leading a group, etc. we 'take over', which means we take control.

The phrasal verb 'go on' means to proceed or continue with an action. It is commonly used to indicate moving forward with something. 'Go off' means to explode or start ringing, 'go in' means to enter, and 'go out' means to leave or extinguish.

The phrasal verb 'keep on' means to continue doing something, often persistently. It is the standard expression for continuing an action or behavior. 'Keep out' means to prevent entry, 'keep it' is not a standard phrasal verb construction, and 'keep from' means to prevent oneself from doing something.

'Get up' is the correct phrasal verb meaning to rise from bed or to stand up. This is a common everyday expression. 'Get in' means to enter or arrive, 'get out' means to leave, and 'get for' is not a standard phrasal verb.

'Keep down' means to repress, suppress, or control something. It can refer to controlling emotions, keeping food down, or subduing someone. 'Keep for' means to reserve, 'keep in' means to confine, and 'keep out' means to prevent entry.

'Knock off' is a common phrasal verb meaning to stop work, especially at the end of the day. It is informal workplace vocabulary. The other options are not standard phrasal verbs with meanings related to stopping work.

'Look over' means to inspect or examine something critically. It suggests reviewing something carefully. 'Look on' means to watch as a spectator, 'look out' means to be careful, and 'look for' means to search.

'Get about' means to circulate or move around/travel in a general sense. It can refer to someone being mobile or active. 'Get in' means to enter, 'get out' means to leave, and 'get off' means to leave a vehicle or stop touching.

'Bear out' means to confirm, corroborate, or support a claim or statement. It is commonly used in contexts where evidence supports something. 'Bear in' is not standard, 'bear for' is not standard, and 'bear off' means to win or carry away.

'Give up' means to abandon an attempt, surrender, or quit trying. It is the standard expression for stopping an effort. 'Give in' means to yield or surrender to someone else, not abandon an attempt. 'Give with' is not a standard phrasal verb.

To enter a building by force, such as breaking in through a door or window, is referred to as 'breaking in'. Hence, 'break in' is correct.

 The correct phrase would be "give back". Given back is inappropriate as it is past tense.

'Fix up' means to arrange, organize, or prepare something. It can refer to making preparations or setting something in order. The other options are not standard phrasal verbs with meanings related to arranging.

'Look into' means to investigate, examine, or research something. It is the standard phrasal verb for investigation. 'Look on' means to be a spectator, 'look out' means to be careful or watch for danger, and 'look with' is not a standard construction.

Set off is the correct phrasal verb meaning to start a journey or begin a trip. Set from, set in, and set for do not convey this meaning of beginning a journey.

Take off is the correct phrasal verb meaning to remove clothing. Take in means to make smaller, take on means to accept a responsibility, and take out means to extract or remove from somewhere.

Look ahead means to consider the future and make plans or provisions for it. Look in means to investigate, look for means to search for something specific, and look with is grammatically incorrect in this context.