# SY BCom Sem 3 Grammar # Phrasal Verbs:

 # SY BCom Sem 3 # Phrasal Verbs:

#Emapathy Skills

1. Take on

• Meaning: To accept a responsibility or task.
• Examples:
• She decided to take on more work at the office.
• The company is going to take on new employees.
• He took on the challenge of learning a new language.

2. Put in

• Meaning: To spend time or effort on something; to submit something like a request or application.
• Examples:
• He put in extra hours to finish the project.
• I will put in a request for a vacation.
• She put in a lot of work on the presentation.

3. Carry on

• Meaning: To continue doing something.
• Examples:
• After the interruption, we carried on with our meeting.
• He told me to carry on with my studies.
• She carried on working even when she was tired.

4. Swarm with

• Meaning: To be full of or crowded with something (usually living creatures).
• Examples:
• The garden is swarming with bees in the summer.
• The beach was swarming with tourists.
• The forest swarmed with insects during the evening.

5. Think up

• Meaning: To invent or create something in your mind.
• Examples:
• She thought up a brilliant idea for the project.
• I need to think up a fun game for the party.
• He thought up an excuse to avoid doing the work.
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6. Settle down

• Meaning: To become calm or to start living a stable life.
• Examples:
• After traveling for years, she decided to settle down in a small town.
• The kids need to settle down before bedtime.
• He wants to settle down and start a family soon.

7. Spit out

• Meaning: To say something quickly, especially in a direct or abrupt way; or literally to force something out of your mouth.
• Examples:
• Just spit out what you're trying to say!
• The child spit out the sour candy.
• He couldn’t spit out the truth because he was too nervous.

8. Put down

• Meaning: To criticize or make someone feel bad; to place something on a surface.
• Examples:
• She always puts down her little brother, making him feel sad.
• He put down the book after reading a few pages.
• Don't put down others just because they make mistakes.

9. Cut out for

• Meaning: To be suited for something, usually a job or role.
• Examples:
• He is not cut out for teaching, as he doesn't have enough patience.
• She is cut out for a career in medicine.
• I don't think I'm cut out for this kind of work.

10. Find out

• Meaning: To discover something or learn new information.
• Examples:
• I need to find out where the meeting is.
• She found out the truth about the surprise party.
• They will find out who won the competition tomorrow.

# Positivity Skills : # Phrasal Verbs:

1. Set up

• Meaning: To arrange or establish something.
• Examples:
• They set up the tent at the campsite.
• She set up a meeting with her boss.
• He wants to set up his own business.

2. Save up

• Meaning: To keep money to buy something later.
• Examples:
• I’m saving up for a new phone.
• They saved up for their vacation.
• She saved up to buy a car.

3. Pass by

• Meaning: To go past something or someone.
• Examples:
• I passed by your house this morning.
• She passed by the store but didn’t go in.
• He didn’t notice me when he passed by.

4. Look for

• Meaning: To try to find something.
• Examples:
• I’m looking for my keys.
• She’s looking for a new job.
• He is looking for his lost book.

5. Go out

• Meaning: To leave the house, usually for entertainment.
• Examples:
• We’re going to go out for dinner tonight.
• She likes to go out with her friends on weekends.
• He went out to see a movie.

6. Set out

• Meaning: To start a journey or plan.
• Examples:
• They set out early in the morning.
• She set out to find a new job.
• He set out on a long trip across the country.

7. Set about

• Meaning: To start doing something.
• Examples:
• She set about cleaning the house.
• They set about preparing for the party.
• He set about fixing the car.

8. Eat away

• Meaning: To slowly damage or destroy something.
• Examples:
• The rust is eating away the metal.
• Worry eats away at her every day.
• Termites eat away at wooden structures.

9. Dawn on

• Meaning: To become clear or understood.
• Examples:
• It finally dawned on me that I had made a mistake.
• The truth dawned on her after talking to him.
• It dawned on him that he had forgotten the keys.

10. Sit up

• Meaning: To sit in a more upright position or stay awake late.
• Examples:
• She sat up in bed when she heard the noise.
• I had to sit up late to finish my homework.
• The baby sat up for the first time today.

# Professional Skills : Phrasal Varbs:

11. Speak up

• Meaning: To talk louder or express an opinion.
• Examples:
• Please speak up, I can’t hear you.
• She decided to speak up during the meeting.
• If you have a question, speak up.

12. Tear down

• Meaning: To demolish or destroy something.
• Examples:
• They are going to tear down the old building.
• The storm tore down many trees.
• He wants to tear down the fence.

13. Start for

• Meaning: To begin a journey toward a destination.
• Examples:
• We started for the airport early in the morning.
• She started for school at 8 AM.
• He started for the city to meet a friend.

14. Turn up

• Meaning: To arrive or appear; to increase volume or intensity.
• Examples:
• He finally turned up at the party.
• Please turn up the music, I can’t hear it.
• She turned up after being missing for hours.

15. Work out

• Meaning: To exercise; to solve a problem.
• Examples:
• I need to work out to stay healthy.
• We need to work out a solution to this problem.
• Everything worked out in the end.

16. Pass on

• Meaning: To give something to someone; to die.
• Examples:
• He passed on the message to her.
• She passed on her old clothes to her sister.
• His grandfather passed on last year.

17. Start up

• Meaning: To begin something, often a business or machine.
• Examples:
• They want to start up their own company.
• He started up the car and drove off.
• The computer started up after I pressed the button.

18. Gaze upon

• Meaning: To look at something with admiration or wonder.
• Examples:
• They gazed upon the beautiful sunset.
• She gazed upon the stars in the sky.
• He gazed upon the artwork in the museum.

19. Drop over

• Meaning: To visit someone casually.
• Examples:
• Feel free to drop over anytime.
• She dropped over for a quick chat.
• We might drop over this weekend.

20. Go around

• Meaning: To circulate or spread; to be enough for everyone.
• Examples:
• There’s enough cake to go around.
• A cold is going around the school.
• The rumor went around quickly.

# Leadership Skills : Phrasal Verbs :

21. Pass away

• Meaning: To die.
• Examples:
• His grandmother passed away last year.
• She was very sad when her dog passed away.
• He passed away peacefully in his sleep.

22. Jostle for

• Meaning: To compete for something.
• Examples:
• The students were jostling for the best seats.
• They jostled for attention at the event.
• Everyone is jostling for a promotion.

23. Peer at

• Meaning: To look at something closely or carefully.
• Examples:
• She peered at the tiny writing on the paper.
• He peered at the map to find the location.
• The child peered at the insect curiously.

24. Peer out

• Meaning: To look out from behind something.
• Examples:
• The cat peered out from behind the curtain.
• He peered out of the window to see who was outside.
• She peered out from the door cautiously.

25. Look at

• Meaning: To direct your eyes toward something.
• Examples:
• She looked at the beautiful painting.
• He looked at his phone and smiled.
• They looked at each other in surprise.

26. Call at

• Meaning: To stop at a place, usually briefly (commonly used for ships or trains).
• Examples:
• The ship will call at several ports.
• The train called at the station for a few minutes.
• We called at his office to pick up the papers.

27. Resort to

• Meaning: To use or do something as a last option.
• Examples:
• He had to resort to borrowing money.
• She didn’t want to resort to lying.
• They resorted to drastic measures.

28. Dash out

• Meaning: To leave quickly or suddenly.
• Examples:
• He dashed out of the room when he got the call.
• She dashed out to catch the bus.
• The dog dashed out of the house when the door opened.

29. Doze off

• Meaning: To fall asleep, usually unintentionally.
• Examples:
• He dozed off during the movie.
• She dozed off while reading the book.
• I often doze off in the afternoon.

30. Get out

• Meaning: To leave a place or situation.
• Examples:

·        He told me to get out of the car.

·        She got out of the building just in time.

·        They want to get out of the deal.