Phrasal verbs I

• take after

• to train and teach children

• to wait with pleasure for something

• to be or look like a parent or relation

break down

• to reach someone by going faster

• to stop working properly

• to accept without complaining

run out

• to use up or finish a supply of something

• to move quickly away

• to start a race

• look up

• to admire or respect someone

• to search for information, e.g. a word

• to physically raise one's gaze

look forward to

• to be or look like a parent or relation

• to accept without complaining

• to wait with pleasure for something

set off

• to start a journey

• to take action to solve a problem

• to use up or finish a supply of something

take off (relating to planes)

• to reach someone by going faster

• to leave the ground

• to stop working properly

deal with

• to take action to solve a problem

• to be or look like a parent or relation

• to reach someone by going faster

Ann has decided to ........... swimming at the end of this season.

• put up

• make up

• look up

• give up

We had to .......... the meeting because the boss had an accident.

• put off

• keep off

• go off

• switch off