Share B1 Phrasal verbs
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Switch on / Turn on
To make something start working (Ex. Don’t switch on the light.)
Go off
Something that it stops working. (Ex. All the lights in the building suddenly went off)
Switch off / Turn off
It stops working. (Ex. I parked the car and switched off the engine.)
Set up
To start something such as a business, organization, or institution. (Ex. The group plans to set up an import business.)
Turn up
to increase the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch
Turn down
to not accept an offer or request. (Ex. How could you turn down such a fantastic job?)
Plug in
To connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment. (Ex. Then I realised I hadn’t plugged the TV in.)
Shut down
Something that stops operating. (Ex. I never shut my laptop down.)
Get on
To get into a bus, plane, or train
Try on
To put on a piece of clothing in order to see how it looks and whether it fits. (Ex. What a lovely dress! Why don’t you try it on?)
Take off
To remove something, especially a piece of clothing OR if an aircraft leaves the ground and starts flying
End up
To be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it. (Ex. Somehow they all ended up at my house.)
Pick up
To lift someone or something up from a surface. (Ex. He picked the phone up and dialled.)
Find out
To discover a fact or piece of information. (Ex. We may never find out the truth about what happened.)
Carry out
To do a particular piece of work, research, etc. (Ex. The building work was carried out by a local contractor.)
Break down
A machine that stops working. (Ex. The car broke down just outside Winchester.)
