Phrasal Verbs with Verbs Starting With D

Phrasal Vebs Starting With  "D"

VERB	MEANING	EXAMPLE
drop off	decline gradually	The hill dropped off near the river.
drop off(2)	fall asleep	While doing his homework, he dropped off.
drop off(3)	stop and give something to someone	Would you drop this off at the post office?
drop out	cease to participate	After two laps, the runner dropped out.
die away	diminish in intensity and finally disappear	The sound of their laughter died away.
die down	diminish in intensity gradually	The flames finally died down.
do away with	to stop doing or having something, make something end	He thinks it's time we did away with monarchy.
do without	To manage without	She can't do without a secretary.
drop in drop by drop round drop in on sb drop into sth	to pay an informal visit to a person or a place	1-  Drop by sometime. 2- I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing. 3-Sorry we are late-we dropped into the pub on the way.
drop out(of something)	(a)- to no longer take part in or be part of sth.   (b)- to leave school ,college etc. without finishing your studies.	1- He has dropped out of active politics. 2- A word that has dropped out of language. (b)- She started an engineering degree but dropped out after only a year
drop over
drive somebody away	to make somebody not want to stay  or not want to go somewhere	1- Her constant nagging drove him away. 2-Terrorist threats are driving away tourists.
dress down
dress up
dress up
dress down
draw up
die off/out
disagree with
do  over	1- to clean or decorate something again 2- to do something again	1- The paint-work  will need doing over soon. 2- She insisted that everything be done over.

 

Many verbs in English are followed by an adverb or a preposition (also called a particle), and these two-part verbs, also called phrasal verbs, are different from verbs with helpers. The particle that follows the verb changes the meaning of the phrasal verb in idiomatic ways: