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Phrasal verbs · by particle
on
132
Verbs
ON
ACT
ON
Act on
Take action because of something like information received
ADD
ON
Add on
Include in a calculation
BANG
ON
Bang on
Talk at great length
BANK
ON
Bank on
Count or rely on
BARGAIN
ON
Bargain on
Expect something to happen (usually negative)
BE
ON
Be on
Be functioning (of machines)
BEAR
ON
Bear on
Influence, affect
BORDER
ON
Border on
Be located next to a place
BRING
ON
Bring on
Cause something to happen or speed up the process
BUILD
ON
Build on
Use something good to achieve more
CALL
ON
Call on
Ask for help
CARRY
ON
Carry on
Continue with something
CATCH
ON
Catch on
Become popular
CHEAT
ON
Cheat on
Be sexually unfaithful
CHEER
ON
Cheer on
Encourage
CHEW
ON
Chew on
Thinks about something carefully before deciding
CLING
ON
Cling on
Hold tight
CLOCK
ON
Clock on
Record the time of arriving at work on a machine
CLOSE
ON
Close on
Get nearer
COME
ON
Come on
Encouragement
COTTON
ON
Cotton on
Work out the truth
COUNT
ON
Count on
Depend, rely
CRACK
ON
Crack on
Continue doing something with energy
DAWN
ON
Dawn on
Finally realise or understand something
DECIDE
ON
Decide on
Choose, select
DIE
ON
Die on
Die or cease to function at an important time
DRAG
ON
Drag on
Be unnecessarily long
DRAW
ON
Draw on
Pass slowly (time)
DRONE
ON
Drone on
Talk boringly for a long time
DUMP
ON
Dump on
Treat someone badly
DWELL
ON
Dwell on
Spend a lot of time on something
EGG
ON
Egg on
Encourage
EMBARK
ON
Embark on
Start a project or venture
FASTEN
ON
Fasten on
Give attention to something that confirms your beliefs
FAWN
ON
Fawn on
Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favour or something from them
FEED
ON
Feed on
Grow stronger
FIGURE
ON
Figure on
Plan, expect
FINK
ON
Fink on
Give away secrets about someone
FOCUS
ON
Focus on
Concentrate
FOLLOW
ON
Follow on
Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at
FROWN
ON
Frown on
Disapprove
GET
ON
Get on
Continue doing something
GO
ON
Go on
Continue
GOOF
ON
Goof on
Tease, make fun of
GRASS
ON
Grass on
Report someone to a person in authority
GRIND
ON
Grind on
Proceed relentlessly
GROW
ON
Grow on
Like something that you didn't like at first
HAND
ON
Hand on
Give to someone else
HANG
ON
Hang on
Wait
HARP
ON
Harp on
Talk repeatedly about something
HATE
ON
Hate on
Be jealous, abuse or have an active hatred of someone
HAVE
ON
Have on
Be wearing
HINGE
ON
Hinge on
Depend very much or completely
HIT
ON
Hit on
Have an idea
HOLD
ON
Hold on
Wait
HOP
ON
Hop on
Enter a vehicle
JAM
ON
Jam on
Apply or operate something forcefully
JOG
ON
Jog on
Go away
JUMP
ON
Jump on
Criticize, attack
KEEP
ON
Keep on
Continue doing something
KEY
ON
Key on
Target, focus on (sport)
LATCH
ON
Latch on
Understand, often after a long time
LAY
ON
Lay on
Organise, supply
LEAD
ON
Lead on
Falsely or cruelly raise hopes
LEAN
ON
Lean on
Put pressure on someone to get them to do what you want
LEAP
ON
Leap on
Show interest in or try to use something to your advantage
LEAVE
ON
Leave on
Not turn off
LET
ON
Let on
Tell a secret
LIVE
ON
Live on
Use money for basic necessities
LOG
ON
Log on
Enter a computer system
LOOK
ON
Look on
Watch something like a crime without helping
LOOSE
ON
Loose on
Release or allow something bad to affect someone
MOVE
ON
Move on
Change the subject or your job
OPERATE
ON
Operate on
Perform surgery
PASS
ON
Pass on
Give a message to someone
PICK
ON
Pick on
Bother, annoy, criticize or make fun of someone
PILE
ON
Pile on
Add or give more or something
PIN
ON
Pin on
Attach the blame to someone
PLAY
ON
Play on
Continue playing a sport though there might be a reason to stop
PLOUGH
ON
Plough on
Continue doing something you don't want to
PLOW
ON
Plow on
Continue doing something you don't want to
PRATTLE
ON
Prattle on
Talk too much
PRESS
ON
Press on
Continue with something
PREY
ON
Prey on
Catch and kill an animal for food
PULL
ON
Pull on
Put clothes on
PUSH
ON
Push on
Continue
PUT
ON
Put on
Get fat
QUIT
ON
Quit on
Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support
RAMBLE
ON
Ramble on
Talk at length without getting to the point
RAT
ON
Rat on
Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings
RECKON
ON
Reckon on
The minimum expected
RIDE
ON
Ride on
Depend on
RIP
ON
Rip on
Criticise or insult
ROLL
ON
Roll on
When something continues to happen
ROUND
ON
Round on
Criticise or attack fiercely
RUN
ON
Run on
Be powered by
SAVE
ON
Save on
Reduce or avoid consumption to cut costs
SELL
ON
Sell on
Convince someone
SET
ON
Set on
Attack
SETTLE
ON
Settle on
Agree
SIGN
ON
Sign on
Open a claim for unemployment benefit
SIT
ON
Sit on
Be on a committee
SLEEP
ON
Sleep on
Think about something
SLIP
ON
Slip on
Put clothes on quickly
SNITCH
ON
Snitch on
Divulge secrets, inform authorities about someone
SOLDIER
ON
Soldier on
Continue even when things get difficult
SPONGE
ON
Sponge on
Accept or get money without doing any work
SPRING
ON
Spring on
Surprise someone
SPUR
ON
Spur on
Encourage someone to continue
START
ON
Start on
Begin to use or consume
STAY
ON
Stay on
Remain longer than anticipated
STOMP
ON
Stomp on
Treat badly or defeat
STRIKE
ON
Strike on
Have a good idea
SWITCH
ON
Switch on
Start a machine or something electrical working
TACK
ON
Tack on
Add something that wasn't planned
TAG
ON
Tag on
Add an additional point to something written or spoken
TAKE
ON
Take on
Allow passengers on a ship or plane
TELL
ON
Tell on
Report someone to an authority
THROW
ON
Throw on
Put clothes on quickly
TOUCH
ON
Touch on
Mention
TRADE
ON
Trade on
Exploit, use something to your advantage
TRY
ON
Try on
Put clothes on to see if they fit
TURN
ON
Turn on
Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure
URGE
ON
Urge on
Encourage
WAIT
ON
Wait on
Serve people in a restaurant
WALK
ON
Walk on
Continue walking
WAVE
ON
Wave on
Make a hand signal to tell someone to keep moving
WEIGH
ON
Weigh on
Make someone consider carefully
WIND
ON
Wind on
Forward a film or tape to a certain point
WORK
ON
Work on
Spend time repairing or improving something
YACK
ON
Yack on
Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way
YAMMER
ON
Yammer on
Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way
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