English phrasal verbs: Give, Hold & Keep
14 phrasal verbs with meanings and example sentences.
give upto stop trying or quit a habitDon't give up on your dreams.give (verb) + up (particle) — together mean to quit
give into surrender or agree after resistingHe finally gave in and bought the toy.give (verb) + in (particle) — together mean to yield
give awayto give something for freeThey gave away their old furniture.give (verb) + away (particle) — together mean to donate or reveal
give backto return somethingPlease give back my book.give (verb) + back (particle) — together mean to return
hold onto wait or grip tightlyHold on, I'll be right there.hold (verb) + on (particle) — together mean to wait
hold backto restrain or not revealShe held back her tears.hold (verb) + back (particle) — together mean to restrain
hold upto delay or to robTraffic held us up for an hour.hold (verb) + up (particle) — together mean to delay
hold offto delay doing somethingLet's hold off on the decision until Monday.hold (verb) + off (particle) — together mean to postpone
keep upto continue at the same paceIt's hard to keep up with the new schedule.keep (verb) + up (particle) — together mean to maintain pace
keep onto continue doing somethingKeep on practicing and you'll improve.keep (verb) + on (particle) — together mean to continue
keep awayto stay at a distanceKeep away from the edge.keep (verb) + away (particle) — together mean to stay at a distance
keep outto not allow to enterThe sign says to keep out.keep (verb) + out (particle) — together mean to prevent entering
let downto disappoint someoneI don't want to let you down.let (verb) + down (particle) — together mean to disappoint
let goto release or stop holdingDon't let go of the rope.let (verb) + go (particle) — together mean to release
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