pass away |
To die |
Your grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. |
Pass for |
regarded to be |
The Tata pass for philanthropists in the country. |
Pass off |
take place |
The elections are likely to pass off peacefully. |
Pass oneself off |
show off |
The hypocrites always pass themselves off as honest persons. |
pass out |
To faint |
He didn't drink enough water so he passed out at the end of the race. |
Pass through |
go through, undergo, endure |
He is passing through financial difficulties these days. |
pay back |
To reimburse |
I'll pay you back as soon as I get the loan. |
Pay for |
To be punished or held accountable for something that has happened |
We had warned him that he would have to pay for his careless choices. |
pick up |
To collect somebody |
I'll pick you up at around 7:00 to take you to the airport. |
point out |
To indicate/direct attention to something |
As I already pointed out, there was a mistake in your calculation. |
Pull down |
demolish a structure |
Why did they pull the shops down? |
Pull off |
To achieve, succeed or make it happen |
Are you sure you can pull it off by yourself? |
Pull over |
To come to a stop |
Can you please?pull over?for some time? |
Pull through |
recover from illness |
I think she'll pull through her serious illness very soon. |
Pull up |
stop, scold |
The students were pulled up by the Principal for their misbehavior with the class teacher. |
Pull with |
live together |
He is pulling well with his wife these days. |
Put down |
crush, keep down |
The riots were put down by the local police. |
put off |
To postpone, arrange a later date |
Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can do today. |
put on |
To turn on, switch on |
It's very dark in here. Please put on the light on. |
put out |
To extinguish |
The fire fighters were able to put out fire in ten minutes. |
put up |
To accommodate, give somebody a bed |
I can put you up until the weekend but then I'm going away. |
Put up with |
To bear with or endure |
I know what exactly you had to?put up with?to reach here. |