#LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS OF KEEP PLUS#

Please sign up, itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs a great way to keep in touch.Р вЂќР вЂћlso, IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm very pleased to tell you that my book is available for purchase. Put one in the comments below.Р вЂќР вЂћre you signed up for my mailing list? If you are, you get a weekly email with English lessons and fun stories about whatР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs going on with me. Create practice sentences for each of the phrasal verbs above to help you grasp and remember their meaning. ThereР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs a lot you can do with phrasal verbs that use the word HOLD. As in, IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm still upset about what she said. It can also mean that you hold a grudge against someone Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ meaning you will not forgive someone because of something theyР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћve done. IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm holding the ice against my knee because I fell and it hurts. You can literally hold something against something else. You always hold back your feelings, meaning, you never tell me how you really feel, you just say youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre okay. If a friend was about to fight someone, you might hold him back. This means to restrain someone or something. This is what makes phrasal verbs interesting, and also, confusing. They just have completely different meanings. They sound like they should be opposites but theyР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre not. When I have the flu, I canР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt hold anything down. Or it can refer to not being able to eat food without vomiting. Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВI just canР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt hold down a jobР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ means I just canР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt keep a job for very long, I keep getting fired. Hold down the picnic blanket so it doesnР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt blow away. This one can mean physically holding something down. My car isnР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt holding up well, itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs already been to the repair shop twice. Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВHold upР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ can also refer to how long something will last Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ How long do you think this sunshine will hold up? This means, how long will it be sunny? Maybe itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs going to rain soon. The bus held up traffic with all of its stops and starts. Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™I hope IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm not holding you upР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ means I hope IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm not delaying you. This one is similar to Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™hold offР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ it also means to delay something or someone. Hold off on running the report until you get the final numbers from me. LetР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs hold off on the announcement until next week. When you Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™hold offР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre delaying doing something. In each of these examples someone is Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™not letting goР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ of something. Hold on to my purse while I use the restroom, please. He holds on to his belief in Santa Claus.

For example, the team is holding on to the lead. It can be a person or a thing, or even an emotion. If you add Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВtoР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ to that phrasal verb Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ hold on to Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ you are saying Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™donР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt let it goР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ. It can also be literal, if you were trying to give someone a ride on your motorcycle, you might say, Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™hold on tight!Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ meaning they should literally grip tightly so they donР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt fall off. YouР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll also hear it as question: Can you hold on a second? Tom, what time will we be done today? Yeah, I think I can do that. Here it means, stop what youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre saying, I think youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre over reacting. We may use this in command form: Hold on, youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre over reacting. Now letР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs look at some of the common phrasal verbs with hold: It can also mean to keep someone or detain someone or something: The police will hold him over night. The verb Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВholdР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ, on itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs own, means to carry, grasp, or support something in your arms or hands: IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm holding my YoutTube badge. And to end, the front part of the tongue goes to the roof of the mouth and releases for the D. So the tongue tip stays forward, Hol-, but the back part of the tongue stretches back. Then I go into the Dark L, where the back part of my tongue pulls back. I round my lips more for the beginning of the sound than I do for other words with the OH diphthong.

The OH diphthong in this word is a little different because of the Dark L that comes next.

The mouth position doesnР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt matter for the H, so you can get into position for the next sound, in this case, the OH diphthong. Just expel air from an open mouth, contracting the throat just a bit. ItР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs a very light sound in American English. You donР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt need to make this sound too heavy, HH, HH, hh, hh. So you want to use the shape of stress when saying HOLD. First, since HOLD is a verb, itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs a content word and will be stressed. Today weР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll discuss the phrasal verb Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВholdР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ. We have a lot of these idiomatic phrases in English. The combination creates a different meaning than the words on their own.

#LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS OF KEEP PLUS#

What is a phrasal verb? A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition, adverb, or both. Hold onto your hats! In this American English pronunciation video, weР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre going to discuss phrasal verbs that use the verb: HOLD. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Feel confident in the pronunciation and use of these phrases. Go over the many meanings of phrasal verbs with HOLD: hold on, hold off, hold up, hold down, hold back, hold against.

List of phrasal verbs of keep