Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verb Meaning Example abide by To respect or obey a decision, a law or a rule If you want to keep your job here, you must abide by our rules. account for To explain, give a reason I hope you can account for the time you were out! add up To make sense, seem reasonable The facts in the case just don’t add up . advise against To recommend not doing something I advise against walking alone in this neighborhood. agree with To have the same opinion as someone else. I agree with you. I think you should go as well. allow for To take into consideration We need to allow for unexpected charges along the way. appeal to To plead or make a request To be attractive or interesting He appealed to the court to change its decision. A vacation of sunbathing doesn’t appeal to me. apply for To make a formal request for something (job, permit, loan etc.) He applied for a scholarship for next sem...