Guess the meanings of the
phrasal verbs from context:
Can I borrow a piece of paper? I want
to
take down the main points of his presentation.
Please put down the price in
this column, and the item number here.
I
scribbled the recipe
down while watching the cooking
show but now I can't read what I've written!
This will go
down as one of the most important soccer matches ever
played.
There are laws
which
lay down what an employee should
and should not do.
All these
phrasal verbs have the meaning of "writing". See Explanations
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Explanations:
Take down
(separable)
To
listen to something, and to write it down or record it >>The police
officer took my name and
address
down and said that he
would contact me shortly. >>Are you
taking down what the professor is saying?
Put down
(separable)
To
write something [e.g.
words or numbers] somewhere >>If anyone
wants to go to the seminar on Friday afternoon, could they
put their name
down on this list,
please?
>>There are feelings you can't talk about and
sometimes it helps to put
it all down on paper.
Scribble down
(separable)
To
write something very quickly on a piece of paper
>>I scribbled down
his address in the back of my diary.
Similar
expression:
Jot
down
Go down
(inseparable)
To be regarded,
remembered, or recorded in a particular way >>He will go
down in history as one of the best baseball players
in the 20th century.
Lay down
(separable)
To
officially establish a rule, regulation, etc.
>>The military authorities have laid
down strict rules which must be followed.
Exercise:
Choose a phrasal verb for
each sentence:
He told her that he would just
like to
her name and address.
The policy has been
and agreed for many years.
The riot will
in history as the most violent in
the past 50 years.
Please
your personal information on page
one of this application form.
In a hurry, I
his phone number on a piece of
paper and now I can't find it!
