List of English Phrasal Verbs Beginning With 'L'
Showing 27 Verbs, 89 Phrasal Verbs
Lap (1)Lap up
- Appreciate something
Large (1)Large it up
- Have a good time when intoxicated
Lark (3)Lark about
- Behave in a silly way
Lark around
- Behave in a silly way
Lark it up
- Enjoy yourself noisily and exuberantly
Lash (6)Lash down
- Fall heavily (rain)
- Secure something with ropes or cords
Lash into
- Criticise someone strongly
Lash out
- Suddenly become violent
- React angrily
- Spend a lot of money on luxuries
Lash out against
- Criticise something strongly
Lash out at
- Hit someone suddenly, usually without warning, or try to hit them
- Criticise someone or shout at them
Lash out on
- Spend a lot of money buying something
Latch (3)Latch on
- Understand, often after a long time
Latch on to
- Understand something, often after a long time
Latch onto
- Connect to something
- Decide or realise that something is good or profitable
Lay (5)Lay down
- Establish rules or procedures
- Kill, murder
Lay into
- Criticise angrily
Lay off
- Make an employee redundant
Lay on
- Organise, supply
Lay out
- Spend money
Lead (1)Lead to
- Result in
Leak (1)Leak out
- Become public knowledge
Lean (1)Lean on
- Put pressure on someone to get them to do what you want
Leave (2)Leave on
- Not turn off
Leave out
- Not include
Let (5)Let down
- Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement
- Make clothes longer
Let in
- Allow someone to enter
Let off
- Not punish
Let on
- Tell a secret
Let out
- Allow to leave or go out
- Make a sound
- Make clothes bigger
Lie (2)Lie down
- Rest
Lie with
- Have the right to make a decision
Lift (1)Lift off
- Leave the ground- rocket or spaceship
Light (1)Light up
- Light or start smoking a cigarette
- Illuminate
Lighten (1)Lighten up
- Be less serious
Limber (2)Limber up
- Do some exercises to warm up before playing a sport or other physical activity
Limber up for
- Prepare for something that will require a great effort
Line (1)Line up
- Arrange in a line
- Arrange something in a line
- Arrange events for someone
Link (2)Link up
- Connect, join
Link up with
- Connect with someone or contact them
Listen (1)Listen out for
- Listen for a particular noise or sound
Live (12)Live by
- Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour
Live down
- Stop being embarrassed about something
Live for
- Believe something is extremely important
Live in
- Live in the place where you work or study.
Live it up
- Have a good time by spending a lot of money
Live off
- Use money earned
Live on
- Use money for basic necessities
- Not be forgotten
Live out
- Stay somewhere until you die
- Fulfill an ambition or fantasy
- Not live at the place where you study or work
Live through
- Experience different times
Live together
- Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying
Live up to
- Meet expectations or standards
Live with
- Accept something unpleasant
- Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying
Load (3)Load down
- Burden
Load up
- Take illegal drugs
- Fill a machine or vehicle
Load up on
- Consume a lot of something for a particular purpose
Lock (7)Lock away
- Lock in a safe place
- Put someone in prison or a mental hospital for a very long time
Lock down
- Make very secure
Lock in
- Lock a place to stop someone leaving
- Commit someone in such a way that they cannot leave
Lock onto
- Find a target and head for it
Lock out
- Close a workplace to stop workers entering
- Lock a place to stop someone getting in
Lock up
- Close all doors, windows, etc.
- Lock something in a safe place
- Put in prison or a mental hospital
Lock yourself away
- Go somewhere away from people to study or work
Log (5)Log in
- Enter a restricted area on a computer system
Log into
- Enter a restricted area of a computer system
Log off
- Exit a computer system
Log on
- Enter a computer system
Log out
- Exit a computer system
Look (17)Look after
- Take care
Look back
- Think about the past
Look down on
- Have a low opinion of
Look for
- Try to find
Look forward to
- Wait for or anticipate something pleasant
Look in
- Make a quick visit
Look in on
- Visit briefly to see if everything's all right
Look into
- Research, investigate
Look on
- Watch something like a crime without helping
Look on as
- Consider, regard
Look out
- Be careful
Look over
- Inspect
Look round
- Inspect a house
Look to
- Expect, hope
Look up
- Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.
- Improve
- Find, trace an old friend
Look up to
- Respect
Look upon as
- Consider, regard
Lord (1)Lord it over
- Behave in a superior manner
Lose (3)Lose out
- Be at a disadvantage
Lose out on
- Not gain or have something advantageous
Lose out to
- Be less successful
Luck (1)Luck out
- Be very lucky
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