English Phrasal Verb Dictionary
List of English Phrasal Verbs Beginning With 'W'
Wade (3)
Wade in- Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefullyWade into
- Attack- Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usuallyWade through- Get to the end of something with difficulty
Wait (9)
Wait about- Wait somewhere doing nothingWait around- Wait somewhere doing nothingWait behind- Stay somewhere after other people have leftWait in- Stay at home because someone is going to visitWait on- Serve people in a restaurantWait out
- Sell goods in a shop
- Provide someone with everything they need or want
- Wait for a result before being able to make a decision- Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasantWait up- Not go to bed because you are waitingWait up!- Stop (imperative)Wait upon- Provide someone with what they require
- Wait for a result before being able to make a decision
Wake (1)
Wake up- Stop sleeping
Walk (12)
Walk away from- Leave something you don't likeWalk away with- Win easilyWalk back from- Retract a statementWalk in on- Enter somewhere unexpectedly and see somethingWalk into- Get work without effortWalk off
- Be unaware of the presence of something and either enter it (a trap) or bump into it (an obstruction)- Go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feelingWalk off with- Win easilyWalk on
- Take something without permission or steal- Continue walkingWalk out- Leave work because of a dispute with the managementWalk out on
- Leave a place angrily or because you are not satisfied- Leave somebody angrilyWalk through- Explain or demonstrate something carefully to someoneWalk up- Go to someone
Waltz (1)
Waltz through- Pass or succeed easily
Wander (1)
Wander off- Leave a place, usually without telling other people
- Stop paying attention
Want (1)
Want out- Want to leave a relationship or arrangement
Warm (1)
Warm up- Do exercises before a sport
Wash (5)
Wash away- When floods or waves completely remove a structure, building, etc.Wash down- Drink in order to swallow something solidWash out- Rain so heavily that an event has to be cancelledWash over- Suddenly experience a strong emotionWash up- Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it
- When something in the sea or river is left on the shore or bank
- Wash face and hands
Waste (1)
Waste away- Become very thin and weak, usually due to illness
Watch (3)
Watch out- Be careful (imperative)Watch out for- Be careful of somethingWatch over- Keep an eye on something or someone to check that there's no trouble
Water (1)
Water down- Make something weaker and less effective
Wave (4)
Wave aside- Ignore or refuse to consider what someone saysWave down- Make a hand signal to stop a vehicleWave off- Go to a place where someone is leaving to wave goodbyeWave on- Make a hand signal to tell someone to keep moving
Wean (1)
Wean off- Slowly stop a dependency on something
Wear (4)
Wear away- Erode, remove graduallyWear down- Make something weakerWear off- Stop having an effectWear out- Use something until it stops working
Weed (1)
Weed out- Remove, get rid of
Weigh (6)
Weigh down on- Burden with responsibilities, duties, etcWeigh in- Have a certain weight (in sports like boxing)Weigh in on
- Enter an argument forcefully- Enter an argument or discussion to express a strongly felt ideaWeigh on- Make someone consider carefullyWeigh out- Measure a certain amount of something by weightWeigh up- Assess
Weird (1)
Weird out- Disturb, cause concern or worry
Well (1)
Well up- Feel tears starting
- Feel an emotion strongly
- Experience an emotion or feeling, start to cry
Wheel (3)
Wheel around- Turn quickly and face in the opposite directionWheel out- Use something like an explanation that has been used many times before and has lost its impactWheel round- Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction
While (1)
While away- Spend time doing something because you have nothing better to do
Whip (5)
Whip into- Enter rapidly (as for a brief errand)Whip out- Remove quicklyWhip out of- Exit rapidlyWhip through- Do something quicklyWhip up- Make food quickly
- Mix liquid food quickly to make it thick and creamy
- Make people feel more strongly about something
Whisk (1)
Whisk away- Take to another place quickly
White (1)
White out- Use correction fluid to cover a mistake in a written text
Wig (1)
Wig out- Become excited and lose control
Wiggle (2)
Wiggle out- Avoid doingWiggle out of- Avoid doing something
Wimp (1)
Wimp out- Not be brave enough to do something
Wind (3)
Wind down- RelaxWind on
- Slowly close a business or organisation- Forward a film or tape to a certain pointWind up- Close a company because it's unprofitable
- Tighten the spring in a watch or clock to make it work
- Irritate someone or increase their stress level, especially if done deliberately
Winkle (1)
Winkle out- Find or get something that takes a great deal of effort
Wipe (1)
Wipe out- Make someone very tired
- Kill all of a population, make extinct
Wire (1)
Wire up- Make electrical connections
Wise (1)
Wise up- Stop being stupid
Word (2)
Word up- Give someone information, adviceWord up!- A phrase that was used a greeting
Work (5)
Work off- Exercise to remove stress or weightWork on- Improve or developWork out- End nicelyWork over
- Find the answer or solution- Assault, beat upWork through
- Repeat, do again
- Examine carefully- Deal with, resolve a problem, often emotional
Wrap (3)
Wrap around- Cover with clothing, usually to keep warmWrap round
- Cover or encircle with part of your body- Cover with clothing, usually to keep warmWrap up
- Cover or encircle with part of your body- Cover in paper
- Dress warmly
- Finish
Wriggle (1)
Wriggle out of- Avoid doing something in a way other people don't like
Write (5)
Write down- Make notesWrite in- Send a letter to a TV station, etc.Write off- Destroy a car in an accidentWrite out- Write something completelyWrite up- Make complete written version
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