Phrasal verb pay

Phrasal verb pay a small amount of different values, and even does not reach 10 goals. Nevertheless, we list all the shades of meaning that can transmit the verb pay combined with any pretext. As before, the values ​​are represented in a list in which prepositions are in alphabetical order.

The values ​​of the phrasal verb pay

It is worth recalling that the basic meaning of the verb is the next pay — pay, pay, pay.

1. Pay back — back (money); repay (revenge).
   

   Steven borrowed $ 10,000, which he paid back in 3 years. — Steve took 10 000 dollars, which he returned for three years.

   She’ll pay him back for this mistake. — It will avenge him for this mistake.

2. Pay in — to contribute to the current account.
   

   I’ll go to the bank. — Do you want to pay in? — I’ll go to the bank. — Are you going to deposit?

3. Pay off — pay, pay (with debt), settle old scores, bribe, pay off; revenge dissolve (team), fire (workers).
   

   My husband is obligated to pay off all debts. — My husband is obliged to pay all the debts.

   The US paid off the entire national debt. — US payments to outside the national (state) debt.

   Her years of English finally paid off when she found herself in Britain. — Her lessons, eventually paid off when she was in England.

   This ship was paid off in 1873. — The crew was disbanded in 1873.

   Do not believe all the gossip you hear. Some of her friends were paid off. — Do not believe all the rumors. Some of her friends had hired.

4. Pay out — to pay, let go; Unwinding (rope, cable).
   

   Tomorrow they will pay out our wages. — Tomorrow we paydays.

   If there is a lot of rope paid out the climber will hit the ground. — If unwound very long rope, the climber hits the ground.

5. Pay up — time to pay, pay in full, pay (fork).
   

   You shall have to pay up. — You will have to pay.

   Believe me; I’m not ready to pay you up now! — Believe me, I’m not ready to settle with you now!

As you can see, we have managed only five basic options phrasal verb pay. Remember they will have no difficulty, as they are similar in meaning to the main semantic content of the verb.

This topic is closely related to the other as described in the articles that need to pay attention:

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After reading them, we recommend to pass the following test: «Test # 2 on the use of phrasal verbs in the English language.»

 

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