Các cụm động từ thường gặp trong Tiếng Anh

Dập tắt (lửa), thổi tắt

blow out

She blew out the candles on the cake. 

Hư hỏng, phá vỡ (máy móc, cửa...)

break down

My car broke down on the way to work. 

Đột nhập, xông vào

break in / into

Someone broke into my house last night. 

Bùng phát, bùng nổ

break out

A fire broke out in the kitchen. 

Nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ

bring up = raise

She was brought up by her grandparents. 

Ghé qua (đón ai / lấy gì)

call for

I’ll call for you at 7.

Viếng thăm

call on = visit

I called on my aunt last weekend. 

Hủy bỏ

call off = cancel

The meeting was called off due to the rain. 

Gọi điện thoại

call up = telephone

He called me up to invite me to the party. 

Tiếp tục

carry on = continue

Please carry on with your work. 

Tiến hành

carry out

The scientist carried out an experiment. 

Bắt kịp

catch up with

I need to catch up with my studies. 

Dọn dẹp, trời sáng sủa

clear up = tidy

Let’s clear up the room before guests arrive. 

Xuất hiện, xảy ra

come up

Something urgent has come up. 

Giảm bớt

cut down / back = reduce

You should cut down on sugar. 

Cắt đứt, ngừng cung cấp

cut off

The electricity was cut off. 

Ghé thăm ngắn

drop in / on

I dropped in on my uncle yesterday. 

Chán ngấy

be fed up with

I'm fed up with this weather. 

Điền vào (biểu mẫu)

fill in

Please fill in this form. 

Xuống xe/tàu

get off

We got off the bus at the wrong stop. 

Lên xe/tàu

get on

She got on the train to London.

Hòa thuận với ai

get on with

I get on well with my classmates. 

Vượt qua, hồi phục

get over

It took her weeks to get over the flu. 

Thức dậy

get up

I usually get up at 6 a.m. 

Từ bỏ

give up = stop

Don’t give up! Keep trying. 

Biến mất, tan đi

go away = disappear

The pain will go away soon. 

Reo, nổ (chuông, bom)

go off

The alarm went off at midnight.

Tiếp tục

go on = continue

Go on with your story. 

Lớn lên

grow up

I grew up in a small town. 

Nộp (bài, đơn…)

hand in = submit

I handed in my essay yesterday.

Đợi

hold on = wait

Hold on a second! 

Trì hoãn, hoãn lại

hold up = stop = delay

The flight was held up by bad weather.

Tiếp tục

keep on = continue

She kept on talking. 

Theo kịp

keep up with

He can’t keep up with the class. 

Chăm sóc

look after = take care of

I look after my younger brother. 

Coi thường

look down on

Don’t look down on others. 

Tìm kiếm

look for = search for

I’m looking for my keys. 

Mong chờ

look forward to

I look forward to meeting you. 

Điều tra

look into = investigate

The police are looking into the case. 

Coi chừng

look out

Look out! There’s a car coming! 

Tra cứu

look up

Look up the word in the dictionary. 

Bịa chuyện, trang điểm

make up

He made up an excuse. 

Đón ai đó

pick up

I’ll pick you up at 8. 

Phá hủy

pull down = demolish

The old building was pulled down. 

Hoãn lại

pull off = postpone

The event was pulled off until next week. 

Mặc vào

put on

She put on her jacket. 

Dập tắt

put out = extinguish

Firefighters put out the fire. 

Tình cờ gặp

run into / across

I ran into an old friend yesterday. 

Cạn kiệt

run out of

We ran out of milk. 

Tiễn ai đó

see off

I went to the airport to see her off. 

Thành lập

set up = establish

They set up a new company. 

Đại diện, viết tắt cho

stand for = represent

UN stands for United Nations. 

Giống ai đó (ngoại hình, tính cách)

take after = resemble

She takes after her mother. 

Cất cánh, cởi đồ

take off

The plane took off on time. 

Nhận việc, đảm nhận

take on

He took on a new role in the company.

Tiếp quản

take over

She took over the business from her father. 

Vứt bỏ

throw away / out

Don’t throw away that box! 

Mặc thử

try on

Try on this dress! 

Từ chối

turn down = refuse

He turned down the job offer. 

Biến thành

turn into

The caterpillar turned into a butterfly. 

Tắt

turn off

Please turn off the lights. 

Bật

turn on

He turned on the TV. 

Đến, xuất hiện

turn up = arrive / appear

She turned up late. 

Rửa bát

wash up

I’ll wash up after dinner.