Phrasal Verbs Starting with "S"
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- sail through To pass through easily
- salt away To save secretly
- save up To accumulate money over time
- scale back To reduce the scope or size
- scale back To reduce budget
- scale back To reduce the size or scope
- scale down To reduce in size or scope
- scale up To increase in size or scope
- scale up To increase system capacity
- scoot over To move sideways to make room
- scrape by To manage with very little money
- scrape by To barely manage financially
- scrape together To gather with difficulty
- screw up To make a serious mistake
- scroll down To move down a page on screen
- scroll through To move through content on a screen
- scroll up To move up a page or screen
- scrub down To clean thoroughly by scrubbing
- see off To accompany someone to their point of departure
- see through To continue until completion or to recognize deception
- see to To deal with something
- seize control To take power forcefully
- seize up When muscles or joints become stiff and painful
- sell off To sell assets
- send off To transmit a message
- send out To broadcast or distribute
- serve up To provide or present food
- set aside To save money for a particular purpose
- set aside To reserve time for something
- set aside To reserve money
- set back To cost someone money
- set down To establish or write down rules formally
- set in To begin and seem likely to continue
- set off To begin a journey
- set off To activate an alarm; to begin a journey
- set off To trigger or cause something to happen
- set off To begin a journey or trigger
- set out To begin a journey; to intend
- set out To explain or present clearly
- set out To arrange or begin a journey
- set out To explain or present systematically
- set up To establish or arrange something
- set up To install and configure technology
- set up To establish or arrange something
- set up To arrange or establish
- settle down To start living a stable, quiet life (often with a partner)
- settle down To begin living a stable life
- settle down To become calm
- settle down To start a stable life with a partner
- settle in To become comfortable in a new place
- settle into To become comfortable with a new situation
- settle up To pay final amount
- shake off To recover from illness; to escape
- shake off To recover from
- shake off To get rid of a feeling
- shake up To make major changes; to shock or upset
- shape up To improve behaviour or performance
- shell out To pay money, often reluctantly
- shell out To pay money, often reluctantly
- shoot off To leave quickly
- shore up To support or strengthen something weak
- shore up To support or reinforce
- shout out To call loudly or give public praise
- show out To escort someone to the exit
- show up To arrive or appear
- show up To display on screen
- shrug off To dismiss casually
- shrug off To dismiss a worry
- shut down To turn off a computer or close a business
- shut down To turn off completely
- shut down To stop operating or to silence someone
- shut down To turn off a computer completely
- shut out To exclude; to block out
- shut up To stop talking
- side with To support one person against another
- sign in To access an online account
- sign off To approve or end communication
- sign off on To give official approval
- sign out To end a session and exit an account
- sign over To officially transfer ownership or rights
- sign up To register for a service or account
- sign up To register for a service
- simmer down To calm from anger
- sink in To gradually understand fully
- sink into To invest (often losing)
- sit down To take a seat
- sit out To wait through something
- sit up To stay awake late
- sketch out To outline or describe roughly
- skim through To read quickly without details
- slack off To work less hard than usual
- slave away To work extremely hard
- sleep in To sleep later than usual
- slim down To lose weight
- slip away To leave quietly
- slip by To pass unnoticed
- slip out To leave quietly or accidentally say something
- slip up To make a small mistake
- slog away To work hard continuously
- slot in To fit into an available space or time
- slow down To reduce speed or pace
- slow down To reduce speed or become less active
- smooth out To remove problems or irregularities
- smooth over To make a problem seem less serious
- snap at To speak angrily
- snap back To return suddenly to previous state
- snap out of To suddenly stop being in a bad mood or daze
- snap out of To recover from a mood
- snap up To buy something quickly before others can
- sneak in To enter secretly
- sneak out To leave quietly without being noticed
- sneak up To approach quietly without being noticed
- soak up To absorb information or atmosphere
- soak up To absorb information eagerly
- sober up To become sober
- sock away To save money
- soldier on To continue bravely despite difficulties
- soldier on To continue bravely despite difficulties
- sort itself out To resolve without intervention
- sort out To resolve or organize something
- sort out To organize or resolve
- sort out To organize data
- sort out To resolve a problem
- sort out To organize or resolve
- sound off To express opinions loudly
- spark off To cause something to begin, especially suddenly
- speak out To publicly express an opinion, especially a controversial one
- speak up To speak louder or express your opinion
- speed up To go faster or make something faster
- speed up To increase speed or make something happen faster
- spell out To explain something in detail
- spell out To explain something very clearly
- spill out To reveal suddenly or uncontrollably
- spin off To create something new from an existing thing
- spin out To extend unnecessarily
- spin out To extend or prolong
- spin up To initialize a system
- spiral out of control To become unmanageable
- spit out To expel from mouth
- splash out To spend money extravagantly
- splash out To spend a lot of money on something
- split off To separate from a larger group
- split up To end a romantic relationship
- split up To divide costs
- spring back To return quickly to original position or state
- spring up To appear suddenly or quickly
- spring up To appear suddenly
- square up To settle accounts
- squeeze in To fit into a tight schedule
- squeeze in To fit something into a tight schedule
- squeeze past To pass by in a tight space
- squeeze through To pass through a tight space
- squirrel away To hide savings
- stake out To claim or mark territory
- stamp out To eliminate or put an end to something
- stand by To support someone through difficulties
- stand by To remain loyal and supportive
- stand down To withdraw from a position or stop being ready for action
- stand in To substitute for someone
- stand in for To replace someone temporarily
- stand up To rise to a standing position
- stand up for To defend or support someone or something
- stand up to To resist or confront
- stare down To intimidate by staring
- start over To begin again from the beginning
- stave off To delay or prevent something unpleasant
- stay in To remain at home
- stay up To remain awake
- step aside To move out of the way
- step down To resign from a position
- step down To resign from a position of power or authority
- step in To intervene or take over temporarily
- step out of line To behave inappropriately or break rules
- step up To increase effort or take responsibility
- step up To take more responsibility
- stick around To stay in a place
- stick by To remain loyal to
- stick it out To persevere
- stick to To continue with or not deviate from something
- stick together To remain united and supportive
- stick up for To defend or support someone
- stick with To remain loyal or committed
- stir in To mix by stirring
- stir up To provoke emotions or trouble
- stir up To provoke emotions
- stitch up To close a wound
- stock up To buy large quantities for future use
- stomp off To walk away heavily and angrily
- stop by To visit briefly
- stop off To break a journey
- stop over To stay briefly during a journey
- storm off To leave angrily
- storm out To leave angrily
- straighten out To resolve or correct
- straighten up To tidy or stand up straight
- stream in To receive media continuously
- stream on To continue streaming content
- stream out To exit continuously
- stress out To cause stress
- stress out To cause stress
- stretch out To extend in time or space
- stretch out To extend muscles
- strike out To delete or fail
- string along To delay or deceive
- string out To make something last longer than necessary
- strip down To remove parts or undress
- stroll around To walk leisurely
- stumble across To find accidentally
- stumble on To discover accidentally
- stumble upon To discover by accident
- stump up To pay money required
- suck up to To flatter someone for advantage
- swell up To become swollen
- swing by To visit briefly
- swipe through To browse by sliding finger on screen
- switch off To turn off; to stop paying attention
- switch off To deactivate a device
- switch on To turn on a device
- switch on To activate a device
- switch over To change from one thing to another
- swot up To study hard, especially before an exam
- swot up on To study hard (British)
- sync up To synchronize devices or schedules
- sync up To synchronize devices or data