Phrases & Expressions

To move from a standing position to a sitting position.

• Please sit down and relax.
• He sat down on the chair.

To use time doing something.

• I love spending time with my family.
• He spends too much time on his phone.

To rise from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.

• Stand up when the teacher comes in.
• She stood up to greet him.

To stop a machine, light, or water supply by pressing a button or turning a switch.

• Please turn off the light when you leave.
• Don't forget to turn off your phone in the cinema.

To start a machine, light, or water supply by pressing a button or turning a switch.

• Please turn on the light.
• Can you turn on the TV?

To stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping.

• I wake up before my alarm rings.
• The baby woke up crying in the middle of the night.

Used to ask someone for their name.

• Excuse me, what is your name?
• Hi, what is your name?

To have a particular physical appearance; to resemble someone or something.

• She looks like her mother.
• What does the new car look like?

A very short period of time.

• Just a moment, please.
• Wait a moment.

Unpleasant weather.

• The flight was delayed due to bad weather.
• We're expecting bad weather tomorrow.