English vocabulary includes the words, phrases, and expressions used to communicate ideas clearly and accurately. Building vocabulary helps you understand meanings, choose suitable words, and express yourself more naturally in speaking and writing.
Explore lessons on phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms, descriptive words, commonly confused words, expressions, alternatives, and themed word lists. Each section provides clear meanings, practical examples, and useful guidance for using vocabulary in context.
You may put on a coat before going outside, put on some music while cooking, or put on a play at school. Although the words remain the same, the meaning changes according to the object and context. Put on has…
You may put off a meeting until Friday, while an unpleasant experience may put you off returning to a place. The same phrasal verb expresses different ideas depending on what follows it. Put off commonly means to delay something, cause…
Phrasal verbs appear in conversations, instructions, emails, stories, and workplace communication. Understanding their meanings is useful, but meaning alone does not show you how to build a correct sentence. For example, some phrasal verbs take no object. Others require an…