Base verb
Phrasal verbs with pay
The verb pay combines with 5 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
5 phrasal verbs · 6 meanings
pay back
2 senses- Return money that was borrowed
- Take revenge on someone for something they did
pay down
1 sense- Reduce a debt by making payments
pay off
1 sense- Be successful or worthwhile in the end
pay out
1 sense- Pay a large amount of money, especially over time
pay up
1 sense- Pay a debt in full
Practice the pay family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of pay with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.