From the given options, choose the most appropriate option that best expresses the meaning of the phrasal verb:- Put off
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → To postpone
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
Put off means to postpone, to move an event or a task to a later time. The thing put off still has to happen. It only happens later.
Example: The match was put off because of the rain.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: To let down — Incorrect. Let down means to disappoint someone by failing to do what was expected.
Example: I will not let down my team.
Option 2: To recover — Incorrect. Recover means to get well again or to get back something lost.
Example: She recovered quickly after the surgery.
Option 4: To stop — Incorrect. Stop means to end an action. Put off does not end it, it only shifts it to a later time.
Example: Please stop the car near the gate.