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Phrasal Verbs List

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or ver them as you would any other English vocabulary. Study them as you come acro to memorize many at once. Use the list below as a reference guide when you fin don't recognize. The examples will help you understand the meanings. If you thi a separate verb with a specific meaning, you will be able to remember it more e verbs, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning.

This list shows about 200 common phrasal verbs, with meanings and examples. meanings are given. Some phrasal verbs may have additional meanings.

As well as learning their meanings, you need to learn how to use phrasal verbs p verbs require a direct object (someone/something), while others do not. Some p separated by the object, while others cannot. Review this phrasal verbs gramma you don't forget the rules! Verb ask someone out ask around add up to something back something up back someone up blow up blow something up break down Meaning invite on a date ask many people the same question equal reverse support explode add air stop functioning (vehicle, machine) Example

Brian asked Jud movie.

I asked around wallet.

Your purchases a

You'll have to ba can get out.

My wife backed to quit my job.

The racing car b into the fence.

We have to blow party.

Our car broke d highway in the s

break down break somethingdown break in break into something break something in

get upset divide into smaller parts force entry to a building enter forcibly wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new interrupt end a relationship start laughing (informal) escape develop a skin condition make unhappy raise a child start talking about a subject vomit phone many different places/people return a phone call cancel ask for an answer or opinion visit someone phone

The woman brok told her that her

Our teacher bro project downint

Somebody brok our stereo.

The firemen had to rescue the ch

I need to break run next week.

break in break up break up break out break out insomething bring someone down bring someone up bring something up bring something up call around call someone back call something off call on someone call on someone call someone up

The TV station b news of the pres

My boyfriend and moved to Americ

The kids just bro clown started tal

The prisoners br guards weren't l

I broke out in a trip.

This sad music is

My grandparents parents died.

My mother walks my father bring

He drank so muc dinner up in the

We called arou find the car part

I called the com were closed for t

Jason called the wasn't in love wi

The professor ca 1.

We called on yo weren't home.

Give me your ph willcall you up w

calm down not care forsomeone/something catch up check in check out checksomeone/somethingout check outsomeone/something cheer up cheer someone up chip in clean something up come acrosssomething come apart come down withsomething come forward come fromsomewhere count onsomeone/something cross something out cut back onsomething cut something down cut in

relax after being angry not like (formal) get to the same point as someone else arrive and register at a hotel or airport leave a hotel look at carefully, investigate look at (informal) become happier make happier help tidy, clean find unexpectedly separate become sick volunteer for a task or to give evidence originate in rely on draw a line through consume less make something fall to the ground interrupt

You are still mad down before yo I don't care for

You'll have to ru want to catch u

We will get the h in.

You have to che 11:00 AM.

The company ch employees.

Check out the c

She cheered up good news.

I brought you so to cheer youup.

If everyone chip kitchen painted b

Please clean up go outside.

I came across t was tidying the c

The top and bott pull hard enough

My nephew cam this weekend.

The woman cam husband's finger

The art of origam

I am counting o while I am out.

Please cross ou write your new o

My doctor wants onsweets and fa

We had to cut th yarddown after

Your father cut i

with your uncle. cut in cut in cut something off cut something off cut someone off cut something out pull in too closely in front of another vehicle start operating (of an engine or electrical device) remove with something sharp stop providing take out of a will remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper) beat up, ransack (Br.E., informal) do again (N.Amer.)

The bus driver g in.

The air condition temperature get

The doctors cut severely injured.

The phone comp because we didn

My grandparents he remarried.

I cut this ad out

dosomeone/somethingover do something over

He's lucky to be over by a street

My teacher want essayover becau topic.

do away withsomething do something up dress up drop back drop in/by/over dropsomeone/somethingoff

discard fasten, close wear nice clothing move back in a position/group come without an appointment take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it there quit a class, school etc eat at a restaurant eventually reach/do/decide break into pieces

It's time to do a tax records.

Do your coat up It's snowing!

It's a fancy resta up.

Andrea dropped she fell off her b

I might drop in/ sometime this w

I have to drop m before I come ov

drop out eat out end up fall apart

I dropped out o too difficult.

I don't feel like c out.

We ended up re going to the thea

My new dress fe machine.

fall down fall out fall out figure something out fill something in fill something out fill something up find out find something out get somethingacross/over get along/on get around get away get away withsomething get back get something back get back at someone get back intosomething get on something get over something

fall to the ground separate from an interior (of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached understand, find the answer to write information in blanks (Br.E.) to write information in blanks (N.Amer.) fill to the top discover discover communicate, make understandable like each other have mobility go on a vacation do without being noticed or punished return receive something you had before retaliate, take revenge become interested in something again step onto a vehicle recover from an illness, loss, difficulty

The picture that down this morn

The money must pocket.

His hair started t only 35.

I need to figure and the bookshe

Please fill in the address, and pho

The form must b letters. I always fill the empty.

We don't know w we find out?

We tried to keep secret, but Sama

I tried to get my the judge but sh

I was surprised h and my sister go

My grandfather c new wheelchair.

We worked so ha to get away for

Jason always ge his maths tests.

We got back fro

Liz finally got he my room-mate.

My sister got ba shoes. She stole

I finally got bac finished it.

We're going to fr let us get on the

I just got over t has it.

get over something get round tosomething

overcome a problem finally find time to do (N.Amer.:get around to something) meet (usually for social reasons) get out of bed stand reveal hidden information about someone take the bride to the altar ruin a secret give something to someone for free return a borrowed item reluctantly stop fighting or arguing give to many people (usually at no cost) quit a habit stop trying follow someone try to achieve something compete, oppose start, proceed return to a place leave home to go on a social event

The company wi can'tget over th

I don't know whe round to writing

get together get up get up give someone away give someone away give something away give something away give something back give in give something out give something up give up go after someone go after something go against someone go ahead go back go out

Let's get togeth weekend.

I got up early to exam.

You should get u man your seat.

His wife gave hi My father gave

My little sister g partyaway by a

The library was g Friday.

I have to give th before his hocke

My boyfriend did ballet, but he fin

They were givin samples at the d I am giving up 1st.

My maths homew I gave up.

My brother tried his car.

I went after my published writer.

We are going ag team in the city

Please go ahead gets cold.

I have to go bac lunch.

We're going out

go out with someone go over something go over go without something grow apart grow back grow up grow out ofsomething

date review visit someone nearby suffer lack or deprivation stop being friends over time regrow become an adult get too big for

Jesse has been g since they met la

Please go over submit your test

I haven't seen T I'll go over for a

When I was youn withoutwinter b

My best friend a changed schools

My roses grew b

When Jack grow fireman.

Elizabeth needs because she has ones.

grow into something hand something down hand something in hand something out hand something over hang in hang on hang out hang up holdsomeone/somethingback hold something back hold on

grow big enough to fit give something used to someone else submit to distribute to a group of people give (usually unwillingly) stay positive (N.Amer., informal) wait a short time (informal) spend time relaxing (informal) end a phone call prevent from doing/going hide an emotion wait a short time

This bike is too b should grow int

I handed my old my little cousin.

I have to hand i

We will hand ou door.

The police asked overhis wallet a

Hang in there. I very soon.

Hang on while I

Instead of going going to hang o

He didn't say go up.

I had to hold my was a cat in the

Jamie held back grandfather's fun

Please hold on w Sales Departmen

hold ontosomeone/something holdsomeone/somethingup keep on doingsomething keep something fromsomeone keepsomeone/somethingout keep something up let someone down let someone in look aftersomeone/something look down onsomeone look forsomeone/something look forward tosomething look into something look out look out forsomeone/something look something over look something up

hold firmly using your hands or arms rob continue doing not tell stop from entering continue at the same rate fail to support or help, disappoint allow to enter take care of think less of, consider inferior try to find be excited about the future investigate be careful, vigilant, and take notice be especially vigilant for check, examine search and find information in a reference book or database have a lot of respect for invent, lie about something forgive each other

Hold onto your windy outside.

A man in a black bank upthis mor

Keep on stirring a boil.

We kept our rela parents for two y Try to keep the room.

If you keep thos into a great colle

I need you to be Don't let medow Can you let the school?

I have to look a grandmother.

Ever since we st your dad has loo I'm looking for wedding.

I'm looking forw break.

We are going to snowboards toda

Look out! That c

Don't forget to lo the hiking trail.

Can you look ov mistakes?

We can look her Internet.

look up to someone make something up make up

My little sister ha me.

Josie made up a were late.

We were angry l

up at breakfast. make someone up mix something up pass away pass out pass something out pass something up pay someone back pay for something pick something out pointsomeone/somethingout put something down put someone down apply cosmetics to confuse two or more things die faint give the same thing to many people decline (usually something good) return owed money be punished for doing something bad choose indicate with your finger put what you are holding on a surface or floor insult, make someone feel stupid postpone extinguish assemble tolerate put clothing/accessories on your body meet unexpectedly drive a vehicle over a person or thing

My sisters made party. I mixed up the

His uncle passe long illness.

It was so hot in lady passed out

The professor pa textbooks outbe

I passed up the of change.

Thanks for buyin I'll pay youback

That bully will pa little brother.

I picked out thr on.

I'll point my boy by.

You can put the kitchen counter.

The students pu teacherdown be short.

put something off put something out put somethingtogether put up withsomeone/something put something on run intosomeone/something run oversomeone/something

We are putting because of the h

The neighbours the firemen arriv

I have to put th the baby arrives

I don't think I ca small children in

Don't forget to p for the party.

I ran into an old mall.

I accidentally ra driveway.

run over/throughsomething run away run out send something back set something up set someone up shop around show off

rehearse, review leave unexpectedly, escape have none left return (usually by mail) arrange, organize trick, trap compare prices act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully) stay somewhere for the night (informal) organize, resolve a problem continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing stop the energy flow, turn off start the energy flow, turn on resemble a family member purposely break into pieces return an item start to fly remove something (usually clothing) remove from a place or thing pay for someone to go

Let's run over/ more time befor

The child ran aw been missing for

We ran out of s my hair with soa

My letter got sen used the wrong

Our boss set a m president of the

The police set u hidden camera.

I want to shop a decide on these

He always show

sleep over sort something out stick to something

You should slee weather is too b

We need to sort first of the mont

You will lose wei diet.

switch something off switch something on take after someone take something apart take something back take off take something off take something out take someone out

The light's too b you switch itoff

We heard the ne weswitched on

I take after my impatient. He took the car the problem.

I have to take o it doesn't work. My plane takes

Take off your so in the lake!

Can you take th street for me?

My grandparents

somewhere with you tear something up think back think something over throw somethingaway turn something down turn something down turn something off turn something on turn something up turn up try something on try something out use something up wake up warmsomeone/somethingup warm up wear off work out work out work something out rip into pieces remember (often + to, sometimes + on) consider dispose of decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc) refuse stop the energy flow, switch off start the energy, switch on increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc) appear suddenly sample clothing test finish the supply stop sleeping increase the temperature prepare body for exercise fade away exercise be successful make a calculation

and a movie.

I tore up my ex gave them back

When I think ba had studied hard

I'll have to think I make my final

We threw our o we won the lotte Please turn the are here.

I turned the job want to move.

Your mother wan TVoff and come

It's too dark in h lights on.

Can you turn th favourite song.

Our cat turned up all over the n I'm going to try don't think they

I am going to try detergent out.

The kids used a we need to buy

We have to wak Monday.

You can warm y fireplace.

I always warm u I go for a run.

Most of my make got to the party.

I work out at th week.

Our plan worke

We have to wor

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