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18/12/2014 PhrasalVerbsList|EnglishClub
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PhrasalVerbsList(EnglishClub.com)Phrasalverbsareusuallytwowordphrasesconsistingofverb+adverborverb+preposition.ThinkofthemasyouwouldanyotherEnglishvocabulary.Studythemasyoucomeacrossthem,ratherthantryingtomemorizemanyatonce.Usethelistbelowasareferenceguidewhenyoufindanexpressionthatyoudon'trecognize.Theexampleswillhelpyouunderstandthemeanings.Ifyouthinkofeachphrasalverbasaseparateverbwithaspecificmeaning,youwillbeabletorememberitmoreeasily.Likemanyotherverbs,phrasalverbsoftenhavemorethanonemeaning.
Thislistshowsabout200commonphrasalverbs,withmeaningsandexamples.Onlythemostusualmeaningsaregiven.Somephrasalverbsmayhaveadditionalmeanings.
Seealsoourpageswith1000+PhrasalVerbs,withdefinitions,synonyms,explanations,samplesentences,collocationsandquizzes(withanswers).
Aswellaslearningtheirmeanings,youneedtolearnhowtousephrasalverbs.
Verb Meaning Example
asksomeoneout inviteonadate BrianaskedJudyouttodinnerandamovie.
askaround askmanypeoplethesamequestion
Iaskedaroundbutnobodyhasseenmywallet.
adduptosomething equal Yourpurchasesaddupto$205.32.
backsomethingup reverse You'llhavetobackupyourcarsothatIcangetout.
backsomeoneup support Mywifebackedmeupovermydecisiontoquitmyjob.
blowup explode Theracingcarblewupafteritcrashedintothefence.
blowsomethingup addair Wehavetoblow50balloonsupfortheparty.
breakdown stopfunctioning(vehicle,machine) Ourcarbrokedownatthesideofthehighwayinthesnowstorm.
breakdown getupset Thewomanbrokedownwhenthepolicetoldherthathersonhaddied.
breaksomethingdown
divideintosmallerparts Ourteacherbrokethefinalprojectdownintothreeseparateparts.
breakin forceentrytoabuilding Somebodybrokeinlastnightandstoleourstereo.
breakintosomething enterforcibly Thefiremenhadtobreakintotheroomtorescuethechildren.
breaksomethingin wearsomethingafewtimessothatitdoesn'tlook/feelnew
Ineedtobreaktheseshoesinbeforewerunnextweek.
breakin interrupt TheTVstationbrokeintoreportthenewsofthepresident'sdeath.
breakup endarelationship MyboyfriendandIbrokeupbeforeImovedtoAmerica.
breakup startlaughing(informal) Thekidsjustbrokeupassoonastheclownstartedtalking.
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breakout escape Theprisonersbrokeoutofjailwhentheguardsweren'tlooking.
breakoutinsomething
developaskincondition Ibrokeoutinarashafterourcampingtrip.
bringsomeonedown makeunhappy Thissadmusicisbringingmedown.
bringsomeoneup raiseachild Mygrandparentsbroughtmeupaftermyparentsdied.
bringsomethingup starttalkingaboutasubject Mymotherwalksoutoftheroomwhenmyfatherbringsupsports.
bringsomethingup vomit Hedranksomuchthathebroughthisdinnerupinthetoilet.
callaround phonemanydifferentplaces/people
Wecalledaroundbutweweren'tabletofindthecarpartweneeded.
callsomeoneback returnaphonecall Icalledthecompanybackbuttheofficeswereclosedfortheweekend.
callsomethingoff cancel Jasoncalledtheweddingoffbecausehewasn'tinlovewithhisfianc.
callonsomeone askforanansweroropinion Theprofessorcalledonmeforquestion1.
callonsomeone visitsomeone Wecalledonyoulastnightbutyouweren'thome.
callsomeoneup phone GivemeyourphonenumberandIwillcallyouupwhenweareintown.
calmdown relaxafterbeingangry Youarestillmad.Youneedtocalmdownbeforeyoudrivethecar.
notcareforsomeone/something
notlike(formal) Idon'tcareforhisbehaviour.
catchup gettothesamepointassomeoneelse
You'llhavetorunfasterthanthatifyouwanttocatchupwithMarty.
checkin arriveandregisteratahotelorairport
Wewillgetthehotelkeyswhenwecheckin.
checkout leaveahotel Youhavetocheckoutofthehotelbefore11:00AM.
checksomeone/somethingout
lookatcarefully,investigate Thecompanychecksoutallnewemployees.
checkoutsomeone/something
lookat(informal) Checkoutthecrazyhaironthatguy!
cheerup becomehappier Shecheeredupwhensheheardthegoodnews.
cheersomeoneup makehappier Ibroughtyousomeflowerstocheeryouup.
chipin help Ifeveryonechipsinwecangetthekitchenpaintedbynoon.
cleansomethingup tidy,clean Pleasecleanupyourbedroombeforeyougooutside.
comeacrosssomething
findunexpectedly IcameacrosstheseoldphotoswhenIwastidyingthecloset.
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comeapart separate Thetopandbottomcomeapartifyoupullhardenough.
comedownwithsomething
becomesick Mynephewcamedownwithchickenpoxthisweekend.
comeforward volunteerforataskortogiveevidence
Thewomancameforwardwithherhusband'sfingerprints.
comefromsomewhere
originatein TheartoforigamicomesfromAsia.
countonsomeone/something
relyon IamcountingonyoutomakedinnerwhileIamout.
crosssomethingout drawalinethrough Pleasecrossoutyouroldaddressandwriteyournewone.
cutbackonsomething
consumeless Mydoctorwantsmetocutbackonsweetsandfattyfoods.
cutsomethingdown makesomethingfalltotheground Wehadtocuttheoldtreeinouryarddownafterthestorm.
cutin interrupt YourfathercutinwhileIwasdancingwithyouruncle.
cutin pullintoocloselyinfrontofanothervehicle
Thebusdrivergotangrywhenthatcarcutin.
cutin startoperating(ofanengineorelectricaldevice)
Theairconditionercutsinwhenthetemperaturegetsto22C.
cutsomethingoff removewithsomethingsharp Thedoctorscutoffhislegbecauseitwasseverelyinjured.
cutsomethingoff stopproviding Thephonecompanycutoffourphonebecausewedidn'tpaythebill.
cutsomeoneoff takeoutofawill Mygrandparentscutmyfatheroffwhenheremarried.
cutsomethingout removepartofsomething(usuallywithscissorsandpaper)
Icutthisadoutofthenewspaper.
dosomeone/somethingover
beatup,ransack(Br.E.,informal) He'sluckytobealive.Hisshopwasdoneoverbyastreetgang.
dosomethingover doagain(N.Amer.) Myteacherwantsmetodomyessayoverbecauseshedoesn'tlikemytopic.
doawaywithsomething
discard It'stimetodoawaywithalloftheseoldtaxrecords.
dosomethingup fasten,close Doyourcoatupbeforeyougooutside.It'ssnowing!
dressup wearniceclothing It'safancyrestaurantsowehavetodressup.
dropback movebackinaposition/group Andreadroppedbacktothirdplacewhenshefelloffherbike.
dropin/by/over comewithoutanappointment Imightdropin/by/overforteasometimethisweek.
dropsomeone/somethingoff
takesomeone/somethingsomewhereandleavethem/itthere
IhavetodropmysisteroffatworkbeforeIcomeover.
dropout quitaclass,schooletc IdroppedoutofSciencebecauseitwastoo
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difficult.
eatout eatatarestaurant Idon'tfeellikecookingtonight.Let'seatout.
endup eventuallyreach/do/decide Weendeduprentingamovieinsteadofgoingtothetheatre.
fallapart breakintopieces Mynewdressfellapartinthewashingmachine.
falldown falltotheground Thepicturethatyouhunguplastnightfelldownthismorning.
fallout separatefromaninterior Themoneymusthavefallenoutofmypocket.
fallout (ofhair,teeth)becomelooseandunattached
Hishairstartedtofalloutwhenhewasonly35.
figuresomethingout understand,findtheanswer Ineedtofigureouthowtofitthepianoandthebookshelfinthisroom.
fillsomethingin towriteinformationinblanks(Br.E.)
Pleasefillintheformwithyourname,address,andphonenumber.
fillsomethingout towriteinformationinblanks(N.Amer.)
Theformmustbefilledoutincapitalletters.
fillsomethingup filltothetop Ialwaysfillthewaterjugupwhenitisempty.
findout discover Wedon'tknowwherehelives.Howcanwefindout?
findsomethingout discover Wetriedtokeepthetimeofthepartyasecret,butSamanthafounditout.
getsomethingacross/over
communicate,makeunderstandable
Itriedtogetmypointacross/overtothejudgebutshewouldn'tlisten.
getalong/on likeeachother Iwassurprisedhowwellmynewgirlfriendandmysistergotalong/on.
getaround havemobility Mygrandfathercangetaroundfineinhisnewwheelchair.
getaway goonavacation Weworkedsohardthisyearthatwehadtogetawayforaweek.
getawaywithsomething
dowithoutbeingnoticedorpunished
Jasonalwaysgetsawaywithcheatinginhismathstests.
getback return Wegotbackfromourvacationlastweek.
getsomethingback receivesomethingyouhadbefore LizfinallygotherSciencenotesbackfrommyroommate.
getbackatsomeone retaliate,takerevenge Mysistergotbackatmeforstealinghershoes.Shestolemyfavouritehat.
getbackintosomething
becomeinterestedinsomethingagain
Ifinallygotbackintomynovelandfinishedit.
getonsomething stepontoavehicle We'regoingtofreezeouthereifyoudon'tletusgetonthebus.
getoversomething recoverfromanillness,loss,difficulty
Ijustgotoverthefluandnowmysisterhasit.
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getoversomething overcomeaproblem Thecompanywillhavetocloseifitcan'tgetoverthenewregulations.
getroundtosomething
finallyfindtimetodo(N.Amer.:getaroundtosomething)
Idon'tknowwhenIamgoingtogetroundtowritingthethankyoucards.
gettogether meet(usuallyforsocialreasons) Let'sgettogetherforaBBQthisweekend.
getup getoutofbed Igotupearlytodaytostudyformyexam.
getup stand Youshouldgetupandgivetheelderlymanyourseat.
givesomeoneaway revealhiddeninformationaboutsomeone
Hiswifegavehimawaytothepolice.
givesomeoneaway takethebridetothealtar Myfathergavemeawayatmywedding.
givesomethingaway ruinasecret Mylittlesistergavethesurprisepartyawaybyaccident.
givesomethingaway givesomethingtosomeoneforfree
ThelibrarywasgivingawayoldbooksonFriday.
givesomethingback returnaborroweditem IhavetogivetheseskatesbacktoFranzbeforehishockeygame.
givein reluctantlystopfightingorarguing Myboyfrienddidn'twanttogototheballet,buthefinallygavein.
givesomethingout givetomanypeople(usuallyatnocost)
Theyweregivingoutfreeperfumesamplesatthedepartmentstore.
givesomethingup quitahabit IamgivingupsmokingasofJanuary1st.
giveup stoptrying MymathshomeworkwastoodifficultsoIgaveup.
goaftersomeone followsomeone Mybrothertriedtogoafterthethiefinhiscar.
goaftersomething trytoachievesomething IwentaftermydreamandnowIamapublishedwriter.
goagainstsomeone compete,oppose Wearegoingagainstthebestsoccerteaminthecitytonight.
goahead start,proceed Pleasegoaheadandeatbeforethefoodgetscold.
goback returntoaplace Ihavetogobackhomeandgetmylunch.
goout leavehometogoonasocialevent We'regoingoutfordinnertonight.
gooutwithsomeone date JessehasbeengoingoutwithLukesincetheymetlastwinter.
gooversomething review Pleasegooveryouranswersbeforeyousubmityourtest.
goover visitsomeonenearby Ihaven'tseenTinaforalongtime.IthinkI'llgooverforanhourortwo.
gowithoutsomething sufferlackordeprivation WhenIwasyoung,wewentwithoutwinterboots.
growapart stopbeingfriendsovertime MybestfriendandIgrewapartaftershechangedschools.
growback regrow Myrosesgrewbackthissummer.
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growup becomeanadult WhenJackgrowsuphewantstobeafireman.
growoutofsomething
gettoobigfor Elizabethneedsanewpairofshoesbecauseshehasgrownoutofheroldones.
growintosomething growbigenoughtofit Thisbikeistoobigforhimnow,butheshouldgrowintoitbynextyear.
handsomethingdown
givesomethingusedtosomeoneelse
Ihandedmyoldcomicbooksdowntomylittlecousin.
handsomethingin submit IhavetohandinmyessaybyFriday.
handsomethingout todistributetoagroupofpeople Wewillhandouttheinvitationsatthedoor.
handsomethingover give(usuallyunwillingly) Thepoliceaskedthemantohandoverhiswalletandhisweapons.
hangin staypositive(N.Amer.,informal) Hanginthere.I'msureyou'llfindajobverysoon.
hangon waitashorttime(informal) HangonwhileIgrabmycoatandshoes!
hangout spendtimerelaxing(informal) Insteadofgoingtothepartywearejustgoingtohangoutatmyplace.
hangup endaphonecall Hedidn'tsaygoodbyebeforehehungup.
holdsomeone/somethingback
preventfromdoing/going Ihadtoholdmydogbackbecausetherewasacatinthepark.
holdsomethingback hideanemotion Jamieheldbackhistearsathisgrandfather'sfuneral.
holdon waitashorttime PleaseholdonwhileItransferyoutotheSalesDepartment.
holdontosomeone/something
holdfirmlyusingyourhandsorarms
Holdontoyourhatbecauseit'sverywindyoutside.
holdsomeone/somethingup
rob Amaninablackmaskheldthebankupthismorning.
keepondoingsomething
continuedoing Keeponstirringuntiltheliquidcomestoaboil.
keepsomethingfromsomeone
nottell Wekeptourrelationshipfromourparentsfortwoyears.
keepsomeone/somethingout
stopfromentering Trytokeepthewetdogoutofthelivingroom.
keepsomethingup continueatthesamerate Ifyoukeepthoseresultsupyouwillgetintoagreatcollege.
letsomeonedown failtosupportorhelp,disappoint Ineedyoutobeontime.Don'tletmedownthistime.
letsomeonein allowtoenter Canyouletthecatinbeforeyougotoschool?
login(oron) signin(toawebsite,databaseetc)
Ican'tlogintoFacebookbecauseI'veforgottenmypassword.
logout(oroff) signout(ofawebsite,databaseetc)
Ifyoudon'tlogoffsomebodycouldgetintoyouraccount.
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lookaftersomeone/something
takecareof Ihavetolookaftermysickgrandmother.
lookdownonsomeone
thinklessof,considerinferior Eversincewestolethatchocolatebaryourdadhaslookeddownonme.
lookforsomeone/something
trytofind I'mlookingforareddressforthewedding.
lookforwardtosomething
beexcitedaboutthefuture I'mlookingforwardtotheChristmasbreak.
lookintosomething investigate Wearegoingtolookintothepriceofsnowboardstoday.
lookout becareful,vigilant,andtakenotice
Lookout!Thatcar'sgoingtohityou!
lookoutforsomeone/something
beespeciallyvigilantfor Don'tforgettolookoutforsnakesonthehikingtrail.
looksomethingover check,examine Canyoulookovermyessayforspellingmistakes?
looksomethingup searchandfindinformationinareferencebookordatabase
WecanlookherphonenumberupontheInternet.
lookuptosomeone havealotofrespectfor Mylittlesisterhasalwayslookeduptome.
makesomethingup invent,lieaboutsomething Josiemadeupastoryaboutwhywewerelate.
makeup forgiveeachother Wewereangrylastnight,butwemadeupatbreakfast.
makesomeoneup applycosmeticsto Mysistersmademeupformygraduationparty.
mixsomethingup confusetwoormorethings Imixedupthetwins'namesagain!
passaway die Hisunclepassedawaylastnightafteralongillness.
passout faint Itwassohotinthechurchthatanelderlyladypassedout.
passsomethingout givethesamethingtomanypeople
Theprofessorpassedthetextbooksoutbeforeclass.
passsomethingup decline(usuallysomethinggood) IpassedupthejobbecauseIamafraidofchange.
paysomeoneback returnowedmoney Thanksforbuyingmyticket.I'llpayyoubackonFriday.
payforsomething bepunishedfordoingsomethingbad
Thatbullywillpayforbeingmeantomylittlebrother.
picksomethingout choose Ipickedoutthreesweatersforyoutotryon.
pointsomeone/somethingout
indicatewithyourfinger I'llpointmyboyfriendoutwhenherunsby.
putsomethingdown putwhatyouareholdingonasurfaceorfloor
Youcanputthegroceriesdownonthekitchencounter.
putsomeonedown insult,makesomeonefeelstupid Thestudentsputthesubstituteteacherdownbecausehispantsweretooshort.
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putsomethingoff postpone WeareputtingoffourtripuntilJanuarybecauseofthehurricane.
putsomethingout extinguish Theneighboursputthefireoutbeforethefiremenarrived.
putsomethingtogether
assemble Ihavetoputthecribtogetherbeforethebabyarrives.
putupwithsomeone/something
tolerate Idon'tthinkIcanputupwiththreesmallchildreninthecar.
putsomethingon putclothing/accessoriesonyourbody
Don'tforgettoputonyournewearringsfortheparty.
runintosomeone/something
meetunexpectedly Iranintoanoldschoolfriendatthemall.
runoversomeone/something
driveavehicleoverapersonorthing
Iaccidentallyranoveryourbicycleinthedriveway.
runover/throughsomething
rehearse,review Let'srunover/throughtheselinesonemoretimebeforetheshow.
runaway leaveunexpectedly,escape Thechildranawayfromhomeandhasbeenmissingforthreedays.
runout havenoneleft WeranoutofshampoosoIhadtowashmyhairwithsoap.
sendsomethingback return(usuallybymail) MylettergotsentbacktomebecauseIusedthewrongstamp.
setsomethingup arrange,organize Ourbosssetameetingupwiththepresidentofthecompany.
setsomeoneup trick,trap Thepolicesetupthecarthiefbyusingahiddencamera.
shoparound compareprices IwanttoshoparoundalittlebeforeIdecideontheseboots.
showoff actextraspecialforpeoplewatching(usuallyboastfully)
Healwaysshowsoffonhisskateboard
sleepover staysomewhereforthenight(informal)
Youshouldsleepovertonightiftheweatheristoobadtodrivehome.
sortsomethingout organize,resolveaproblem Weneedtosortthebillsoutbeforethefirstofthemonth.
sticktosomething continuedoingsomething,limityourselftooneparticularthing
Youwillloseweightifyousticktothediet.
switchsomethingoff stoptheenergyflow,turnoff Thelight'stoobright.Couldyouswitchitoff.
switchsomethingon starttheenergyflow,turnon Weheardthenewsassoonasweswitchedonthecarradio.
takeaftersomeone resembleafamilymember Itakeaftermymother.Wearebothimpatient.
takesomethingapart purposelybreakintopieces Hetookthecarbrakesapartandfoundtheproblem.
takesomethingback returnanitem IhavetotakeournewTVbackbecauseitdoesn'twork.
takeoff starttofly Myplanetakesoffinfiveminutes.
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takesomethingoff removesomething(usuallyclothing)
Takeoffyoursocksandshoesandcomeinthelake!
takesomethingout removefromaplaceorthing Canyoutakethegarbageouttothestreetforme?
takesomeoneout payforsomeonetogosomewherewithyou
Mygrandparentstookusoutfordinnerandamovie.
tearsomethingup ripintopieces Itoreupmyexboyfriend'slettersandgavethembacktohim.
thinkback remember(often+to,sometimes+on)
WhenIthinkbackonmyyouth,IwishIhadstudiedharder.
thinksomethingover consider I'llhavetothinkthisjobofferoverbeforeImakemyfinaldecision.
throwsomethingaway
disposeof Wethrewouroldfurnitureawaywhenwewonthelottery.
turnsomethingdown decreasethevolumeorstrength(heat,lightetc)
PleaseturntheTVdownwhiletheguestsarehere.
turnsomethingdown refuse IturnedthejobdownbecauseIdon'twanttomove.
turnsomethingoff stoptheenergyflow,switchoff YourmotherwantsyoutoturntheTVoffandcomefordinner.
turnsomethingon starttheenergy,switchon It'stoodarkinhere.Let'sturnsomelightson.
turnsomethingup increasethevolumeorstrength(heat,lightetc)
Canyouturnthemusicup?Thisismyfavouritesong.
turnup appearsuddenly Ourcatturnedupafterweputpostersupallovertheneighbourhood.
trysomethingon sampleclothing I'mgoingtotrythesejeanson,butIdon'tthinktheywillfit.
trysomethingout test Iamgoingtotrythisnewbrandofdetergentout.
usesomethingup finishthesupply Thekidsusedallofthetoothpasteupsoweneedtobuysomemore.
wakeup stopsleeping WehavetowakeupearlyforworkonMonday.
warmsomeone/somethingup
increasethetemperature Youcanwarmyourfeetupinfrontofthefireplace.
warmup preparebodyforexercise IalwayswarmupbydoingsitupsbeforeIgoforarun.
wearoff fadeaway MostofmymakeupworeoffbeforeIgottotheparty.
workout exercise Iworkoutatthegymthreetimesaweek.
workout besuccessful Ourplanworkedoutfine.
worksomethingout makeacalculation Wehavetoworkoutthetotalcostbeforewebuythehouse.
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