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This list shows about 200 common phrasal verbs, with meanings and examples. Only the
most usual meanings are given. Some phrasal verbs may have additional meanings.
As well as learning their meanings, you can study the grammar of phrasal verbs.
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
invite on a date
ask around
add up to sthg
equal
back sthg up
reverse
back sby up
support
blow up
explode
blow sthg up
add air
break down
break down
get upset
The woman broke down when the police told her that
her son had died.
break in
enter forcibly
break sthg in
break in
interrupt
break up
end a relationship
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
break up
break out
escape
make unhappy
bring sby up
raise a child
bring sthg up
bring sthg up
vomit
call around
cancel
call on sby
call on sby
visit sby
call sby up
phone
calm down
You are still mad. You need to calm down before you
drive the car.
catch up
check in
check out
leave a hotel
cheer up
become happier
cheer sby up
make happier
chip in
help
clean sthg up
tidy, clean
find unexpectedly
come apart
separate
become sick
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
come forward
come from
somewhere
originate in
Please cross out your old address and write your new
one.
consume less
We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the
storm.
cut in
interrupt
cut in
The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
cut in
stop providing
remove part of sthg (usually with scissors I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
and paper)
do sthg over
do again (AmE)
do sthg up
fasten, close
dress up
drop back
drop in/by/over
drop out
eat out
eat at a restaurant
end up
eventually reach/do/decide
fall apart
fall down
The picture that you hung up last night fell down this
morning.
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
fall out
fall out
fill sthg in
fill sthg up
find out
discover
discover
get sthg
across/over
get along/on
get around
have mobility
get away
go on a vacation
get back
return
get on sthg
I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
overcome a problem
finally find time to do (AmE: get around I don't know when I am going to get round to writing
to sthg)
the thank you cards.
get together
get up
get up
stand
You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.
ruin a secret
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
give in
give sthg up
quit a habit
give up
stop trying
go after sby
follow sby
go after sthg
go against sby
compete, oppose
go ahead
start, proceed
go back
return to a place
go out
date
Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met
last winter.
go over sthg
review
go over
go without sthg
grow apart
grow back
regrow
grow up
become an adult
This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow
into it by next year.
hand sthg in
submit
The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and
his weapons.
hang in
hang on
hang out
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
hang up
hide an emotion
hold on
hold onto sby/ sthg hold firmly using your hands or arms
rob
keep sthg up
let sby in
allow to enter
take care of
try to find
look forward to
sthg
investigate
look out
check, examine
look sthg up
search and find information in a reference We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
book or database
look up to sby
make sthg up
make up
make sby up
apply cosmetics to
mix sthg up
pass away
die
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
pass out
faint
pass sthg up
choose
postpone
extinguish
assemble
tolerate
put sthg on
meet unexpectedly
run over/through
sthg
rehearse, review
run away
The child ran away from home and has been missing
for three days.
run out
set sthg up
arrange, organize
set sby up
trick, trap
shop around
compare prices
show off
sleep over
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
stick to sthg
continue doing sthg, limit yourself to one You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
particular thing
switch sthg on
return an item
take off
start to fly
Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
tear sthg up
think back
consider
dispose of
refuse
turn sthg on
turn sthg up
turn up
appear suddenly
try sthg on
sample clothing
I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they
will fit.
test
use sthg up
wake up
stop sleeping
warm up
wear off
fade away
work out
exercise
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
work out
be successful
make a calculation
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