list phrasal verb
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Verb Meaning Example
asksomeoneout invite on a date Brian asked Judy out todinner and a movie.
ask around ask manypeople thesame question
I asked around but nobodyhas seen my wallet.
add up tosomething equal Your purchases add upto $205.32.
backsomethingup reverse You'll have to back up your
car so that I can get out.
backsomeoneup support My wife backed me up overmy decision to quit my job.
blow up explode The racing car blewup after it crashed into thefence.
blowsomethingup add air We have to blow 50balloons up for the party.
break down stop functioning(vehicle,machine)
Our car broke down at theside of the highway in thesnowstorm.
break down get upset The woman brokedown when the police toldher that her son had died.
breaksomethingdown divide intosmaller parts
Our teacher broke the finalproject downinto three
separate parts.
break in force entry to abuilding
Somebody broke in lastnight and stole our stereo.
break intosomething enter forcibly The firemen had to breakinto the room to rescue thechildren.
breaksomethingin wear somethinga few times so
that it doesn't
I need to break theseshoes in before we run next
week.
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look/feel new
break in interrupt The TV station broke in toreport the news of thepresident's death.
break up end arelationship
My boyfriend and I brokeup before I moved toAmerica.
break up start laughing(informal)
The kids just broke up assoon as the clown startedtalking.
break out escape The prisoners broke out of
jail when the guards weren'tlooking.
break out insomething develop a skincondition
I broke out in a rash afterour camping trip.
bringsomeonedown make unhappy This sad musicis bringing me down.
bringsomeoneup raise a child Mygrandparents brought me u
p after my parents died.
bringsomethingup start talkingabout a subject
My mother walks out of theroom when myfather brings up sports.
bringsomethingup vomit He drank so much thathe brought his dinner up inthe toilet.
call around phone many
differentplaces/people
We called around but we
weren't able to find the carpart we needed.
callsomeoneback return a phonecall
I called thecompany back but theoffices were closed for theweekend.
callsomethingoff cancel Jason called thewedding offbecause hewasn't in love with hisfianc.
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call onsomeone ask for ananswer oropinion
The professor called on mefor question 1.
call onsomeone visit someone We called on you last nightbut you weren't home.
callsomeoneup phone Give me your phone numberand I willcall you up whenwe are in town.
calm down relax afterbeing angry
You are still mad. You needto calm down before youdrive the car.
not careforsomeone/something not like (formal) I don't care for hisbehaviour.
catch up get to the samepoint assomeone else
You'll have to run fasterthan that if you wantto catch up with Marty.
check in arrive andregister at ahotel or airport
We will get the hotel keyswhen wecheck in.
check out leave a hotel You have to check out ofthe hotel before 11:00 AM.
checksomeone/somethingout
look atcarefully,investigate
The company checksout all new employees.
checkoutsomeone/something
look at(informal)
Check out the crazy hair onthat guy!
cheer up become happier She cheered up when she
heard the good news.
cheersomeoneup make happier I brought you some flowersto cheer youup.
chip in help If everyone chips in we canget the kitchen painted bynoon.
cleansomethingup tidy, clean Please clean up yourbedroom before you go
outside.
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come acrosssomething findunexpectedly
I came across these oldphotos when I was tidyingthe closet.
come apart separate The top and bottom comeapart if you pull hardenough.
come downwithsomething
become sick My nephew came downwith chicken pox thisweekend.
come forward volunteer for atask or to giveevidence
The woman cameforward with her husband'sfinger prints.
come fromsomewhere originate in The art of origami comesfrom Asia.
count
onsomeone/somethingrely on I am counting on you to
make dinner while I am out.
crosssomethingout draw a linethrough
Please cross out your oldaddress and write your newone.
cut back onsomething consume less My doctor wants me to cutback onsweets and fattyfoods.
cutsomethingdown makesomething fallto the ground
We had to cut the old treein our yarddown after thestorm.
cut in interrupt Your father cut in while Iwas dancing with youruncle.
cut in pull in tooclosely in frontof anothervehicle
The bus driver got angrywhen that carcut in.
cut in start operating(of an engine orelectricaldevice)
The air conditioner cutsin when the temperaturegets to 22C.
cutsomethingoff remove with The doctors cut offhis leg
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somethingsharp
because it was severelyinjured.
cutsomethingoff stop providing The phone company cutoffour phone because wedidn't pay the bill.
cutsomeoneoff take out of awill
My grandparents cut myfather offwhen heremarried.
cutsomethingout remove part ofsomething(usually withscissors and
paper)
I cut this ad out of thenewspaper.
dosomeone/somethingover
beat up,ransack (Br.E.,informal)
He's lucky to be alive. Hisshop was done over by astreet gang.
dosomethingover do again(N.Amer.)
My teacher wants meto do myessayover because shedoesn't like my topic.
do awaywithsomething
discard It's time to do awaywith all of these old taxrecords.
dosomethingup fasten, close Do your coat up before yougo outside. It's snowing!
dress up wear niceclothing
It's a fancy restaurant so wehave todress up.
drop back move back in a
position/group
Andrea dropped back to
third place when she fell offher bike.
drop in/by/over come withoutan appointment
I might dropin/by/over for teasometime this week.
dropsomeone/somethingoff
takesomeone/somethingsomewhere andleave them/it
I have to drop mysister offat work before Icome over.
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there
drop out quit a class,school etc
I dropped out of Sciencebecause it was too difficult.
eat out eat at arestaurant
I don't feel like cookingtonight. Let's eat out.
end up eventuallyreach/do/decide
We ended up renting amovie instead of going tothe theatre.
fall apart break intopieces
My new dress fell apart inthe washing machine.
fall down fall to theground The picture that you hungup last nightfell down thismorning.
fall out separate froman interior
The money musthave fallen out of mypocket.
fall out (of hair, teeth)become looseand unattached
His hair started to fallout when he was only 35.
figuresomethingout understand,find the answer
I need to figure out how tofit the piano and thebookshelf in this room.
fillsomethingin to writeinformation inblanks (Br.E.)
Please fill in the form withyour name, address, andphone number.
fillsomethingout to writeinformation in
blanks(N.Amer.)
The form must be filledout in capital letters.
fillsomethingup fill to the top I always fill the waterjug up when it is empty.
find out discover We don't know where helives. How can we find out?
findsomethingout discover We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but
Samantha found it out.
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getsomethingacross/over
communicate,makeunderstandable
I tried to get mypoint across/over to the
judge but she wouldn'tlisten.
get along/on like each other I was surprised how well mynew girlfriend and mysister got along/on.
get around have mobility My grandfather can getaround fine in his newwheelchair.
get away go on avacation
We worked so hard this yearthat we had to get away for
a week.
get awaywithsomething
do withoutbeing noticed orpunished
Jason always gets awaywith cheating in his mathstests.
get back return We got back from ourvacation last week.
getsomethingback receivesomething you
had before
Liz finally got her Sciencenotes backfrom my room-
mate.
get back atsomeone retaliate, takerevenge
My sister got back at mefor stealing her shoes. Shestole my favourite hat.
get back intosomething becomeinterested insomethingagain
I finally got back into mynovel and finished it.
get onsomething step onto avehicle
We're going to freeze outhere if you don't let us geton the bus.
get oversomething recover from anillness, loss,difficulty
I just got over the flu andnow my sister has it.
get oversomething overcome aproblem
The company will have toclose if it can'tget over thenew regulations.
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get round tosomething finally find timeto do(N.Amer.:getaround
tosomething)
I don't know when I amgoing to get roundto writing the thank youcards.
get together meet (usuallyfor socialreasons)
Let's get together for aBBQ this weekend.
get up get out of bed I got up early today tostudy for my exam.
get up stand You should get up and givethe elderly man your seat.
givesomeoneaway reveal hiddeninformationabout someone
His wife gave him away tothe police.
givesomeoneaway take the brideto the altar
My father gave me away atmy wedding.
givesomethingaway ruin a secret My little sister gave thesurprise partyaway byaccident.
givesomethingaway give somethingto someone forfree
The library was givingaway old books on Friday.
givesomethingback return aborrowed item
I have to give theseskates back to Franz beforehis hockey game.
give in reluctantly stopfighting or
arguing
My boyfriend didn't want togo to the ballet, but he
finally gave in.
givesomethingout give to manypeople (usuallyat no cost)
They were giving out freeperfume samples at thedepartment store.
givesomethingup quit a habit I am giving up smoking asof January 1st.
give up stop trying My maths homework wastoo difficult so I gave up.
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go aftersomeone follow someone My brother tried to goafter the thief in his car.
go aftersomething try to achievesomething
I went after my dream andnow I am a published writer.
go againstsomeone compete,oppose
We are going against thebest soccer team in the citytonight.
go ahead start, proceed Please go ahead and eatbefore the food gets cold.
go back return to aplace
I have to go back homeand get my lunch.
go out leave home togo on a socialevent
We're going out for dinnertonight.
go out withsomeone date Jesse has been going outwith Luke since they metlast winter.
go oversomething review Please go over youranswers before you submit
your test.
go over visit someonenearby
I haven't seen Tina for along time. I think I'll goover for an hour or two.
go withoutsomething suffer lack ordeprivation
When I was young,we went withoutwinterboots.
grow apart stop being
friends overtime
My best friend and I grew
apart after she changedschools.
grow back regrow My roses grew back thissummer.
grow up become anadult
When Jack grows up hewants to be a fireman.
grow out ofsomething get too big for Elizabeth needs a new pairof shoes because she
has grown out ofher old
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ones.
grow intosomething grow bigenough to fit
This bike is too big for himnow, but he should growinto it by next year.
handsomethingdown give somethingused tosomeone else
I handed my old comicbooks down to my littlecousin.
handsomethingin submit I have to hand in my essayby Friday.
handsomethingout to distribute toa group of
people
We will hand out theinvitations at the door.
handsomethingover give (usuallyunwillingly)
The police asked the manto hand overhis wallet andhis weapons.
hang in stay positive(N.Amer.,informal)
Hang in there. I'm sureyou'll find a job very soon.
hang on wait a short
time (informal)
Hang on while I grab my
coat and shoes!
hang out spend timerelaxing(informal)
Instead of going to the partywe are just going to hangout at my place.
hang up end a phonecall
He didn't say goodbyebefore he hung up.
holdsomeone/somethingback
prevent fromdoing/going
I had to hold mydog back because there was
a cat in the park.
holdsomethingback hide an emotion Jamie held back his tearsat his grandfather's funeral.
hold on wait a shorttime
Please hold on while Itransfer you to the SalesDepartment.
holdontosomeone/somethin
g
hold firmlyusing your
hands or arms
Hold onto your hat becauseit's very windy outside.
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holdsomeone/somethingup
rob A man in a blackmask held the bank upthismorning.
keep ondoingsomething
continue doing Keep on stirring until theliquid comes to a boil.
keepsomethingfromsomeone
not tell We kept ourrelationship from ourparents for two years.
keepsomeone/somethingout
stop fromentering
Try to keep the wetdog out of the living room.
keepsomethingup continue at the
same rate
If you keep those
results up you will get into agreat college.
letsomeonedown fail to supportor help,disappoint
I need you to be on time.Don't let medown thistime.
letsomeonein allow to enter Can you let thecat in before you go toschool?
lookaftersomeone/something
take care of I have to look after my sickgrandmother.
look down onsomeone think less of,consider inferior
Ever since we stole thatchocolate bar your dadhas looked down on me.
lookforsomeone/something
try to find I'm looking for a red dressfor the wedding.
look forwardtosomething
be excitedabout the future
I'm looking forward to theChristmas break.
look intosomething investigate We are going to lookinto the price ofsnowboards today.
look out be careful,vigilant, andtake notice
Look out! That car's going tohit you!
look out be especially Don't forget to look out
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forsomeone/something vigilant for for snakes on the hikingtrail.
looksomethingover check, examine Can you look over myessay for spelling mistakes?
looksomethingup search and findinformation in areference bookor database
We can look her phonenumber up on the Internet.
look up tosomeone have a lot ofrespect for
My little sister hasalways looked up to me.
makesomethingup invent, lie about
something
Josie made up a story
about why we were late.
make up forgive eachother
We were angry last night,but we made up atbreakfast.
makesomeoneup apply cosmeticsto
My sisters made me up formy graduation party.
mixsomethingup confuse two ormore things
I mixed up the twins'names again!
pass away die His uncle passed away lastnight after a long illness.
pass out faint It was so hot in the churchthat an elderly lady passedout.
passsomethingout give the samething to manypeople
The professor passed thetextbooks outbefore class.
passsomethingup decline (usuallysomethinggood)
I passed up the jobbecause I am afraid ofchange.
paysomeoneback return owedmoney
Thanks for buying my ticket.I'll pay youback on Friday.
pay forsomething be punished fordoingsomething bad
That bully will pay for beingmean to my little brother.
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picksomethingout choose I picked out three sweatersfor you to try on.
pointsomeone/somethingout
indicate withyour finger
I'll point myboyfriend out when he runsby.
putsomethingdown put what youare holding on asurface or floor
You can put thegroceries down on thekitchen counter.
putsomeonedown insult, makesomeone feelstupid
The students put thesubstituteteacherdown because hispants were too short.
putsomethingoff postpone We are putting offour tripuntil January because of thehurricane.
putsomethingout extinguish The neighbours put thefire out before the firemenarrived.
putsomethingtogether assemble I have to put thecrib together before the
baby arrives.
put upwithsomeone/somethin
g
tolerate I don't think I can put upwith three small children inthe car.
putsomethingon putclothing/accessories on yourbody
Don't forget to put on yournew earrings for the party.
runintosomeone/something
meetunexpectedly
I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
runoversomeone/something
drive a vehicleover a personor thing
I accidentally ran over yourbicycle in the driveway.
run
over/throughsomething
rehearse,review
Let's runover/through these linesone more time before theshow.
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run away leaveunexpectedly,escape
The child ran away fromhome and has been missingfor three days.
run out have none left We ran out of shampoo so Ihad to wash my hair withsoap.
sendsomethingback return (usuallyby mail)
My letter got sent back tome because I used thewrong stamp.
setsomethingup arrange,organize
Our boss set ameeting up with thepresident of the company.
setsomeoneup trick, trap The police set up the carthief by using a hiddencamera.
shop around compare prices I want to shop around alittle before I decide onthese boots.
show off act extra specialfor people
watching(usuallyboastfully)
He always shows offon hisskateboard
sleep over stay somewherefor the night(informal)
You should sleepover tonight if the weatheris too bad to drive home.
sortsomethingout organize,resolve aproblem
We need to sort thebills out before the first ofthe month.
stick tosomething continue doingsomething, limityourself to oneparticular thing
You will lose weight ifyou stick to the diet.
switchsomethingoff stop the energyflow, turn off
The light's too bright. Couldyou switch itoff.
switchsomethingon start the energyflow, turn on
We heard the news as soonas weswitched on the carradio.
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take aftersomeone resemble afamily member
I take after my mother. Weare both impatient.
takesomethingapart purposely breakinto pieces
He took the carbrakes apart and found theproblem.
takesomethingback return an item I have to take our newTV back because it doesn'twork.
take off start to fly My plane takes offin fiveminutes.
takesomethingoff remove
something(usuallyclothing)
Take offyour socks and
shoes and come in the lake!
takesomethingout remove from aplace or thing
Can you take thegarbage out to the streetfor me?
takesomeoneout pay forsomeone to gosomewhere with
you
Mygrandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
tearsomethingup rip into pieces I tore up my ex-boyfriend'sletters and gave them backto him.
think back remember(often + to,sometimes +on)
When I think back on myyouth, I wish I had studiedharder.
thinksomethingover consider I'll have to think this joboffer overbefore I make myfinal decision.
throwsomethingaway dispose of We threw our oldfurniture away when wewon the lottery.
turnsomethingdown decrease thevolume orstrength (heat,light etc)
Please turn theTV down while the guestsare here.
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turnsomethingdown refuse I turned thejob down because I don'twant to move.
turnsomethingoff stop the energyflow, switch off
Your mother wants youto turn the TVoffand comefor dinner.
turnsomethingon start theenergy, switchon
It's too dark in here.Let's turn some lights on.
turnsomethingup increase thevolume orstrength (heat,
light etc)
Can you turn the music up?This is my favourite song.
turn up appearsuddenly
Our cat turned up after weput posters up all over theneighbourhood.
trysomethingon sample clothing I'm going to try thesejeans on, but I don't thinkthey will fit.
trysomethingout test I am going to try this new
brand of detergent out.
usesomethingup finish thesupply
The kids used all of thetoothpaste up so we need tobuy some more.
wake up stop sleeping We have to wake up earlyfor work on Monday.
warmsomeone/somethi
ngupincrease thetemperature
You can warm yourfeet up in front of the
fireplace.
warm up prepare bodyfor exercise
I always warm up by doingsit-ups before I go for a run.
wear off fade away Most of my make-up woreoffbefore I got to the party.
work out exercise I work out at the gymthree times a week.
work out be successful Our plan worked out fine.
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