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PhrasalVerbsList(EnglishClub.com)
Phrasalverbsareusuallytwowordphrasesconsistingofverb+adverborverb+preposition.Thinkof
themasyouwouldanyotherEnglishvocabulary.Studythemasyoucomeacrossthem,ratherthantryingto
memorizemanyatonce.Usethelistbelowasareferenceguidewhenyoufindanexpressionthatyoudon't
recognize.Theexampleswillhelpyouunderstandthemeanings.Ifyouthinkofeachphrasalverbasa
separateverbwithaspecificmeaning,youwillbeabletorememberitmoreeasily.Likemanyotherverbs,
phrasalverbsoftenhavemorethanonemeaning.
Thislistshowsabout200commonphrasalverbs,withmeaningsandexamples.Onlythemostusual
meaningsaregiven.Somephrasalverbsmayhaveadditionalmeanings.
Seealsoourpageswith1000+PhrasalVerbs,withdefinitions,synonyms,explanations,sample
sentences,collocationsandquizzes(withanswers).
Aswellaslearningtheirmeanings,youneedtolearnhowtousephrasalverbs.
Verb
Meaning
Example
asksomeoneout
inviteonadate
BrianaskedJudyouttodinnerandamovie.
askaround
askmanypeoplethesame
question
Iaskedaroundbutnobodyhasseenmy
wallet.
adduptosomething
equal
Yourpurchasesaddupto$205.32.
backsomethingup
reverse
You'llhavetobackupyourcarsothatIcan
getout.
backsomeoneup
support
Mywifebackedmeupovermydecisionto
quitmyjob.
blowup
explode
Theracingcarblewupafteritcrashedinto
thefence.
blowsomethingup
addair
Wehavetoblow50balloonsupforthe
party.
breakdown
stopfunctioning(vehicle,machine)
Ourcarbrokedownatthesideofthe
highwayinthesnowstorm.
breakdown
getupset
Thewomanbrokedownwhenthepolice
toldherthathersonhaddied.
breaksomething
down
divideintosmallerparts
Ourteacherbrokethefinalprojectdown
intothreeseparateparts.
breakin
forceentrytoabuilding
Somebodybrokeinlastnightandstoleour
stereo.
breakintosomething
enterforcibly
Thefiremenhadtobreakintotheroomto
rescuethechildren.
breaksomethingin
wearsomethingafewtimesso
thatitdoesn'tlook/feelnew
Ineedtobreaktheseshoesinbeforewerun
nextweek.
breakin
interrupt
TheTVstationbrokeintoreportthenewsof
thepresident'sdeath.
breakup
endarelationship
MyboyfriendandIbrokeupbeforeImoved
toAmerica.
breakup
startlaughing(informal)
Thekidsjustbrokeupassoonastheclown
startedtalking.
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breakout
escape
Theprisonersbrokeoutofjailwhenthe
guardsweren'tlooking.
breakoutin
something
developaskincondition
Ibrokeoutinarashafterourcampingtrip.
bringsomeonedown
makeunhappy
Thissadmusicisbringingmedown.
bringsomeoneup
raiseachild
Mygrandparentsbroughtmeupaftermy
parentsdied.
bringsomethingup
starttalkingaboutasubject
Mymotherwalksoutoftheroomwhenmy
fatherbringsupsports.
bringsomethingup
vomit
Hedranksomuchthathebroughthisdinner
upinthetoilet.
callaround
phonemanydifferent
places/people
Wecalledaroundbutweweren'tableto
findthecarpartweneeded.
callsomeoneback
returnaphonecall
Icalledthecompanybackbuttheoffices
wereclosedfortheweekend.
callsomethingoff
cancel
Jasoncalledtheweddingoffbecausehe
wasn'tinlovewithhisfianc.
callonsomeone
askforanansweroropinion
Theprofessorcalledonmeforquestion1.
callonsomeone
visitsomeone
Wecalledonyoulastnightbutyouweren't
home.
callsomeoneup
phone
GivemeyourphonenumberandIwillcall
youupwhenweareintown.
calmdown
relaxafterbeingangry
Youarestillmad.Youneedtocalmdown
beforeyoudrivethecar.
notcarefor
someone/something
notlike(formal)
Idon'tcareforhisbehaviour.
catchup
gettothesamepointassomeone
else
You'llhavetorunfasterthanthatifyouwant
tocatchupwithMarty.
checkin
arriveandregisteratahotelor
airport
Wewillgetthehotelkeyswhenwecheckin.
checkout
leaveahotel
Youhavetocheckoutofthehotelbefore
11:00AM.
check
someone/something
out
lookatcarefully,investigate
Thecompanychecksoutallnewemployees.
checkout
someone/something
lookat(informal)
Checkoutthecrazyhaironthatguy!
cheerup
becomehappier
Shecheeredupwhensheheardthegood
news.
cheersomeoneup
makehappier
Ibroughtyousomeflowerstocheeryouup.
chipin
help
Ifeveryonechipsinwecangetthekitchen
paintedbynoon.
cleansomethingup
tidy,clean
Pleasecleanupyourbedroombeforeyougo
outside.
comeacross
something
findunexpectedly
IcameacrosstheseoldphotoswhenIwas
tidyingthecloset.
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comeapart
separate
Thetopandbottomcomeapartifyoupull
hardenough.
comedownwith
something
becomesick
Mynephewcamedownwithchickenpox
thisweekend.
comeforward
volunteerforataskortogive
evidence
Thewomancameforwardwithher
husband'sfingerprints.
comefrom
somewhere
originatein
TheartoforigamicomesfromAsia.
counton
someone/something
relyon
IamcountingonyoutomakedinnerwhileI
amout.
crosssomethingout
drawalinethrough
Pleasecrossoutyouroldaddressandwrite
yournewone.
cutbackon
something
consumeless
Mydoctorwantsmetocutbackonsweets
andfattyfoods.
cutsomethingdown
makesomethingfalltotheground
Wehadtocuttheoldtreeinouryarddown
afterthestorm.
cutin
interrupt
YourfathercutinwhileIwasdancingwith
youruncle.
cutin
pullintoocloselyinfrontof
anothervehicle
Thebusdrivergotangrywhenthatcarcut
in.
cutin
startoperating(ofanengineor
electricaldevice)
Theairconditionercutsinwhenthe
temperaturegetsto22C.
cutsomethingoff
removewithsomethingsharp
Thedoctorscutoffhislegbecauseitwas
severelyinjured.
cutsomethingoff
stopproviding
Thephonecompanycutoffourphone
becausewedidn'tpaythebill.
cutsomeoneoff
takeoutofawill
Mygrandparentscutmyfatheroffwhenhe
remarried.
cutsomethingout
removepartofsomething(usually
withscissorsandpaper)
Icutthisadoutofthenewspaper.
do
someone/something
over
beatup,ransack(Br.E.,informal)
He'sluckytobealive.Hisshopwasdone
overbyastreetgang.
dosomethingover
doagain(N.Amer.)
Myteacherwantsmetodomyessayover
becauseshedoesn'tlikemytopic.
doawaywith
something
discard
It'stimetodoawaywithalloftheseoldtax
records.
dosomethingup
fasten,close
Doyourcoatupbeforeyougooutside.It's
snowing!
dressup
wearniceclothing
It'safancyrestaurantsowehavetodress
up.
dropback
movebackinaposition/group
Andreadroppedbacktothirdplacewhen
shefelloffherbike.
dropin/by/over
comewithoutanappointment
Imightdropin/by/overforteasometime
thisweek.
drop
someone/something
off
takesomeone/something
somewhereandleavethem/it
there
IhavetodropmysisteroffatworkbeforeI
comeover.
dropout
quitaclass,schooletc
IdroppedoutofSciencebecauseitwastoo
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difficult.
eatout
eatatarestaurant
Idon'tfeellikecookingtonight.Let'seat
out.
endup
eventuallyreach/do/decide
Weendeduprentingamovieinsteadof
goingtothetheatre.
fallapart
breakintopieces
Mynewdressfellapartinthewashing
machine.
falldown
falltotheground
Thepicturethatyouhunguplastnightfell
downthismorning.
fallout
separatefromaninterior
Themoneymusthavefallenoutofmy
pocket.
fallout
(ofhair,teeth)becomelooseand
unattached
Hishairstartedtofalloutwhenhewasonly
35.
figuresomethingout
understand,findtheanswer
Ineedtofigureouthowtofitthepianoand
thebookshelfinthisroom.
fillsomethingin
towriteinformationinblanks
(Br.E.)
Pleasefillintheformwithyourname,
address,andphonenumber.
fillsomethingout
towriteinformationinblanks
(N.Amer.)
Theformmustbefilledoutincapitalletters.
fillsomethingup
filltothetop
Ialwaysfillthewaterjugupwhenitis
empty.
findout
discover
Wedon'tknowwherehelives.Howcanwe
findout?
findsomethingout
discover
Wetriedtokeepthetimeofthepartya
secret,butSamanthafounditout.
getsomething
across/over
communicate,make
understandable
Itriedtogetmypointacross/overtothe
judgebutshewouldn'tlisten.
getalong/on
likeeachother
Iwassurprisedhowwellmynewgirlfriend
andmysistergotalong/on.
getaround
havemobility
Mygrandfathercangetaroundfineinhis
newwheelchair.
getaway
goonavacation
Weworkedsohardthisyearthatwehadto
getawayforaweek.
getawaywith
something
dowithoutbeingnoticedor
punished
Jasonalwaysgetsawaywithcheatinginhis
mathstests.
getback
return
Wegotbackfromourvacationlastweek.
getsomethingback
receivesomethingyouhadbefore
LizfinallygotherSciencenotesbackfrom
myroommate.
getbackatsomeone
retaliate,takerevenge
Mysistergotbackatmeforstealingher
shoes.Shestolemyfavouritehat.
getbackinto
something
becomeinterestedinsomething
again
Ifinallygotbackintomynovelandfinished
it.
getonsomething
stepontoavehicle
We'regoingtofreezeouthereifyoudon'tlet
usgetonthebus.
getoversomething
recoverfromanillness,loss,
difficulty
Ijustgotoverthefluandnowmysisterhas
it.
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getoversomething
overcomeaproblem
Thecompanywillhavetocloseifitcan'tget
overthenewregulations.
getroundto
something
finallyfindtimetodo(N.Amer.:
getaroundtosomething)
Idon'tknowwhenIamgoingtogetround
towritingthethankyoucards.
gettogether
meet(usuallyforsocialreasons)
Let'sgettogetherforaBBQthisweekend.
getup
getoutofbed
Igotupearlytodaytostudyformyexam.
getup
stand
Youshouldgetupandgivetheelderlyman
yourseat.
givesomeoneaway
revealhiddeninformationabout
someone
Hiswifegavehimawaytothepolice.
givesomeoneaway
takethebridetothealtar
Myfathergavemeawayatmywedding.
givesomethingaway
ruinasecret
Mylittlesistergavethesurprisepartyaway
byaccident.
givesomethingaway
givesomethingtosomeonefor
free
Thelibrarywasgivingawayoldbookson
Friday.
givesomethingback
returnaborroweditem
IhavetogivetheseskatesbacktoFranz
beforehishockeygame.
givein
reluctantlystopfightingorarguing
Myboyfrienddidn'twanttogototheballet,
buthefinallygavein.
givesomethingout
givetomanypeople(usuallyatno
cost)
Theyweregivingoutfreeperfumesamples
atthedepartmentstore.
givesomethingup
quitahabit
IamgivingupsmokingasofJanuary1st.
giveup
stoptrying
MymathshomeworkwastoodifficultsoI
gaveup.
goaftersomeone
followsomeone
Mybrothertriedtogoafterthethiefinhis
car.
goaftersomething
trytoachievesomething
IwentaftermydreamandnowIama
publishedwriter.
goagainstsomeone
compete,oppose
Wearegoingagainstthebestsoccerteam
inthecitytonight.
goahead
start,proceed
Pleasegoaheadandeatbeforethefood
getscold.
goback
returntoaplace
Ihavetogobackhomeandgetmylunch.
goout
leavehometogoonasocialevent
We'regoingoutfordinnertonight.
gooutwithsomeone
date
JessehasbeengoingoutwithLukesince
theymetlastwinter.
gooversomething
review
Pleasegooveryouranswersbeforeyou
submityourtest.
goover
visitsomeonenearby
Ihaven'tseenTinaforalongtime.IthinkI'll
gooverforanhourortwo.
gowithoutsomething sufferlackordeprivation
WhenIwasyoung,wewentwithoutwinter
boots.
growapart
stopbeingfriendsovertime
MybestfriendandIgrewapartaftershe
changedschools.
growback
regrow
Myrosesgrewbackthissummer.
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growup
becomeanadult
WhenJackgrowsuphewantstobea
fireman.
growoutof
something
gettoobigfor
Elizabethneedsanewpairofshoesbecause
shehasgrownoutofheroldones.
growintosomething
growbigenoughtofit
Thisbikeistoobigforhimnow,buthe
shouldgrowintoitbynextyear.
handsomething
down
givesomethingusedtosomeone
else
Ihandedmyoldcomicbooksdowntomy
littlecousin.
handsomethingin
submit
IhavetohandinmyessaybyFriday.
handsomethingout
todistributetoagroupofpeople
Wewillhandouttheinvitationsatthedoor.
handsomethingover
give(usuallyunwillingly)
Thepoliceaskedthemantohandoverhis
walletandhisweapons.
hangin
staypositive(N.Amer.,informal)
Hanginthere.I'msureyou'llfindajobvery
soon.
hangon
waitashorttime(informal)
HangonwhileIgrabmycoatandshoes!
hangout
spendtimerelaxing(informal)
Insteadofgoingtothepartywearejust
goingtohangoutatmyplace.
hangup
endaphonecall
Hedidn'tsaygoodbyebeforehehungup.
hold
someone/something
back
preventfromdoing/going
Ihadtoholdmydogbackbecausethere
wasacatinthepark.
holdsomethingback
hideanemotion
Jamieheldbackhistearsathis
grandfather'sfuneral.
holdon
waitashorttime
PleaseholdonwhileItransferyoutothe
SalesDepartment.
holdonto
someone/something
holdfirmlyusingyourhandsor
arms
Holdontoyourhatbecauseit'sverywindy
outside.
hold
rob
someone/somethingup
Amaninablackmaskheldthebankupthis
morning.
keepondoing
something
continuedoing
Keeponstirringuntiltheliquidcomestoa
boil.
keepsomethingfrom
someone
nottell
Wekeptourrelationshipfromourparents
fortwoyears.
keep
someone/something
out
stopfromentering
Trytokeepthewetdogoutoftheliving
room.
keepsomethingup
continueatthesamerate
Ifyoukeepthoseresultsupyouwillgetinto
agreatcollege.
letsomeonedown
failtosupportorhelp,disappoint
Ineedyoutobeontime.Don'tletmedown
thistime.
letsomeonein
allowtoenter
Canyouletthecatinbeforeyougoto
school?
login(oron)
signin(toawebsite,database
etc)
Ican'tlogintoFacebookbecauseI've
forgottenmypassword.
logout(oroff)
signout(ofawebsite,database
etc)
Ifyoudon'tlogoffsomebodycouldgetinto
youraccount.
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lookafter
someone/something
takecareof
Ihavetolookaftermysickgrandmother.
lookdownon
someone
thinklessof,considerinferior
Eversincewestolethatchocolatebaryour
dadhaslookeddownonme.
lookfor
someone/something
trytofind
I'mlookingforareddressforthewedding.
lookforwardto
something
beexcitedaboutthefuture
I'mlookingforwardtotheChristmas
break.
lookintosomething
investigate
Wearegoingtolookintothepriceof
snowboardstoday.
lookout
becareful,vigilant,andtake
notice
Lookout!Thatcar'sgoingtohityou!
lookoutfor
someone/something
beespeciallyvigilantfor
Don'tforgettolookoutforsnakesonthe
hikingtrail.
looksomethingover
check,examine
Canyoulookovermyessayforspelling
mistakes?
looksomethingup
searchandfindinformationina
referencebookordatabase
Wecanlookherphonenumberuponthe
Internet.
lookuptosomeone
havealotofrespectfor
Mylittlesisterhasalwayslookeduptome.
makesomethingup
invent,lieaboutsomething
Josiemadeupastoryaboutwhywewere
late.
makeup
forgiveeachother
Wewereangrylastnight,butwemadeup
atbreakfast.
makesomeoneup
applycosmeticsto
Mysistersmademeupformygraduation
party.
mixsomethingup
confusetwoormorethings
Imixedupthetwins'namesagain!
passaway
die
Hisunclepassedawaylastnightaftera
longillness.
passout
faint
Itwassohotinthechurchthatanelderly
ladypassedout.
passsomethingout
givethesamethingtomany
people
Theprofessorpassedthetextbooksout
beforeclass.
passsomethingup
decline(usuallysomethinggood)
IpassedupthejobbecauseIamafraidof
change.
paysomeoneback
returnowedmoney
Thanksforbuyingmyticket.I'llpayyou
backonFriday.
payforsomething
bepunishedfordoingsomething
bad
Thatbullywillpayforbeingmeantomy
littlebrother.
picksomethingout
choose
Ipickedoutthreesweatersforyoutotry
on.
point
someone/something
out
indicatewithyourfinger
I'llpointmyboyfriendoutwhenherunsby.
putsomethingdown
putwhatyouareholdingona
surfaceorfloor
Youcanputthegroceriesdownonthe
kitchencounter.
putsomeonedown
insult,makesomeonefeelstupid
Thestudentsputthesubstituteteacher
downbecausehispantsweretooshort.
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putsomethingoff
postpone
WeareputtingoffourtripuntilJanuary
becauseofthehurricane.
putsomethingout
extinguish
Theneighboursputthefireoutbeforethe
firemenarrived.
putsomething
together
assemble
Ihavetoputthecribtogetherbeforethe
babyarrives.
putupwith
someone/something
tolerate
Idon'tthinkIcanputupwiththreesmall
childreninthecar.
putsomethingon
putclothing/accessoriesonyour
body
Don'tforgettoputonyournewearringsfor
theparty.
runinto
someone/something
meetunexpectedly
Iranintoanoldschoolfriendatthemall.
runover
someone/something
driveavehicleoverapersonor
thing
Iaccidentallyranoveryourbicycleinthe
driveway.
runover/through
something
rehearse,review
Let'srunover/throughtheselinesone
moretimebeforetheshow.
runaway
leaveunexpectedly,escape
Thechildranawayfromhomeandhasbeen
missingforthreedays.
runout
havenoneleft
WeranoutofshampoosoIhadtowashmy
hairwithsoap.
sendsomethingback
return(usuallybymail)
MylettergotsentbacktomebecauseI
usedthewrongstamp.
setsomethingup
arrange,organize
Ourbosssetameetingupwiththepresident
ofthecompany.
setsomeoneup
trick,trap
Thepolicesetupthecarthiefbyusinga
hiddencamera.
shoparound
compareprices
IwanttoshoparoundalittlebeforeI
decideontheseboots.
showoff
actextraspecialforpeople
watching(usuallyboastfully)
Healwaysshowsoffonhisskateboard
sleepover
staysomewhereforthenight
(informal)
Youshouldsleepovertonightiftheweather
istoobadtodrivehome.
sortsomethingout
organize,resolveaproblem
Weneedtosortthebillsoutbeforethefirst
ofthemonth.
sticktosomething
continuedoingsomething,limit
yourselftooneparticularthing
Youwillloseweightifyousticktothediet.
switchsomethingoff
stoptheenergyflow,turnoff
Thelight'stoobright.Couldyouswitchit
off.
switchsomethingon
starttheenergyflow,turnon
Weheardthenewsassoonasweswitched
onthecarradio.
takeaftersomeone
resembleafamilymember
Itakeaftermymother.Weareboth
impatient.
takesomethingapart
purposelybreakintopieces
Hetookthecarbrakesapartandfoundthe
problem.
takesomethingback
returnanitem
IhavetotakeournewTVbackbecauseit
doesn'twork.
takeoff
starttofly
Myplanetakesoffinfiveminutes.
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takesomethingoff
removesomething(usually
clothing)
Takeoffyoursocksandshoesandcomein
thelake!
takesomethingout
removefromaplaceorthing
Canyoutakethegarbageouttothestreet
forme?
takesomeoneout
payforsomeonetogosomewhere
withyou
Mygrandparentstookusoutfordinnerand
amovie.
tearsomethingup
ripintopieces
Itoreupmyexboyfriend'slettersandgave
thembacktohim.
thinkback
remember(often+to,sometimes
+on)
WhenIthinkbackonmyyouth,IwishIhad
studiedharder.
thinksomethingover
consider
I'llhavetothinkthisjobofferoverbeforeI
makemyfinaldecision.
throwsomething
away
disposeof
Wethrewouroldfurnitureawaywhenwe
wonthelottery.
turnsomethingdown
decreasethevolumeorstrength
(heat,lightetc)
PleaseturntheTVdownwhiletheguests
arehere.
turnsomethingdown
refuse
IturnedthejobdownbecauseIdon'twant
tomove.
turnsomethingoff
stoptheenergyflow,switchoff
YourmotherwantsyoutoturntheTVoff
andcomefordinner.
turnsomethingon
starttheenergy,switchon
It'stoodarkinhere.Let'sturnsomelights
on.
turnsomethingup
increasethevolumeorstrength
(heat,lightetc)
Canyouturnthemusicup?Thisismy
favouritesong.
turnup
appearsuddenly
Ourcatturnedupafterweputpostersupall
overtheneighbourhood.
trysomethingon
sampleclothing
I'mgoingtotrythesejeanson,butIdon't
thinktheywillfit.
trysomethingout
test
Iamgoingtotrythisnewbrandofdetergent
out.
usesomethingup
finishthesupply
Thekidsusedallofthetoothpasteupsowe
needtobuysomemore.
wakeup
stopsleeping
Wehavetowakeupearlyforworkon
Monday.
warm
someone/something
up
increasethetemperature
Youcanwarmyourfeetupinfrontofthe
fireplace.
warmup
preparebodyforexercise
IalwayswarmupbydoingsitupsbeforeI
goforarun.
wearoff
fadeaway
MostofmymakeupworeoffbeforeIgotto
theparty.
workout
exercise
Iworkoutatthegymthreetimesaweek.
workout
besuccessful
Ourplanworkedoutfine.
worksomethingout
makeacalculation
Wehavetoworkoutthetotalcostbefore
webuythehouse.
Br.E.:BritishEnglishN.Amer.:NorthAmerican
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