SOME COMMON PHRASAL VERBS AND THEIR USUAL MEANINGS

Ask out

: ask someone to go on a date (mengajak) Example: Peter asked Sinta out to dinner

Bring about/on

: cause (menyebabkan/menimbulkan) Example: The crisis brings about many social

problems
: rear children (membesarkan/mengasuh) Example: Mrs. Rina brought up her brothers child

Bring up
Call back
Call of
Call on*
Check in
Check out*
Cheer up
Come across*
Cross out
Cut out

: return a telephone call (menelpon kembali) Example: He wants you to call him back.
: cancel (membatalkan) Example: The manager called off the meeting last night
: ask/invite to speak (mempersilahkan u/ berbicara) Example: I call on the headmaster now
to deliver his speech
: register at a hotel (mendaftarkan diri masuk hotel) Example: I will check in at Surya Hotel.
: leave a hotel (meninggalkan Hotel) Example: I checked out of a hotel last night.
: make (someone) feel happier (menghibur) Example: Please, cheer me up!
: meet by chance (menemukan) Example: we come across some new information.
: draw a line through (mencoret) Example: Cross out the second sentence!
: stop an annoying activity (menghentikan)

Do over
Drop by, drop in*
Drop of
Drop out*

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Figure out
Fill out
Find out

: find the answer by reasoning (memamhami, memecahkan masalah)

: write the completion of a questionnaire or official form (mengisi)
: discover information (mengetahui, mendapatkan keterangan)

Get along (with)*

Get back (from)
Get in, get into*
Get of*
Get on*
Get over*
Get through*
Get up*
Give back
Give up
Go over*
Grow up* (in)

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Hand in

: submit an assignment (menyerahkan tugas)

Keep up*
Kick out

: stay at the same position or level (terus, meneruskan) Example: Keep up studying English!
: force to leave (mengeluarkan)

Look
Look
Look
Look
Look

after*
for*
into*
over
up

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take care of (memelihara, menjaga, mengurus)

(mencari) Example: I am looking for my friend.
investigate (memeriksa masalah)
review or check carefully (memeriksa)
look for information in a reference book (mencari informasi)

Pass away*
Pick out
Pick up
Put of
Put on
Put out

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die (meninggal)
select (memilih)
go to get someone (mengambil, menjemput)
postpone (menunda)
put clothes on ones body (memakai, mengenakan baju)
extinguish a cigarette or cigar (memadamkan)

Run into, across*

Run out of*

: meet by chance (bertemu)

: finish a supply (kehabisan)

Show up*
Shut of

: appear, come (dating, kentara/kelihatan) Example: His brilliance showed up on the exam
: stop a machine (mematikan)

Take after*
Take of
Take out
Take over
Think over
Turn down
Turn in
Turn of
Turn on
Turn out
Turn up

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do again (mengulangi) Example: You have to do it over again.

visit informally (mampir) Drop in to my house!
leave something/someone at a place (menurunkan) I will drop you of at the corner
stop going to school (keluar dari sekolah sebelum lulus)

exist satisfactorily/to have friendly relationship (bergaul dengan baik dengan )

return from a place (kembali)
enter a car (masuk, naik)
leave an airplane, a bus, a car, a train, a bicycle (turun)
enter an airplane, a bus, a car, a train, a bicycle (naik)
recover from illness (sembuh dari ) Example: I get over a cold
finish (selesai) Example: When you get through, please help me!
arise from bed, a chair (bangun, berdiri) Example: Get up! Its already 7 oclock
return an item to someone (mengembalikan)
stop trying (berhenti, menghentikan) Dont give up practicing English)
review or check carefully (memeriksa, meneliti)
become adult (menjadi dewasa)

resemble (menyerupai)
remove clothing; leave on a trip (Membuka baju, berangkat)
(mengeluarkan, mengambil, membawa berpesiar)
take control (mengambil alih)
consider carefully (mempertimbangkan, memikirkan)
decrease volume or intensity (mengecilkan)
submit as assignment (memasukkan, menyerahkan)
stop a machine, light, faucet (mematikan)
begin a machine, light, faucet (menyalakan)
extinguish a light (memadamkan, mematikan)
increase volume or intensity (mengeraskan)