PHRASAL VERBS

AWAY UP COME
o Break up separable
 Float away o Build up separable  Come across separable
 Give away separable o Clean up inseparable  Come back inseparable
 Throw away separable o Dig up separable  Come on inseparable
o Dream up inseparable  Come round inseparable
o End up with inseparable  Come up inseparable
o Feel up to inseparable  Come up with inseparable
o Pick up (the pieces) separable
o Set up separable
o Take up separable
o Turn up separable
o Wake up inseparable

GIVE OFF INTO

 Give away separable  Burn off inseparable  Get into inseparable

 Give back separable  Put off separable  Turn into inseparable
 Give in inseparable  Shake off separable
 Give off inseparable  Show off inseparable
 Give out separable
 Give up separable

OTHERS OUT

 Carry on with inseparable  Forking out inseparable

 Get over inseparable  Grow out of inseparable
 Go down to inseparable  Look out for inseparable
 Hear about separable  Miss out inseparable
 Join together separable  Throw out separable
 Look back inseparable  Turn out separable
 Look like inseparable
 Put on separable
 Strap on
 Meanings and examples
Phrasal verb Meaning Example
AWAY
Float away
Give away to tell information,emotion or quality that you should keep secret. Her face gave nothing away.
Throw away to waste something such as an opportunity or an advantage; or to Have you thrown the papers away?
get rid of something that you no longer want.
UP
Break up if something breaks up, it breaks into smaller pieces.Or to stop a Break the chocolate up into squares.
fight.
Build up to talk about someone or something in a very positive way so that They’ve built him up to be something
people are impressed with them. that he isn’t.
Clean up to remove objects from a place in order to make it completely Joe can clean up the mess.
clean and tidy.
Dig up To remove something from under the ground by digging, or to find We will have to dig that tree up.
information by searching carefully.
Dream up to think of a new idea or plan, especially one that is silly or He was continually dreaming up
unusual schemes to expand his business.
End up with to be in a particular place or state after doing something or You’ll just end up with more problems
because of doing it. to fix down the road.
Feel up to to feel that you are strong or healthy enough to do something. I don't feel up to eating anything.
Pick up (the to try to return to a normal life after a difficult experience He walked out on his family, leaving
pieces) his wife to pick up the pieces.
Set up to start something such as a business, organization, or institution Rebels have set up an independent
state within the country.
Take up to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest I took up smoking when I was at
school.
Turn up to increase the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a Can you turn the volume up a bit?
piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch
Wake up to start to feel more lively, or to make someone feel more lively Another cup of coffee will wake me
up.
COME
Come to meet someone, or to find something by chance Have you ever come across such a
across horrible person in all your life?
Come back to return to a place, to become fashionable again, to start to be We decided to come back to Scotland
remembered again for another holiday.
Come on used for encouraging someone to do something such as make a Come on! It’s not the end of the world.
greater effort or stop being sad
Come round change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded We were sure she’d come round in
you to agree with them the end.
Come up to move towards someone, usually because you want to talk to Strangers come up to him in the
them street and say how much they enjoy
his books.
Come up with to think of something such as an idea or a plan Is that the best you can come up
with?
GIVE
Give away to tell information or facts that you should keep secret If captured, they might give away vital
military secrets.
Give back to give someone something that they owned or had before We just want them to give us back our
home.
Give in to give something, especially a piece of work, to someone in She came to the class with a piece of
authority who is expecting it. work she should have given in last
week.
Give off to produce something such as heat, light, or a smell When they die, plants give off gases
such as carbon dioxide and methane.
Give out to give something to several people The office gives out financial advice to
 students.
Give up to stop doing something that you do regularly His wife finally persuaded him to give
up smoking.
OFF
Burn off to remove something by burning it They managed to burn off the excess
wax.
Put off to make someone not want to do something, or to make someone Robert’s attitude towards women
not like someone or something really puts me off.
Shake off to get rid of something bad such as a problem, illness, or fear She couldn’t shake her fear of snakes
Show off to make something look very impressive or attractive to make something look very
impressive or attractive
INTO
Get into to start enjoying something, or to become enthusiastic about it She’s really getting into the Internet.
Turn into to make someone or something change or develop into something His first novel was turned into a
different television film.
OUT
Forking out to spend money on something, especially when you do not want to I’m not forking out £400 on ski
clothes!
Grow out of to develop from something, or to exist as a result of it Other issues grew out of the policy
review.
Look out for to look carefully at people or things around you in order to try to We were told to look out for a blue
find a particular person or thing van.
Miss out to fail to include someone or something, usually by accident An important fact had been missed
out.
Throw out to force someone to leave a place or group Anybody who cheats will be thrown
out of the team.
Turn out to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result I’m sure it will all turn out well in the
end.
OTHERS
Carry on to continue doing something Just carry on with what you were
doing.
with
Get over to start to feel happy or well again after something bad has Don’s pretty upset, but he’ll get over
happened to you it.
Go down to to travel to a place that is smaller or less important than the place We’re going down to the country next
you are leaving weekend.
Hear about to receive information about something Did you hear about Jim’s party?
Join unite, connect, link, associate, relate mean to bring or come I join two blocks of wood with glue
together into some manner of union
together
Look back to think about a time or event in the past Most people look back on their school
days with fondness.
Look like to have a particular appearance What does your brother look like?’
‘He’s tall and thin, with brown hair.’
Put on to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewellery so Kim had forgotten to put his watch on.
that you are wearing it
Strap on