An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs - Grammar Book

14.11.
13 An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs | Grammar Book
Phrasal Verb Meaning Example
To respect or obey a If you want to keep your job here, you

abide by
decision, a law or a rule must abide by our rules.
I hope you can account for the time you were

account for To explain, give a reason
out!
To make sense, seem

add up The facts in the case just don’t add up.
reasonable
advise To recommend not doing I advise against walking alone in this

against something neighborhood.
To have the same opinion as

agree with I agree with you. I think you should go as well.
someone else.
We need to allow for unexpected charges along

allow for To take into consideration
the way.
1. To plead or make a 1. He appealed to the court to change its

request decision.
appeal to 2. To be attractive or 2. A vacation of sunbathing doesn’t appeal
interesting tome.
To make a formal request for

apply for something (job, permit, loan He applied for a scholarship for next semester.
etc.)
To move backwards, in fear or When he saw the bear, he backed away in

back away
dislike fright.
Local authorities backed down on their threats

back down To withdraw, concede defeat
to build on that part of the beach.
1. To give support or 1. I’m going to be very strict with him. I hope

encouragement you’llback me up on this?
back up 2. To make a copy of (file, 2. You should back up all your computer files
program, etc.) in a secure location.
To base your hopes on I’m banking on you to help with the charity
bank on event.
something / someone
black out To faint, lose consciousness Jenna fell in the parking lot and blacked out.
The police blocked off the street after the

block off To separate using a barrier.
explosion.
www.gingersoftware.com/grammarbook/verbs/list-of-phrasal-verbs/ 1/10
14.11.13 An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs | Grammar Book
1. To explode 1. Tommy blew up the red balloon.

blow up 2. To get angry 2. Don’t blow up at me. It’s not my fault.
boil down
To be summarized as It all boils down to who has more power.
to
To start a computer by
You need to boot up your computer before you
boot up loading an operating system
begin to work.
or program
break away To separate from a crowd One of the wolves broke away from his pack.
1. To go out of order, cease

1. The washing machine broke down so we
to function
break down had to call in the repair technician.
2. To lose control of one’s
2. John broke down when he heard the news.
emotions
break into To enter by force Burglars broke into my car last night.
Rioting broke out after the government raised

break out To start suddenly
the fuel prices again.
To escape from a place by

break out of Several prisoners broke out of jail.
force
To come to an end (marriage, She broke up with Daniel after dating him for five
break up
relationship) years.
bring up To raise (a child) Sara is bringing up her children by herself.
To improve, refresh one’s I must brush up on my French before going to

brush up on
knowledge of something Paris next month.
To meet by chance or I bumped into Adam at the bank. He says

bump into
unexpectedly “hello”.
1. stop (something) working 1. The light bulb burnt out. Please change it.
burn out 2. become exhausted from 2. She needs to work fewer hours. Otherwise
over-working she will burn out.
call back To return a phone call Could please call back in ten minutes?
The game was called off because of bad

call off To cancel
weather.
To become more relaxed, It took Kylie several hours to calm down after
calm down
less angry or upset she saw the accident.
The soldiers carried on walking in order to get

carry on To continue
to their post before dark.
1. To do something as
specified (a plan, an 1. His orders were carried out to the letter.
carry out order, a threat) 2. That company does not carry out tests on
2. To perform or conduct animals.
(test, experiment)
To register at a hotel or They said I must check in at least three hours

check in
airport before my flight.
1. Donna checked out of the hotel this

1. To pay one’s bill and
morning.
check out leave (a hotel)
2. I don’t know if this price is correct.
2. To investigate
I’ll check itout online.
When the police started asking questions, the

clam up To refuse to speak
suspect clammed up.
The local authorities have decided to clamp

clamp down To act strictly to prevent
down on illegal parking in handicapped parking
on something
places.
1. I was cleaning up and came across some

1. To find by chance
come old photos of you.
2. To appear, seem, make
across 2. The politician came across as a complete
an impression
fool during the TV interview.
come Has the owner of the winning lotto ticket come

To present oneself
forward forward?
count on To rely or depend on (for help) You can count on me to keep your secret.
I’ve decided to cut down on the amount of

cut down on To reduce in number or size
sweets I eat.
1. She cut out a coupon from the newspaper.

1. To remove using scissors
cut out 2. You need to cut out all red meat from your
2. To stop doing something
diet.
To handle, take care of

deal with Catherine is not good at dealing with stress.
(problem, situation)
To calm down, become less After the storm died down, we went outside to
die down
strong see the damage it had caused.
She didn’t get a salary this month, so she’ll have

do without To manage without
todo without extra treats.
The suspect’s trial dragged on longer than we

drag on To last longer than expected
had expected!
To write (contract, agreement,

draw up They drew up a contract and had me sign it.
document)
Their wedding gave us a chance to dress up and

dress up wear elegant clothes
get out of the house.
To visit, usually on the way Why don’t you drop in to see us on your way
drop in
somewhere home?
1. To deliver someone or
1. I’ll drop off the papers later today.
drop off something
2. I often drop off in front of the TV.
2. To fall asleep
To leave school without Zack dropped out of college and joined the
drop out
finishing army.
To reduce, become less

ease off severe or slow down (pain, Traffic usually eases off about 7pm
traffic, work)
To finish in a certain way;

end in Her marriage ended in divorce.
result in
To finally reach a state, place If you don’t improve your work habits, you’ll end
end up
or action upbeing fired.
His plans to trek through South America fell

fall through To fail; doesn’t happen
through when he got sick.
To understand, find the He’s trying to figure out how to earn enough
figure out
answer money to go on the trip to Spain.
To complete (a form/an Please fill out the enclosed form and return it as
fill out
application) soon as possible.
To discover or obtain I’m going to to find out who’s responsible for the
find out
information power cut.
Tom had difficultty focusing on work the day

focus on To concentrate on something
before his holiday started.
get along To be on good terms; work It’s important to get along with your team
(with) well with supervisor.
What are you getting at? Do you think I’m to

get at To imply
blame?
get away To escape I think we should get away for the weekend.
To manage to cope or to Students without jobs have a hard time getting

get by
survive by.
get in To enter When did you get in last night?
get into
To enter How did you get into your car without the keys?
(+noun)
1. To leave (bus, train,

1. You should get off the train in Kings Heath.
get off plane)
2. I can’t get the ink stain off my shirt.
2. To remove
get on To board (bus, train, plane) I’m trying to get on the flight to Brussels.
get on with To continue to do; make After they split up, she had a hard time getting
(something) progress on with her life.
get on
To have a good relationship He doesnt get on very well with the other
(well) with
with members of the committee.
(somebody)
He had a hard time getting out of Newark

get out To leave
because of the snow?
Edna’s trying to get out of working the night

get out of To avoid doing something
shift.
To recover from (illness,

get over Has she gotten over the flu?
disappointment)
To recover from (illness, Mary had the chickenpox last week but she got
get over
disappointment) over it.
get rid of To eliminate Please get rid of that old t-shirt. It’s so ragged.
get together To meet each other Let’s get together for your birthday on Saturday.
get up To rise, leave bed Will you please get up? You’ve got a class in 20
minutes.
1. To cease opposition; 1. We will never give in to the terrorists’

give in
yield demands.
2. To To hand in; submit 2. I’ll give in my paper tomorrow.
give up To stop doing something Morris gave up drinking 10 years ago.
Andy went through a lot of pain after his mother

go through To experience
died.
To spend one’s childhood; He’s like Peter Pan. He never really grew up at
grow up
develop; become an adult all.
hand in To submit (report, homework) Please hand in your papers before Friday.
Susan volunteered at the shelter where

hand out To distribute
shehanded out warm clothes.
To spend time in a particular

Which pub does the team hang out at after the
hang out place or with a group of
game?
friends
If you hang up now, I’ll never speak to you

hang up To end a phone conversation
again.
1. Please hold on and a representative will

1. To wait answer your call.
hold on 2. To grip tightly 2. She was so scared on the rollercoaster ride
that she held on for dear life.
Hurry up and finish your lunch or we’ll miss the

hurry up To be quick, act speedily
train.
To resolve by discussion, The two countries met at the conference to iron

iron out
eliminate differences out their differences.
Yes David, you can join in the discussion any

join in To participate time you like.
1. There was a war on, so some kids were only

1. To engage in, become a
sixteen when they joined up.
join up member of
2. Let’s separate now and join up later at the
2. To meet and unite with
restaurant.
If you keep on making that noise I will get

keep on To continue doing something
annoyed.
keep up To stay at the same level as I read the paper every day to keep up with the
with someone or something news.
kick off To begin, start The rugby match kicked off at 3 o’clock.
Please check your form again and make sure

leave out To omit, not mention
nothing is left out.
I feel so let down because they promised me a

let down To disappoint
puppy but all I got was a doll.
Andy can you look after your sister until I get

look after To take care of
back?
look down She’s such a snob. She always looks down

To consider as inferior
on onanyone who is poor.
If you don’t want to take part in the game you

look on To be a spectator at an event
canlook on for now.
Harry went to the shop to look for a new

look for To try to find something
computer.
look To await or anticipate with I’m looking forward to my birthday. It’s in two
forward to pleasure days time.
I always looked up to my father. He was a great

look up to To admire
man.
To laugh at/ make jokes It’s not nice to make fun of people in
make fun of
about wheelchairs.
That’s a good excuse. Did you make up it up

make up To invent (excuse, story)
yourself?
To mistake one thing or She had so many cats that she kept mixing
mix up
person for another uptheir names.
To arrive in a new home or Did you hear? Our new neighbors are moving
move in
office inthis afternoon.
To leave your home/office for When are you moving out? We need your office
move out
another one. for the new guy.
You were so tired after the game that

nod off To fall asleep
you nodded off on the couch.
To admit or confess
own up Come on. Own up. We know you did it!
something
Your grandfather passed away peacefully in his

pass away To die
sleep last night.
He didn’t drink enough water so he passed

pass out To faint
out at the end of the race.
pay back To reimburse I’ll pay you back as soon as I get the loan.
To postpone, arrange a later Don’t put off until tomorrow, what you can do
put off
date today.
put on To turn on, switch on It’s very dark in here. Please put on the light on.
The fire fighters were able to put out fire in ten

put out To extinguish
minutes.
To accommodate, give I can put you up until the weekend but then I’m
put up
somebody a bed going away.
I’ll pick you up at around 7:00 to take you to the

pick up To collect somebody
airport.
To indicate/direct attention to As I already pointed out, there was a mistake in

point out something your calculation.
rely on To count on, depend on, trust You can rely on me. I always arrive on time.
Since he had a sound alibi, the

rule out To eliminate
police ruled himout as a suspect.
To escape from a place or

run away He ran away from home and joined the circus.
suddenly leave
To meet by accident or
I’m so glad I ran into you. I need to ask you
run into unexpectedly (also: bump
something.
into)
To have no more of We’ve run out of milk. I’ll just pop next door to
run out of
something. borrow some.
set off To start a journey; Let’s set off early to miss the rush hour traffic.
They set up their own company when they were

set up To start a business
still in high school.
shop Don’t buy that. Let’s shop around and see if we

To compare prices
around can find something cheaper.
He’s such a show off. He has to tell everybody

show off To brag or want to be admired
about his new computer.
I don’t think she’ll show up tonight. Her daughter

show up To appear/arrive
is sick.
shut up
To be silent, stop talking Shut up, you’re spoiling the movie!
(impolite)
sit down To take a seat I think you should sit down. It’s bad news.
The whole stadium stood up for the national

stand up To rise from a sitting position
anthem.
My big brother always stuck up for me when I

stick up for To defend got into a fight.
To resemble, in appearance
take after Angie really takes after her grandmother.
or character
take care of To look after Please take care of my cat when I’m away.
take off To leave the ground The plane will take off as soon as the fog lifts.
take on To hire or engage staff I hear they’re taking on extra staff for this event.
Please take out your mobile phones and turn

take out To remove; extract
them off.
To reprimand/criticize The coach told her off for not trying hard
tell off
severely enough.
Take your time and think it over before you

think over To consider
decide.
To wear something to see if it

try on Go ahead, try it on and see if it fits?
suits or fits
turn down To refuse I asked her out but she turned me down flat.
To finish a product (so that

use up Your parents used up all the coffee!
there’s none left)
watch out To be careful Watch out! There’s a dog in the road.
1. Julie wore out her shoes running the

1. To become unusable
wear out marathons.
2. To become very tired
2. Julie was worn out after all that running.
1. You should work out twice a week at the

1. To do physical exercise
gym.
work out 2. To find a solution or
2. Can you work this out? I’m no good at
calculate something
math.
wipe off To clean (board, table). I’ll wash up if you wipe off the table

An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs - Grammar Book

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

You might also like

An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs - Grammar Book

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs - Grammar Book

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

14.11.

13 An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs | Grammar Book

Phrasal Verb Meaning Example

To respect or obey a If you want to keep your job here, you

I hope you can account for the time you were

To make sense, seem

advise To recommend not doing I advise against walking alone in this

To have the same opinion as

We need to allow for unexpected charges along

1. To plead or make a 1. He appealed to the court to change its

To make a formal request for

To move backwards, in fear or When he saw the bear, he backed away in

Local authorities backed down on their threats

1. To give support or 1. I’m going to be very strict with him. I hope

The police blocked off the street after the

1. To explode 1. Tommy blew up the red balloon.

1. To go out of order, cease

Rioting broke out after the government raised

To escape from a place by

bring up To raise (a child) Sara is bringing up her children by herself.

To improve, refresh one’s I must brush up on my French before going to

To meet by chance or I bumped into Adam at the bank. He says

The game was called off because of bad

The soldiers carried on walking in order to get

To register at a hotel or They said I must check in at least three hours

1. Donna checked out of the hotel this

When the police started asking questions, the

The local authorities have decided to clamp

1. I was cleaning up and came across some

come Has the owner of the winning lotto ticket come

I’ve decided to cut down on the amount of

1. She cut out a coupon from the newspaper.

To handle, take care of

She didn’t get a salary this month, so she’ll have

The suspect’s trial dragged on longer than we

To write (contract, agreement,

Their wedding gave us a chance to dress up and

To reduce, become less

To finish in a certain way;

His plans to trek through South America fell

Tom had difficultty focusing on work the day

(with) well with supervisor.

What are you getting at? Do you think I’m to

To manage to cope or to Students without jobs have a hard time getting

get in To enter When did you get in last night?

1. To leave (bus, train,

He had a hard time getting out of Newark

Edna’s trying to get out of working the night

To recover from (illness,

1. To cease opposition; 1. We will never give in to the terrorists’

give up To stop doing something Morris gave up drinking 10 years ago.

Andy went through a lot of pain after his mother

Susan volunteered at the shelter where

To spend time in a particular

If you hang up now, I’ll never speak to you

1. Please hold on and a representative will

Hurry up and finish your lunch or we’ll miss the