Phrasal Verbs

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Verb Phrasal Verbs Meanings

Break down, Break into, Break To stop functioning, to enter by force, to end a relationship, to
Break
up, Break through, Break out overcome a barrier, to start suddenly

Bring about, Bring back, Bring


To cause to happen, to return, to reduce or cause to fall, to
Bring down, Bring in, Bring out, Bring
introduce or earn, to produce or reveal, to mention
up

Call Call off, Call up, Call for To cancel, to telephone, to demand or require

Come across, Come by, Come To find unexpectedly, to acquire or obtain, to arise or occur, to
Come
up, Come up with, Come in suggest or think of an idea, to enter

To have a good relationship, to escape, to enter or to arrive, to


Get along, Get away, Get in,
leave or to escape punishment, to make progress or be
Get off, Get on, Get out, Get
Get compatible, to leave or escape, to recover from, to meet
over, Get together, Get through,
socially, to complete or endure, to rise from bed or to organize,
Get up, Get around
to circumvent or to move

To proceed, to explode or to become bad, to continue, to


Go ahead, Go off, Go on, Go
Go review or examine, to experience or undergo, to leave one's
over, Go through, Go out
home socially

Hang around, Hang out, Hang


Hang To spend time idly, to spend time socially, to end a phone call
up

Hold on, Hold up, Hold back, To wait, to delay or hinder, to restrain or hesitate, to maintain
Hold
Hold onto possession of
Look after, Look around, Look To take care of, to observe, to remember or reflect, to regard
back, Look down, Look forward with disdain, to anticipate with pleasure, to investigate, to be
Look
to, Look into, Look out, Look careful, to inspect, to search for information, to admire or
over, Look up, Look up to respect

Make out, Make up, Make up To discern or understand, to reconcile or invent, to compensate
Make
for, Make off for, to leave hastily or secretly

Pass Pass away, Pass out, Pass on To die, to faint or distribute, to transmit or convey

Put away, Put down, Put To tidy or store, to criticize or euthanize, to propose or suggest,
Put forward, Put off, Put on, Put to postpone, to wear or to perform, to extinguish or publish, to
out, Put up, Put up with accommodate or to tolerate, to tolerate

To encounter unexpectedly, to exhaust the supply of


Run into, Run out of, Run over,
Run something, to collide with or review quickly, to review or use up
Run through, Run up
quickly, to accumulate or increase rapidly

To start a journey or to cause an explosion, to start a journey or


Set Set off, Set out, Set up
to arrange, to establish

Show Show off, Show up To display proudly, to appear unexpectedly, to attend or arrive

Stand Stand by, Stand out To support or remain loyal to, to be noticeable or remarkable

To resemble or imitate, to remove or to become successful, to


Take after, Take off, Take on,
Take undertake or assume responsibility, to assume control of, to
Take over, Take up
start or begin

To reverse or change direction, to reject or divert, to refuse, to


Turn around, Turn away, Turn
go to bed or to submit, to switch off or to cause disinterest, to
Turn down, Turn in, Turn off, Turn
switch on or to excite, to result or to attend, to rotate or to
on, Turn out, Turn over
relinquish

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