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This list shows about 200 common phrasal verbs, with meanings and examples. Only the
most usual meanings are given. Some phrasal verbs may have additional meanings.
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Verb
Meaning
Example
invite on a date
ask around
add up to something
equal
back something up
reverse
back someone up
support
blow up
explode
blow something up
add air
break down
break down
get upset
break something
down
break in
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enter forcibly
break something in
break in
interrupt
break up
end a relationship
break up
break out
escape
break out in
something
make unhappy
bring someone up
raise a child
My grandparents brought me up
after my parents died.
bring something up
bring something up
vomit
call around
cancel
call on someone
call on someone
visit someone
call someone up
phone
calm down
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catch up
check in
check out
leave a hotel
check
someone/something
out
check out
someone/something
look at (informal)
cheer up
become happier
cheer someone up
make happier
chip in
help
clean something up
tidy, clean
come across
something
find unexpectedly
come apart
separate
become sick
come forward
come from
somewhere
originate in
count on
someone/something
rely on
cut back on
something
consume less
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cut in
interrupt
cut in
cut in
stop providing
do
someone/something
over
do something over
do again (N.Amer.)
My teacher wants me to do my
essay over because she doesn't like
my topic.
do away with
something
discard
do something up
fasten, close
dress up
drop back
move back in a
position/group
drop in/by/over
come without an
appointment
drop
someone/something
off
take someone/something
somewhere and leave
them/it there
drop out
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eat out
eat at a restaurant
end up
eventually reach/do/decide
fall apart
fall down
fall out
fall out
fill something in
to write information in
blanks (Br.E.)
to write information in
blanks (N.Amer.)
fill something up
find out
discover
discover
get something
across/over
communicate, make
understandable
get along/on
get around
have mobility
get away
go on a vacation
get back
return
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become interested in
something again
get on something
overcome a problem
get round to
something
get together
get up
get up
stand
ruin a secret
give in
give something up
quit a habit
I am giving up smoking as of
January 1st.
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give up
stop trying
go after someone
follow someone
go after something
go against someone
compete, oppose
go ahead
start, proceed
go back
return to a place
go out
date
go over something
review
go over
go without
something
grow apart
grow back
regrow
grow up
become an adult
grow out of
something
hand something
down
hand something in
submit
to distribute to a group of
people
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hang in
hang on
hang out
hang up
hold
someone/something
back
hide an emotion
hold on
hold onto
someone/something
hold firmly using your hands Hold onto your hat because it's
or arms
very windy outside.
hold
rob
someone/somethingup
keep on doing
something
continue doing
not tell
keep
someone/something
out
keep something up
let someone in
allow to enter
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look after
someone/something
take care of
look down on
someone
look for
someone/something
try to find
look forward to
something
investigate
look out
check, examine
look something up
look up to someone
make something up
make up
make someone up
apply cosmetics to
mix something up
pass away
die
pass out
faint
pass something up
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choose
point
someone/something
out
postpone
extinguish
put something
together
assemble
put up with
someone/something
tolerate
put something on
put clothing/accessories on
your body
run into
someone/something
meet unexpectedly
run over
someone/something
run over/through
something
rehearse, review
run away
run out
set something up
arrange, organize
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set someone up
trick, trap
shop around
compare prices
show off
sleep over
stick to something
switch something on
return an item
take off
start to fly
tear something up
think back
consider
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throw something
away
dispose of
turn something on
turn something up
turn up
appear suddenly
try something on
sample clothing
test
use something up
wake up
stop sleeping
warm
someone/something
up
warm up
wear off
fade away
work out
exercise
work out
be successful
make a calculation
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