Frequently Used Phrasal Verbs

Break

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
break down	fail to function
	have a physical or mental collapse
break in	interrupt a discussion
	burgle
	soften with use (shoes)
break off	discontinue (therapy, relationship)
break out	escape from prison
	begin suddenly
break up	end a relationship

Bring

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
bring about	cause to happen
bring along	bring with
bring round	persuade
	cause to recover consciousness
bring up	rear, educate a child
	mention
	vomit

Call

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
call back	return a phone call
call for	require
call in	communicate by phone
	consult a specialist
call off	cancel
call out	read names aloud
	order workers to strike
call on	request somebody to do something
	visit or contact by phone
	summon for military service

Carry

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
carry away	remove
	inspire, affect emotionally
carry off	take away by force
	win
carry on	continue
carry out	accomplish
	make complete

Come

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
come about	happen
come across	find / meet by chance
come after	follow
come at	attack
	reach, discover
come back	return
come by	pass, visit
	buy, get
come down	fall (price)
come down to	mean, signify
come down with	fall sick with
come in	enter
	be received
	prove to be
come in for	receive (criticism)
come off	become detached
come out	become known
	be published
	be removed (stain)
come over	come from a distance
come round	visit
	recover consciousness
come to	amount to
	arrive
come up	be mentioned
	arise (problem)
come up against	be faced with
come upon	find by chance
come up to	match a standard
come up with	produce an idea

Do

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
do away with	abolish
	kill
do up	dress up
	fasten (clothes)
do with	need
do without	not require

Fall

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
fall apart	fall into pieces
fall behind	fail to keep pace
fall for	fall in love
	be deceived
fall in with	meet by chance
	coincide with
fall off	decrease
	drop from
fall out	quarrel
fall out with	quarrel with
fall through	fail
fall to	start eagerly

Get

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
get across	communicate an idea
get along	be on good terms
get away	escape
get away with	escape punishment
get by	manage
get down to	concentrate on
get in	enter (car, taxi)
get off	leave (bus, train)
get on	enter (bus, train)
get out	leave (car, taxi)
get over	recover
get through	pass (exam)
	get connected by phone
get to	reach
get up	rise from bed

Go

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
go against	oppose
go along with	agree
go away	depart
go down	decrease
	sink (ship)
	set (sun)
go for	go and get
go off	explode
	deteriorate (food)
	sound (alarm)
go on	continue
go out	leave the house
	strike
go over	examine
go past	pass
go round	visit informally
go through	deal with
	experience
go up	increase
	explode
go with	match

Keep

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
keep away	avoid
keep back	withhold
keep down	prevent from increasing
keep off	avoid
	stay away
keep on	continue
keep up	continue
keep up with	not fall behind

Look

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
look after	take care of
look down on	despise
look for	seek
look forward to	anticipate
look into	investigate
look on	watch
	regard
look out	be careful
look over	inspect quickly
look through	ignore
	examine contents
look up	consult a dictionary
look up to	respect

Make

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
make for	move towards
make off	run away
make out	recognize
make up	constitute
	invent
	prepare
	apply cosmetics
make up for	compensate
	regain time

Put

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
put across	express clearly
put back	return to place
	move clock hands back
put by	save for later
put down	repress
	write down
	store (food)
	attribute
put on	dress
	tease
	gain weight
put off	postpone
	extinguish (fire)
put through	connect by phone
put up	build
	raise
	accommodate
	offer for sale
put up with	tolerate

Run

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
run after	chase
run away	escape
run down	knock down
	feel exhausted
run in	imprison
run into	meet by chance
run off	escape
run out	become used up
run out of	exhaust supply
run over	overflow
	knock down
run up against	face difficulties

Set

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
set aside	reserve
set back	delay progress
set down	write down
set off	cause to explode
	start a journey
set up	start a business

Take

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
take after	resemble
take down	write down
take in	understand
	deceive
take off	undress
	plane leaves ground
take to	develop a habit
take up	continue
	become interested in
take up with	associate with

Turn

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
turn down	reduce intensity
	reject
turn in	hand in
turn off	switch off
turn on	switch on
turn out	switch off
turn over	turn to the other side
turn up	increase intensity
	appear