Phrasal verbs
91 of the phrasal verbs you meet most, each with a plain meaning, an example and a note on whether the object can go in the middle.
91 phrasal verbs
- back upsupport someone, or copy computer files
- bank onrely on something happening (informal)
- break downstop working (a machine or vehicle)
- break offseparate a piece by breaking, or stop suddenly
- break upend a relationship
- bring uplook after a child until adulthood
- build upincrease gradually, or make something increase
- call backreturn a phone call
- call offcancel something
- carry oncontinue doing something
- catch upreach the same level as others, or share news
- check inregister on arrival at a hotel or airport
- check outleave a hotel after paying the bill
- clean upmake a place completely clean and tidy
- close downstop operating for good (a business)
- come acrossfind or meet by chance
- come up withthink of an idea or a plan
- count ontrust someone to do something
- cross outdraw a line through writing to show it is wrong
- cut downreduce the amount of something
- cut offremove a piece by cutting, or disconnect a supply
- draw upprepare a document, plan or list in writing
- dress upwear formal or special clothes
- drop offdeliver someone or something on the way
- eat upeat all of something
- end upfinally be in a situation or place
- fall apartbreak into pieces, or fail
- figure outunderstand or solve something after thinking about it
- fill inwrite information in a form
- fill outcomplete a form
- find outdiscover a fact or learn something new
- get along withhave a friendly relationship with someone
- get away withavoid punishment for doing something wrong
- get bymanage with very little
- get on withhave a friendly relationship with someone
- get overrecover from an illness or a shock
- give outdistribute something to people
- give upstop doing something, or stop trying
- go oncontinue, or happen
- grow upbecome an adult
- hand outgive something to each person in a group
- hang outspend time somewhere informally
- head offleave to go somewhere
- hold onwait a moment (informal)
- jot downwrite something quickly and briefly
- keep oncontinue doing something, often repeatedly
- let downdisappoint someone
- log inenter a computer account
- look aftertake care of someone or something
- look forward towait for something with pleasure
- look upsearch for information in a book or online
- make upinvent a story or an excuse
- move outleave the place where you live
- note downwrite something briefly so that you remember it
- pick uplift something, or collect someone
- point outdraw attention to a fact
- put offpostpone something
- put ondress yourself in something, or start a device
- put up withtolerate something annoying
- rely ondepend on someone or something
- run intomeet someone by chance
- run outbe used up, or have none left
- sell outbe completely sold, with no stock left
- send outsend many copies of something to different people
- set offbegin a journey
- set upestablish something, or prepare equipment for use
- show uparrive, or appear
- shut downstop operating (a business or computer)
- shut offstop a supply or a machine from working
- slow downgo slower, or make something go slower
- sort outorganise something or solve a problem
- speak uptalk more loudly, or say what you think
- speed upgo faster, or make something go faster
- stand outbe easy to notice
- switch offstop a machine or light by pressing a switch
- switch onstart a machine or light
- take afterresemble an older relative
- take offleave the ground (a plane)
- take upbegin a hobby or activity
- tear offremove something by pulling it away
- tell offspeak angrily to someone about bad behaviour
- throw outget rid of something you no longer want
- turn downreduce the volume or heat of something
- turn offstop an appliance, light or tap
- turn onstart an appliance, light or tap
- turn outprove to be in the end
- turn upincrease the volume, heat or power of something
- use upfinish a supply completely
- wear outuse something until it is no longer usable
- work outsolve a problem or calculate an answer
- write downrecord something in writing
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