Phrasal Verbs
Here is a comprehensive list of commonly used Phrasal Verbs. Phrasal Verbs are verbs that combine a basic verb and one or more prepositions. The purpose is to generate a phrase with a new, idiomatic meaning. They are frequently used in spoken and written English.
- Break down: To stop working (machinery)
- Break up: End relationship
- Bring up: Mention, raise (a topic)
- Call off: Cancel something
- Catch up: Reach someone who is ahead
- Check in: Register at a hotel or airport
- Cheer up: Feel happier
- Come across: Find something by chance
- Count on: Rely on, trust
- Cut down: Reduce in number or size
- Cut out: Remove part of something
- Drop off: Fall asleep / deliver something
- Drop out: Leave a school or an organization
- Fill out: Complete a form by adding required information
- Get along: Have a good relationship
- Give up: Quit a habit
- Go on: Continue, proceed
- Hang on: Wait for a short time
- Hold on: Wait for a short time
- Keep on: Continue doing something
- Look after: Take care of something/someone
- Look up: Search for information
- Make up: Reconcile
- Pass out: Lose consciousness
- Pick up: Receive; learn; get
- Put off: Postpone, delay
- Run out: Have none left
- Set up: Establish, create
- Show up: Arrive, make an appearance
- Speak up: Speak louder
- Take off: Leave the ground /remove something
- Take over: Gain control of
- Throw away: Discard, dispose of
- Try on: Test the fit of (clothing)
- Turn down: Refuse / decrease volume or strength
- Turn off: Stop a machine/light/etc.
- Turn up: Turn something louder / appear unexpectedly
- Wake up: Stop sleeping
- Walk off: Leave arrogantly or angrily
- Work out: Calculate / Exercise
- Switch off: Turn off a device
- Log in: Begin access to a computer, webpage, or online account
- Log out: End access to a computer, webpage, or online account
- Run into: Meet unexpectedly
- Mix up: Confuse
- Hang up: End a phone conversation
- Pop in: Visit quickly or for a short time
- Look forward to: Await with anticipation
