3. Phrasal Verbs

# Phrasal verb Example you should learn Meaning
1 get up I usually get up around seven. get out of bed
2 go out Do you want to go out tonight? leave home / socialize
3 come back What time are you coming back? return
4 go back I don't want to go back there. return
5 find out I'll find out what happened. discover information
6 get back I'll get back to you tomorrow. return / respond
7 come in Come in and make yourself comfortable. enter
8 go on What's going on? happen / continue
9 look for I'm looking for my keys. search
10 look at Have a look at this. examine
11 figure out I need to figure out how this works. understand / solve
12 look up I'll look it up online. search for information
13 pick up I'll pick you up at eight. collect
14 give up Don't give up yet. stop trying
15 come over Do you want to come over tonight? visit
16 hang out We usually hang out after work. spend time casually
17 get in What time did you get in? arrive
18 take off The plane took off on time. leave the ground
19 put on Put on a jacket. wear
20 take off Take off your shoes. remove
21 turn out It turned out really well. prove to be
22 end up We ended up staying until midnight. eventually be/do
23 run out of We've run out of coffee. have none left
24 get rid of I need to get rid of these boxes. remove
25 deal with I'll deal with it tomorrow. handle
26 work out We'll work out a solution. solve / develop successfully
27 carry on Please carry on. continue
28 keep up I can't keep up with you. maintain the pace
29 hold on Hold on a second. wait
30 hang on Hang on, I'll be right back. wait
31 go ahead Go ahead, I'm listening. proceed
32 look after Can you look after my daughter? take care of
33 bring up She brought up an interesting point. mention
34 come up with She came up with a great idea. think of
35 run into ran into an old friend. meet unexpectedly
36 break down My car broke down. stop working
37 set up We need to set up a meeting. arrange
38 check out You should check out this place. look at / try
39 check in We need to check in before the flight. register
40 show up He didn't show up. arrive
41 get along Do you get along with him? have a good relationship
42 get over It took me months to get over it. recover from
43 put off I keep putting off the dentist. postpone
44 put away Put your clothes away. store / tidy
45 turn on Can you turn on the light? activate
46 turn off Don't forget to turn off the oven. deactivate
47 turn up Can you turn up the music? increase
48 turn down Can you turn down the music? decrease / reject
49 get away We need to get away for a few days. escape / take a break
50 stay in I'm going to stay in tonight. remain at home
51 drop off Can you drop me off at the station? leave someone somewhere
52 head out I'm going to head out now. leave
53 set off We set off early. begin a journey
54 wake up woke up at six. stop sleeping
55 take up took up cycling last year. start an activity
56 take on I can't take on another project. accept responsibility
57 take over She's going to take over the team. assume control
58 give back I need to give back this book. return
59 give in Eventually, I gave in. stop resisting
60 give away She gave away her old clothes. donate
61 make up They argued but made up. reconcile
62 fall out They fell out over money. have a disagreement
63 break up They broke up last year. end a relationship
64 let down I don't want to let you down. disappoint
65 calm down Just calm down. become calmer
66 cheer up Cheer up, things will get better. become happier
67 speak up Could you speak up? speak louder
68 cut off We got cut off. disconnect
69 call back I'll call you back later. return a call
70 hang up Don't hang up. end a phone call
71 get through I couldn't get through to him. reach someone / survive
72 talk over Let's talk it over. discuss
73 sort out Don't worry, we'll sort it out. resolve
74 mess up messed up the presentation. make a mistake
75 point out She pointed out a mistake. draw attention to
76 go through I've gone through the documents. examine
77 look into I'll look into it. investigate
78 come across came across an interesting article. encounter by chance
79 make out I couldn't make out what he said. understand with difficulty
80 carry out They carried out several tests. perform
81 fill in Can you fill in this form? complete
82 fill out I need to fill out an application. complete
83 hand in I need to hand in the report. submit
84 follow up I'll follow up tomorrow. pursue / check later
85 sign up signed up for a course. register
86 try out I'm going to try out a new app. test
87 cut down on I'm trying to cut down on sugar. reduce
88 cut out I'm trying to cut out processed food. eliminate
89 keep on He kept on talking. continue
90 speed up We need to speed up the process. make faster
91 slow down You should slow down. become slower
92 hurry up Hurry up, we're late! do faster
93 get around It's easy to get around by bike. travel around
94 get on get on well with my colleagues. have a good relationship
95 get by I can get by with basic English. manage
96 put up with I can't put up with this noise. tolerate
97 wind up We wound up staying until midnight. eventually end up
98 break out A fire broke out. start suddenly
99 hang on to Hang on to your ticket. keep
100 take back take back what I said. withdraw a statement