PHRASAL VERB

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PHRASAL VERB

Definition :

A phrasal verb is made up of a verb and an adverbial or a prepositional particle. It is used idiomatically to convey a special meaning completely different from the meaning expressed by the verb or the particle. The same verb followed by different particles conveys different meanings.

Phrasal verbs are consist of two or three parts – an ordinary verb and another word or words like in, for or off. They are very common in English.

LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal Verbs Examples

account for	fixed up	get out of
back out	keep in	make up
deal with	ran after	looked after
care about	watching for	work out
got on with	left off	made up
feel out	my mind	join up
keep up with	looked up	hold on
get out	ask after	asked for
help up	keep down	hold off
died away	drew back	took out
set in	worked up	threw away

A GROUP OF PHRASAL VERBS AND THEIR MEANINGS

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
BACK
back up	support
back out	withdraw

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
BEAR
bear down	defeat, overcome, crush
bear out	carry
bear up	have courage
bear with	endure, tolerate

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
BLOW
blow out	extinguish
blow up	explode

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
BREAK
break up	disperse, shatter
break down	fall, stop working / collapse
break in / into	enter by force
break out	appear and force out escape, spread suddenly
break thro’	penetrate
break off	end

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
BRING
bring forth	produce
bring about	happen
bring down	fall
bring out	publish
bring up	educate, rear

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
CALL
call for	demand, wanted
call in	request to help, summon
call off	cancel
call out	shout
call on	to pay a short visit to a person
call at	to pay a short visit to a place

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
CARRY
carry off	win, snatch
carry on	continue
carry out	execute

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
COME
come round	recover
come over	affected
come about	happen, occur
come cross	to meet by chance, discover
come off	take place
come on	hurry
come up	move to a higher level or position

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
DROP
drop in	visit
drop out	discountinue

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
FALL
fall for	admire
fall off	decrease
fall out	quarrel
fall through	fail to be successfully completed, collapse
fall upon	attack

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
GET
get away	escape
get on	make progress, climb
get over	overcome, recover
get round	persuade
get through	pass
get up	rise

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
GIVE
give in	surrender, collapse
give out	announce
give up	discountinue
give way	yield
give away	present, distribute

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
GO
go about	preform, do
go after	chase, follow
go down	to be recorded, believe will be remembered
go into	examine, investigate
go on	continue, hurry
go through	endure

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
HOLD
hold on	catch
hold out	give, offer
hold back	withhold
hold up	delay

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
KEEP
keep back	with hold
keep down	control, repress
keep going on	continue
keep on	continue
keep to	adhere to
keep it up	continue, maintain

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
LAY
lay by	save
lay down (arm)	surrender
lay down (life)	sacrifice

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
LOOK
look back	contemplate, reflect
look after	take care of
look down	despise, hate
look for	to try to find / search
look into	examine
look over into	examine, investigate
look on	consider, regard
look out	watchful, beware
look to	depend on
look up (book)	scratch for, refer
look upto	respect

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
MAKE
make after	follow
make for	setout
make away	steal
make out	understand
make up	compensate / invent
make fast	secure
make off	run away

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
PASS
pass away	die
pass for	considered as
pass off	falsely present, ignore
pass through	undergo
pass out	faint

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
PUT
put across	narrate
put by	save
put down	crush / write
put forth	announce
put off	postpone, delay
put on	wear
put out	extinguish
put through	implement
put up	stay / provide
put up with	endure, tolerate

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
RUN
run across	meet
run after	chase, seek
run down	decline, collide, deteriorate
run out	exhaust, expire, completely used up
run over	overflow
run on	hurry

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
SEE
see about	deal
see off	witness one’s departure
see through	detect / penetrate
see to	attend

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
SET
set against	oppose
set about / on	start
set in	begin
set out / off	start
set up	establish
set to	with determination, fight, active
set aside	disregard

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
STAND
stand up	rise
stand by	support, wait
stand up	oppose, noticeable

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
TAKE
take down	write
take out	extract
take after	resemble
take in	deceive
take on	fight with, assume
take up	occupy, raise at
take off	leave, remove

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
THROW
throw away	waste
throw up	resign

PHRASAL VERB	MEANING
TURN
turn against	dislike
turn away	refuse admission
turn down	reject, refuse
turn on	cause ot flow by unscrewing water, gas etc., gas
turn off	stop
turn out	produce
turn up	arrive, appear
turn in	sleep
turn upon	attack

Note : The phrasal verb may be in past tense like took out, passed away, brought up etc.

Examples For Phrasal Verbs

ASK FOR	Driving after drinking alcohol is asking for trouble
CALL FOR	The principal called for an explanation for his absence
CUT OUT FOR	He is not cut out for the job
GO IN FOR	I don’t like to go in for teaching
MAKE FOR	Death control has made for population explosion
MAKE UP FOR	He is doing lot of good things now a days to make up for his past bad life
LOOK FOR	Excuse me, can you help me? I am looking for 201 MGM St.
PAY FOR	Can I pay for this stuff with a debit card?
PLAN FOR	The festival was a disaster because they didn’t plan for such a huge crowd
FALL FOR	I guess he really fell for her in a big way
SETTLE FOR	Dr.Rosy has very high standards. She won’t settle for second best
STAND FOR	I will never stand for him

CAVE IN	Due to Tsunami, the roof of the mud house caved in
BRING IN	Her painting’s brought in some income to support her
CALL IN	Call in an ambulance immediately
ENGAGE IN	you should always be engaged in some meaningful activities
BREAK IN	The thieves broke in through the kitchen window
GIVE IN	At last the government gave in to the demands of the government employees
LOOK INTO	The officials looked into the matter and took necessary steps
SET IN	The rainy season has set in
WORK IN	I’ll try to work in a Cubs game
TAKE IN	After lunch we took in a movie
FILL IN	She’s the star of the show. No one can fill in for her
SIGN IN	All visitors to the consulate are asked to sign in
BUTT IN	My father taught me that it’s not polite to butt in line
BELIEVE IN	Do you believe in God?
TRADE IN	We’ll get a good price on our new car if we trade in our old one
LOCK IN	It’s dangerous to lock children in a car
DROP IN	Sarah dropped in on Paris last night
GO IN	Rosy went into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee
LET IN	That small window doesn’t let in enough light to read by
PLUG IN	The iron box is plugged in
SNEAK IN	If you don’t have a ticket for the game, you’ll have to sneak in
PUNCH IN	I forgot my card to punch in
GET IN	Get in the car!

CARRY OUT	Carry out your job very seriously
BREAK OUT	Last night a fire broke out in our street
FALL OUT	He left home after falling out with his parents
FIND OUT	I could not find out the reason for his strange behaviour
PUT OUT	The firemen had a tough time putting out the fire
SEND OUT	The manager sent out every two months
WEAR OUT	Jim felt worn out after a long journey
BACK OUT	He had promised to help me, but backed out at the last moment
RUN OUT	Our stock of sugar has run out
FIGURE OUT	He couldn’t figure out where he put them
POINT OUT	She wanted to point out several possible problems
LET OUT	The lion let out a loud roar before he attacked the deer
BURN OUT	the sun won’t burn out for another four billion years
PICK OUT	I have four puppies, so I want to pick one out
HAND OUT	Handouts of food and clothing were given to the homeless people
START OUT	The stock market started out in negative territory but closed 300 points higher
DROP OUT	Dhoni’ father was very disappointed when he dropped out of college
HOLD OUT	There are still a few holdouts who don’t have credit cards
DRY OUT	My skin always gets dried out in the winter
STAY OUT	You can’t come in here. Stay out!
WATCH OUT	Watch out when you’re crossing a busy street
PRINT OUT	Type a letter and take a print out
LOOK OUT	Look out for bears when you camp in the mountains
MAKE OUT	How did you make out on the test yesterday?
SORT OUT	The mail is sorted out and ready to be delivered
CUT OUT	I cut an interesting story out of the newspaper to show to my friend
RULED OUT	After the hurricane they ruled out moving to Florida
CLEAN OUT	When I go home, I found that my place had been cleaned out
CLEAR OUT	Clear out! This is a private property
COME OUT	How did the investigation come out?
EMPTY OUT	The security told me to empty out my pockets
FALL OUT	Did she fall out or was she pushed?
GO OUT	The forest fire didn’t go out until it started to rain

BROUGHT UP	Robert was brought up by his parents as a hard working and intelligent boy
CALL UP	The patient could not call up past events
LOOK UP	Look up the word in the dictionary
TEAR UP	She tore up the letter
BACK UP	He was able to achieve this mainly because he was backed up by his wife
BREAK UP	She broke up with her boy friend
HOLD UP	I was held up in traffic jam
GIVE UP	The doctors have given him up but he made a remarkable recovery
MAKE UP	He made up an excuse to get leave
SHOW UP	Over a thousand people showed up for the news conference
THROW UP	I feel like I’m going to throw up
WRAP UP	We wrapped up the meeting around 6:00 and went home
WORK UP	You have to work up to it
CATCH UP	Coca-Cola has caught up with Pepsi in many markets
GROW UP	Growing up without a father wasn’t easy
FOLLOW UP	The doctor told me he’d need to follow up the treatment with physical therapy
WAKE UP	I woke up at 6:00 AM on every day
COME UP	Why don’t you come up and see me some time?

CALL ON	Yesterday we called on our family friend
CARRY ON	They carried on their conversation for a long time
GET ON	Robert is getting on well in studies
GO BACK ON	I never go back on my promises
KEEP ON	She kept on asking me questions the whole time
BANK ON	Do not bank on your relatives when you are in difficulties
PUT ON	She put on a gray shirt and a gray woolen cardigan
LOOK ON	I look on him as my son
GO ON	Go on doing your duty
PILE ON	He piled compliments on her
CHEAT ON	The teacher caught David cheating on the exam
SCREW ON	Make sure you screw each of the nuts on tightly
FIGURE ON	You can figure on spending a least hundred bucks if you’re going to that restaurant
PLAN ON	What are you planning on doing tonight?
COME ON	It was so cold that the heat came on last night
CATCH ON	It took me a while, but I finally caught on to him
TRY ON	Would you like to borrow this dress for the dance tonight? Here, try it on
TURN ON	I wonder why she turned on me like that?
HOLD ON	I have been holding on for fifteen minutes.

BREAK DOWN	Our car broke down on the way
GO DOWN	The prices of houses has gone down
KNOCK DOWN	While crossing the road, the old man was knocked down by a motorist
LET DOWN	The government let down the farmers badly in the talks
LIVE DOWN	The politician could not live down his part bad antecedents
PULL DOWN	The government is trying to pull down all opposition against it
TAKE DOWN	The students were taking down the notes
HANDS DOWN	India won the final match against England hands down
PUT DOWN	The army put down the rebellion
GET DOWN	He could not get down the stairs
SETTLED DOWN	She settled down in France with her husband and two daughters
TRACK DOWN	The terrorists were tracked down by Interpol
CRACK DOWN	The FBI is planning a major crackdown on organized crime
COME DOWN	It’s been raining for an hour! It’s really coming down
SLOW DOWN	I was driving pretty fast, but I slowed down after I saw the police car.
FALL DOWN	I slipped on some ice on the sidewalk and fell down
LAID DOWN	The IRS laid down several new tax regulations
RUN DOWN	The man was run down and killed by a speeding taxi
SIT DOWN	The teacher told his students to sit down
TURN DOWN	My request for a pay raise was turned down

BREAK OFF	He broke off in the middle of his speech
CALL OFF	The union has called off the strike
COME OFF	The meeting did not come off because the minister suddenly fell ill
CUT OFF	Water and electricity supplies have been cut off
GET OFF	He got off with his light to injury in the accident
HOLD OFF	The ruling party managed to hold off its main rival party in the general election
KEEP OFF	Buses and lorries kept off the road in protest against the oil price hike
LET OFF	The teacher let him off homework because he was ill
PUT OFF	They have put off the wedding
SHOW OFF	He showed off his new watch to his friends
TAKE OFF	Please take off your shoes before entering
TURN OFF	The electrician turned off the main switch before attending the fault
SET OFF	He set off for London last night