Common English Phrasal Verbs and Their Meanings
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- Blow away
- Impress somebody a lot.
- Break down
- Stop working because something has broken.
- Build up
- Create or develop something.
- Call off
- Cancel something.
- Carry on
- Continue doing something.
- Catch up
- Meet up or find out the latest news.
- Catch up with
- Reach somebody who is ahead.
- Check in
- Go to a desk at an airport or hotel to say you have arrived.
- Check out
- Visit somewhere or find out more information about it.
- Chill out
- Spend time relaxing.
- Come across
- Find something by chance.
- Come up with
- Think of or suggest an idea or a plan.
- Count on
- Be confident you can depend on someone or something.
- Cut down on
- Reduce the size, amount, or number of something.
- Deal with
- Solve a problem or do something necessary.
- Dress up
- Put on special clothes.
- End up
- Be in a situation or place you did not expect to be.
- Face up to
- Accept and deal with something that is difficult.
- Fall out
- Argue and no longer be friends with someone.
- Find out
- Get information about something.
- Get back
- Return.
- Get into
- Become interested or involved in something.
- Get on
- Use a bus, train, taxi, etc.
- Get on well
- Have a friendly relationship with someone.
- Get together
- Meet with someone socially.
- Go on
- Continue.
- Go on about something
- Talk about something for a long time.
- Grow up
- Develop into an adult.
- Help somebody out
- Help somebody in a difficult situation.
- Leave something behind
- Leave a place without taking something with you.
- Look up
- Look for information in a book or on a computer.
- Look after
- Take care of somebody.
- Look forward to
- Feel pleased about something that is going to happen.
- Look up to
- Admire or respect somebody.
- Make (something) up
- Invent a story.
- Make up with somebody
- End a disagreement and become friends again.
- Pass on
- Give something to somebody else.
- Pick up (sb/sth)
- Collect somebody or something.
- Put off
- Make somebody lose interest.
- Put up with
- Accept somebody or something that is annoying without complaining.
- Run out
- Use up or finish a supply of something.
- Rush around
- Go or do something very quickly.
- See off
- Say goodbye to somebody starting a journey.
- Sell out
- Have sold all the available items.
- Set off
- Begin a journey.
- Settle down
- Start living in one place permanently.
- Shop around
- Compare the quality or price of things to get the best deal.
- Shut up
- Stop talking.
- Splash out on
- Spend a lot of money on something.
- Stand up for something
- Support or defend something.
- Start out
- Begin to do something, especially in business or work.
- Stay away from
- Not go near something.
- Take back
- Return something to where it came from.
- Think about
- Consider something.
- Throw up
- Be sick; vomit.
- Try on
- Put something on to see if it fits and looks nice.
- Turn into
- Change into something.
- Walk out
- Leave an event to show your disapproval.
- Watch out for
- Be careful to notice something.
- Work out
- Exercise the body.