Comprehensive Glossary of Common Phrasal Verbs

Essential Phrasal Verbs for English Fluency

This comprehensive glossary lists common phrasal verbs and their definitions, structured alphabetically for easy reference.

A-D Phrasal Verbs

• bend over: Bow, become curved.
• carry on: Continue.
• carry off: Win, succeed in a difficult situation.
• carry out: Accomplish or execute; do something.
• come along: Go with.
• come on: Let’s go (used for motivation).
• come up: To manifest oneself, appear, or arise.
• come up with: Provide an idea or answer; find a solution.
• cry out: Exclaim; cry loudly.
• cut up: Cut into small pieces.
• die away: Lose strength, become weak (usually referring to noise).
• do up: Tie.

E-G Phrasal Verbs

• eat up: Eat quickly.
• fall down: Collapse.
• fall out with: Argue with someone.
• feel up to: Feel capable of doing something.
• fill in: Complete a form.
• find out: Inquire; discover.
• get away (with): Break free; escape.
• get back: Return to a place.
• get sb. down: Exhaust, discourage, or depress someone.
• get on: Enter (a bus, plane, or train).
• get out (of): Escape; leave.
• get up: Rise.
• get along (with): Have a good relationship with someone.
• get on (well) with sb.: To be or continue on harmonious terms.
• get off: Leave (a bus, plane, or train).
• give out: Distribute something to a group person by person.
• give up: Stop doing something.
• go away: Get lost, disappear, vanish, or move away.
• go in (to): Enter a place.
• go out (1): Take part in social events outside the home; exit.
• go out (2): Become extinguished; be turned off (e.g., a light).
• go through: Experience something difficult.
• go up: Climb.

H-M Phrasal Verbs

• hang out with: Spend time with someone relaxing.
• hook up with sb.: Meet someone and spend time together.
• hold out: Refuse to surrender.
• keep up: Maintain pace or continue doing something.
• look forward to: Feel happy about something that is going to happen.
• look into: Examine so as to determine quality or condition; investigate.
• look sb. up: Visit or contact someone.
• look like: Resemble.
• meet up: See someone, either intentionally or unexpectedly.
• move off: Depart; go away.

P-R Phrasal Verbs

• pay for: Give money for goods or services.
• pay off: Pay the full amount owed on something.
• pull away: Take something out; extract.
• put up with: Bear patiently something unpleasant; tolerate.
• relate to sb.: Understand and feel sympathy for someone.
• run over: Hit someone or something with a car.

S-T Phrasal Verbs

• set off: Start a journey.
• shut in: Confine; enclosed.
• sit back: Be inactive while something is happening.
• sit out: Refrain from taking part in something.
• sit through: Stay until the end of an unpleasant situation.
• slow down: Reduce the speed.
• sort sth. out: Deal successfully with a problem.
• speak up: Speak loudly.
• stay at: Remain in a place.
• stay in: Be at home.
• stay by: Support someone in a bad moment.
• stick up for sb.: Defend or support someone.
• take off (a): Remove clothing.
• take off (b): Ascend; leave the ground (e.g., a plane).
• talk sth. over: Discuss something.
• talk sth. into: Persuade someone to do something.
• tear up: Destroy something (by tearing).
• tell on sb.: Give information about bad behavior to someone (inform).
• think sth. over: Consider something carefully; analyze deeply.
• tie in with: Connect or be consistent with someone or something.
• turn sth. down: Refuse to accept or agree to something.
• turn up: To appear or come to your attention.

W Phrasal Verbs

• work out: Accomplish by work, find a solution, or develop.