Essential Phrasal Verbs for Fluent English
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- See off: To say goodbye. Don't worry about the journey to the airport; I'm coming to see you off.
- Take down: To write down. The other car didn't stop after the accident, yet I was able to take down its number.
- Try out: To test something (machine, product, etc.). The car's in quite good condition, but you can try it out before you make any decision.
- Bring up: To mention something. Would you like to bring up any other matters before the meeting closes?
- Bring up: To raise or educate someone. Her parents died when she was eight, so her uncle decided to bring her up himself.
- Get down: To make someone feel depressed. Stop worrying about it. Don't let this failure get you down.
- Call off: To cancel something. I'm afraid we'll have to call the meeting off because of the weather.
- Put up: To provide lodging or offer accommodation. I've got a spare room, so I can put you up if you're ever here again.
- Run down: To criticize. They're very two-faced. They're nice to her face, yet they run her down behind her back.
- Put forward: To suggest. I'd like to put forward a proposal. I suggest we start producing in May.
- Let down: To disappoint someone. I'm depending on you to pay me back, so please don't let me down.
- Make up: To invent. To cover his absence, he decided to make up a completely false story about what happened.
- Rule out: To leave out or eliminate. The government does not intend to rule out the possibility of military action.
- Bear out: To confirm the truth. If you think I'm wrong, check the encyclopedia… it will bear me out.
- Put off: To postpone. Because of pressure of work, he had to put off his summer holiday until October.
- Leave out: To exclude someone. You did not play so well last time, so we've decided to leave you out of the next game.
- Give away: To reveal something or betray someone. They'll never believe you're American. Your accent will give you away immediately.
- Pull down: To destroy (a building). They decided to pull down the old building; it was destroying the beautiful sight.
- Put up: To construct (a building). The authorities put up a modern office block.
- Do up: To redecorate a place. I think the flat will look fantastic after I do it up this weekend.
- Turn out: To evict or throw someone out. If you keep delaying the rent, we shall have no option but to turn you out.
- Turn away: To refuse admittance to someone somewhere. We're very sorry to have to turn you away, but the hotel is fully booked at the moment.
- Look up: To visit someone. When I was in New York, I was able to look up several old friends.
- Put off: To discourage someone. Don't let the outside appearance put you off; it's a beautiful place.
- Stand for: To represent or mean. The initials VIP stand for Very Important Person.
- Account for: To explain something. Scientists are mystified by the increase in the world's temperature. They are unable to account for it.
- Get over: To recover from a problem (psychologically). I don't think he'll ever completely get over his wife's death. He'll always miss her.