Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs List
All 60 phrasal verbs with their meanings and an example for each. Or play the trainer
Essential (1–20) · A1–A2
| № | Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wake up | stop sleeping; make someone stop sleeping | I wake up at 7 every morning. |
| 2 | get up | get out of bed | She gets up early on weekdays. |
| 3 | sit down | take a seat | Please sit down and relax. |
| 4 | stand up | rise to your feet | Everyone stood up when the teacher came in. |
| 5 | come in | enter a room or building | Come in, the door is open. |
| 6 | go out | leave home to have fun | We go out for dinner on Fridays. |
| 7 | come back | return to the place where you are now | He will come back next week. |
| 8 | go back | return to where you were before | I need to go back home. |
| 9 | turn on | start a device or light | Can you turn on the lights? |
| 10 | turn off | stop a device or light | Turn off the TV before you sleep. |
| 11 | put on | dress yourself in clothes | Put on your coat, it's cold outside. |
| 12 | take off | remove clothesalso means: leave the ground and start flying (a plane) | Take off your shoes before entering. |
| 13 | look for | try to find | I'm looking for my keys. |
| 14 | pick up | lift from the floor; collect someone | Can you pick up the kids from school? |
| 15 | give back | return something to its owner | Please give back my book tomorrow. |
| 16 | hurry up | move or act faster | Hurry up, we're late! |
| 17 | slow down | reduce speed | Slow down, you're driving too fast. |
| 18 | grow up | become an adult | He grew up in a small village. |
| 19 | clean up | make a place tidy | Let's clean up the kitchen together. |
| 20 | try on | put on clothes to see if they fit | She tried on three different dresses. |
Everyday (21–40) · A2–B1
| № | Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | find out | discover information | I found out the truth yesterday. |
| 22 | look after | take care of | Can you look after my cat this weekend? |
| 23 | get along with | have a friendly relationship with | I get along with my colleagues very well. |
| 24 | give up | stop trying; quit | Don't give up on your dreams. |
| 25 | carry on | continue | Please carry on with your work. |
| 26 | work out | exercise to get fitalso means: find a solution | I work out at the gym every morning. |
| 27 | set up | prepare or arrange something | We need to set up the new printer. |
| 28 | fill out | complete a form | Please fill out this form. |
| 29 | check in | register at a hotel or airport | We checked in at the hotel at noon. |
| 30 | check out | leave a hotel and payalso means: look at something to learn more | We check out of the hotel at 10 a.m. |
| 31 | run out of | have no more of something left | We ran out of milk this morning. |
| 32 | deal with | handle a problem or situation | I have to deal with this problem today. |
| 33 | call back | return a phone call | I'll call you back in five minutes. |
| 34 | hang out | spend free time with friends | We usually hang out at the park. |
| 35 | show up | arrive, often unexpectedly | He didn't show up for the meeting. |
| 36 | make up | invent a story or an excusealso means: become friends again after an argument | She made up a story about the accident. |
| 37 | break down | stop working (a machine)also means: lose control of your emotions | My car broke down on the highway. |
| 38 | calm down | become relaxed after being upset | Please calm down and explain what happened. |
| 39 | throw away | put in the trash | Don't throw away those old photos. |
| 40 | look forward to | feel excited about something in the future | I'm looking forward to the holidays. |
Advanced (41–60) · B1–B2
| № | Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | bring up | start talking about a subjectalso means: raise a child | She brought up an interesting point at the meeting. |
| 42 | point out | draw attention to something | He pointed out a mistake in the report. |
| 43 | figure out | understand or solve after thinking | I can't figure out how this works. |
| 44 | put off | delay; postpone | We had to put off the trip until next month. |
| 45 | turn down | refuse an offeralso means: lower the volume | She turned down the job offer. |
| 46 | take over | take control of something | He took over the company after his father retired. |
| 47 | come up with | think of an idea or plan | They came up with a great idea. |
| 48 | get over | recover from an illness or a bad experience | It took her months to get over the flu. |
| 49 | go through | experience something difficultalso means: look through or examine | We went through a lot of difficulties last year. |
| 50 | cut down on | use or eat less of something | I'm trying to cut down on sugar. |
| 51 | keep up with | move or progress at the same speed as | It's hard to keep up with all the changes. |
| 52 | catch up with | reach someone who is ahead | Go ahead, I'll catch up with you in a minute. |
| 53 | end up | finally be in a situation you didn't plan | We ended up staying home all weekend. |
| 54 | carry out | perform a task or plan | The team carried out the plan successfully. |
| 55 | rule out | decide that something is not possible | The doctor ruled out any serious illness. |
| 56 | back up | make a copy of computer filesalso means: support someone | Always back up your files regularly. |
| 57 | break up | end a romantic relationshipalso means: break into pieces | They broke up after three years together. |
| 58 | put up with | tolerate something unpleasant | I can't put up with this noise anymore. |
| 59 | take up | start a new hobby or activityalso means: use space or time | She decided to take up painting. |
| 60 | come across | find by chance | I came across an old photo in the drawer. |