February 12, 2021
Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs | English Language | Vocabulary |
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Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verb is an idiomatic phrase that consists of a verb and another element, i.e. either an adverb or a preposition. You can refer to some of them given below.
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example |
Act on |
To Take action against something. | You should act on this plan immediately.
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Act up |
To misbehave with somebody. | She acted up when she was told not to drink.
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Answer back |
To reply immediately | One should not answer back one’s parents.
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Answer for |
To be held responsible for | You should answer for what you did yesterday with him.
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Ask for |
To Request/To demand | Why don’t you ask him for the money you lent him?
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Back off |
To move backwards | One of the policemen ordered us to back off.
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Back out |
To withdraw from something | It is very difficult to keep promise but easy to back out.
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Back up |
To provide support to someone | My brother backed me up during the days of crisis.
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Beat out |
To defeat by a narrow margin | India beat out Australia in an ODI match held today.
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Beat up |
To feel guilty of something | I was completely beaten after my car ran over a puppy. |
Blow up |
To explode | She blew up in meeting when asked for an explanation.
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Break into |
To enter somewhere forcibly | They tried to break into my neighbours’ home.
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Break down |
To stop working (Machines) | My car broke down en route to Goa.
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Break up |
To end a relationship | Now, I have decided to break up with my girl friend.
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Break through |
To make a new discovery | Griffin broke through after being invisible.
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Bring up |
To raise a child | I was brought up with love, care and affection.
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Bring forth |
To display something | You should bring forth you hidden talent.
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Call off |
To cancel | The match was called off due to incessant rain.
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Carry on |
To maintain | We should carry on watering the plant for their growth.
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Check out |
To record someone before leaving | My parents had checked out at 12 noon from Raj Palace. |
Check up |
To verify something through tests | The doctors checked up before my mother’s surgery.
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Come across |
To meet somebody unexpectedly | I came across one of my school’s friends at the mall yesterday.
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Come up with |
To create/think/invent | Griffin came up with a new idea when asked by his teachers.
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Crack down |
To enforce something strictly | It’s the high time to crack down 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Cut down |
To reduce | Government should cut down the prices of petrol in India.
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Cut off |
To interrupt | She tried to cut off when we were talking to each other.
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Fall apart |
To disintegrate | Both the brother have fallen apart due to a property’s dispute.
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Fill up |
To fill the tank of a vehicle | I have been getting my car’s tank filled up from this gas station.
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Fill in |
To fill | You need to fill in all the particulars before letting yourself in.
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Get along |
To have a good relationship | He was getting along with his wife when that happened. |
Get together |
To meet socially | The staff of our college got together for a formal meeting.
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Give up |
To surrender | The easiest task of this world is to give up.
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Give away |
To gift someone | The honourable Prime Minister of India gave away the prizes.
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Give up on |
To stop believing somebody | I have given up on my friends after that incident happened.
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Go ahead |
To begin | I have decided to go ahead with my classes.
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Go through |
To undergo something | She has gone through a lot of trouble during this pandemic.
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Hang up |
To disconnect a call | The child hanged up the phone as soon as his mother came.
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Hang out |
To spend time together aimlessly | We have decided to hang out with our cousins.
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Hold back |
To stop | You should hold back your anger while talking to others.
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Hold on |
To wait for a short while | Would you mind holding the phone line for a minute? |
Hold up |
To rob at a gun point | We were held up in Bihar while we were strolling in evening.
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Keep on |
To continue | One should keep on smiling no matter what the situation is.
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Kick off |
To start/launch | We should kick off a new IT project in order to mint money.
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Kick in |
To contribute in money collection | She kicked in when people came to collect funds for Ram Mandir.
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Kick out |
To Eject | Ram was kicked out of the company due to his rude behavior.
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Knock down |
To demolish | The whole building was knocked down after giving a notice.
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Lay down |
To surrender | Chinese soldiers will have to lay down before Indian soldiers soon.
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Live up |
To fulfill the expectations | He was sorry for not living up to his mother’s expectations.
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Live through |
To survive a difficult period or event | Sachin lived through the entire bad phase of his life bravely.
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Let down |
To disappoint | A father can never let down his son in any of the situations. |
Look For |
To search | Policemen were looking for the thieves in the whole town.
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Look after |
To take care of somebody | She was appointed to look after the new-born baby
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Look up |
To find the word in dictionary | I looked up that word in order to know its meaning.
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Look into |
To investigate | The Principal must look into this case to find out the guilty.
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Look forward to |
To be excited about something | She was looking forward to meeting her husband after a long time.
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Make up |
To transform somebody with cosmetics | We were made up in a local parlor at the time of her wedding.
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Make up |
To compensate | Who will make up for the losses happened during the pandemic?
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Mess around |
To fiddle aimlessly | They went to a nearby mall and messed around here and there.
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Mess up |
To make a mess of | She was completely messed up when I reached her home.
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Move on |
To leave someplace for betterment | It was a great time to leave Holy Child Public School to move on. |
Pass away |
To die | My father passed away at the age of 64.
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Pass on |
To convey | I expect you will pass on my message to the gatekeeper.
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Pick up |
To Answer a call | Why did you not pick up my call yesterday?
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Play up |
To misbehave | She usually plays up with her parents especially after drinking.
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Put up with |
To tolerate | The school decided not to put up with any of its employee.
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Put out |
To extinguish | Some people came up to put out the fire of the shop.
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Put on |
To wear clothes | I went to the trial room and put on a T-shirt.
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Put up |
To present something | Students of class XII put up a great show on farewell.
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Run out |
To come to an end | My bike ran out of petrol on the way to Manali.
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Run off with |
To elope with someone else | She ran off with another man leaving her three kids behind. |
Run over |
To drive over somebody | Five men were run over by a truck on N.H.8 yesterday.
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See off |
To say good bye to someone | Why don’t you go to see off your sister at the airport?
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See to |
To take care of | Make sure, you see to the new-born puppy.
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Set up |
To establish someone in business | My father tried his level best to set me up in his business.
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Stand by |
To support | A good friend always stands by you in every tough situation.
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Stand out |
To be extraordinary | You can only stand out when you put in extraordinary efforts.
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Stand up for |
To speak something in support | Everyone should stand up for those who are not getting salaries.
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Split up |
To end a marriage relationship | Why don’t you split up with your dishonest husband?
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Stop over |
To stay somewhere for a short time | We stopped over at a local restaurant while going to Jaipur.
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Sell out |
To sell the whole quantity | The entire stock of Woodland is sold out.
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Sort out |
To organize something | She has decided to sort out everything with her husband. |
Slow down |
To decrease the speed | It is better to slow down the vehicle seeing a steep breaker.
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Slack off |
To do something with less energy | She slacked off while making her project for the school.
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Take after |
To resemble | This child resembles his mother altogether.
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Take off |
To leave the ground | The plane took off at 8 PM and landed at Jammu airport at 11 PM.
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Take over |
To buy the ownership of a business | We are planning to take over Burgerwala pretty soon.
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Throw away |
To waste | Rohit Sharma threw away his wicket in the first session.
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Turn up |
To appear suddenly | She left but never turned up again to see her property.
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Turn out |
To produce | This friendship will turn out nothing but disappointments.
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Think over |
To consider something carefully | The thought over and jumped to a conclusion after a short while.
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Take off |
To remove a piece of clothing | Why don’t you take off your old shirt and put on a newer one. |
Think up |
To invent an idea | Why don’t you think up and do some creative job?
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Tip off |
To warn against something illegal | We were tipped off for selling illegal weapons before the raid.
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Turn down |
To refuse | I turned down the proposal of a local school to join as a teacher.
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Vouch for |
To give guarantee | My friend vouched for me when I went to borrow some money.
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Vie for |
To compete | Why don’t you vie for the vice-President’s seat?
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Vote for |
To express a choice | We shall always vote for the deserving candidate. |
Walk out |
To go out of someplace | She walked out of the room as soon as I shared my problem. |
Wash out |
To cancel due to bad weather | The match was washed out yesterday. |
Work out |
To exercise | One should work out daily to stay mentally and physically fit. |
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