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DEFINITIONS OF PHRASAL VERBS

1. back up 13. bring out
- to support - to produce something to sell to the
public
2. blow up - to cause to be seen
- to explode, cause to explode
- to fill something with air or gas 14. bring up
- to become angry suddenly - to educate and care in the family until
- to become severe (storm or trouble) grown-up
- to introduce or raise a subject
3. blow out - to vomit
- to stop burning when a person or the
wind blows on it 15. call off
- to burst - to cancel

4. break away
- to escape from someone who is 16. call at
holding you - to pay a short visit
- to stop being part of a group
17. call on / upon
5. break out - to pay a short visit
- to start suddenly - to require authoritatively, to order
- to escape
18. call for
6. break through - to demand
- to force a way through - to need or deserve a particular action,
- to make new and important discoveries remark or quality

7. break in 19. call in

- to enter a building by force - to ask to come to help
- to interrupt when someone is talking - to telephone a place
- to visit a place or person for a short
8. break up time
- to divide into many pieces
- to end (a relationship / an arrangement 20. call out
etc.) - to ask someone to come
- to yell
9. break down
- to stop working properly 21. carry on (with)
- to lose control of one's emotions and - to continue
weep
- to smash something so that it falls 22. carry out
- to become mentally or physically ill - to fulfill, to perform
because of an unpleasant experience
23. catch up (with)
10. break into - to reach someone who is ahead
- to go into a house or a room forcibly - to do something you did not have time
to do earlier
11. break off - to come level with
- to stop, to terminate before expected
time 24. catch on
- to separate a part from a larger piece - to understand something
- to become popular
12. bring about
- to cause to happen, to initiate 25. check out
- to leave
- to examine

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26. check in 39. come to

- to arrive and register - to become conscious again
- to be a particular total when amounts
27. cheer up or numbers are added together
- to cause to become happier, more - to reach a particular state or situation
cheerful
40. come up with
28. clear up - to suggest something such as an idea
- to make a place tidy or a plan
- to clarify
- to improve (weather / health) 41. come upon
- to meet or find by chance
29. come across
- to find or meet accidentally 42. come by
- to get, to obtain
30. come away
- to become separated 43. come down with
- to start to suffer from an illness,
31. come about especially one that is not serious
- to happen, to occur
44. count on
32. come before - to rely on
- to be more important than someone or
something else 45. cross out
- to be considered or judged by - to draw a line through writing, to
someone in authority remove
- to precede
46. cut down (on)
33. come along - to reduce, to lessen
- to arrive or appear at a place
- to accompany 47. do away with
- to occur - to get rid of, to eliminate, to abolish
- to develop or improve
48. draw up
34. come around / round - to prepare a document
- to come to a place or a decision - to move a chair near to someone or
- to regain consciousness something

35. come at 49. draw back

- to move in a threatening way, to attack - to move away from someone or
- to reach and discover something
- to decide not to do something
36. come into
- to inherit money or property 50. drop in
- to make a short unannounced visit
37. come off
- to take place 51. drop out
- to be able to be removed - to abandon some organized activity, to
- to fall from, to become unfastened or quit, to withdraw
disconnected from
52. drop off
38. come out - to fall asleep
- to be published - to decrease
- to appear - to leave someone or something at a
- to become known place
- to be removed

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53. fall back upon / on 67. get behind (with)

- to use something for help because no - to fail to produce something at the
other choice is available proper time

54. fall off 68. get by

- to become smaller or lower - to manage to live or survive without
- to separate and move toward the much money, help or other resources
ground
69. get down
55. fall behind (with) - to record in writing
- to make less progress than other - to make someone unhappy
people
- to miss a deadline 70. get down to
- to start doing something
56. fall out
- to stop being friends, to quarrel 71. get off
- to come out (hair / tooth etc.) - to descend from, to leave (especially a
vehicle)
57. fall through
- to fail to occur, not to happen, not to be 72. get out
accomplished - to go outside, to leave, to escape
- to become known
58. fall to
- to be or become the duty or job of 73. get over
someone - to get better after an illness or an
- to begin doing something energetically unhappy experience

59. fall upon / on 74. get up

- to start eating food very eagerly - to rise
- to attack someone suddenly
75. get to
60. figure out - to start doing something
- to be able to understand something - to affect emotionally
- to reach
61. find out
- to learn a fact or piece of information 76. get through
for the first time - to get into telephone conservation
- to make oneself understood
62. get across - to succeed especially in an exam or
- to communicate one's ideas competition

63. get along 77. get in

- to be friendly - to arrive
- to deal with a situation, usually - to be accepted
successfully - to enter ( vehicle, enclosed place)
- to collect or buy a supply of
64. get on
- to make progress 78. give out
- to live or work pleasantly together - to stop working, to become exhausted
- to board a vehicle - to distribute
- to make public
65. get at
- to manage to reach 79. give up
- to annoy, to criticise - to stop a bad habit
- to stop having a relationship with
66. get away with someone
- to perform some illegal or wrong act - to admit defeat
without being punished or caught

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80. give away 94. hand over

- to tell information or facts that you - to give something to someone else
should keep secret - to give someone else responsibility for
- to donate or control of something or someone

81. give in 95. hand out

- to admit defeat - to distribute
- to hand in
96. hand in
82. give off - to submit, to present
- to release, to emit or produce ( a gas,
heat or smell) 97. hang up
- to end a telephone conversation
83. go for - to delay
- to attack someone
- to try to have or achieve something 98. hear about
- to choose something - to get to know, to be informed
- to like or admire
99. hear from
84. go against - to receive news or information from
- to oppose someone, usually by letter or telephone

85. go ahead 100. hear of

- to continue - to have knowledge of the existence of
- to do something as intended something or someone

86. go down with 101. hold off

- to become ill - not to do something immediately, to
delay
87. go by - to avoid, to refrain
- to pass (a place / time etc.)
- to act according to 102. hold on
- to wait, to pause
88. go after - to continue in spite of difficulties
- to chase or follow someone in order to
catch them 103. hold up
- to try to obtain something - to steal from someone using violence
- to delay someone or something
89. go off - to move upwards
- to explode
- to ring or sound loudly 104. keep up
- to go bad (food / drink etc.) - to keep in good condition
- to continue
90. go through
- to experience something difficult or 105. keep up with
unpleasant -to move at the same speed as
- to examine someone or something

91. go up 106. keep away

- to increase - not to go somewhere or near
something
92. go on (with)
- to take place, to happen 107. keep on
- to continue - to continue doing something

93. go over 108. keep off

- to examine or look at something in a - to remain at a distance
careful or detailed way - to avoid doing something

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109. keep out 126. look into

- to prevent from entering - to investigate, to inquire

110. lay off 127. look round / around

- to end someone's employment - to search, to walk around

111. let down 128. look through

- to cause disappointment - to read something quickly

112. let off 129. make out

- to excuse from punishment, duty etc. - to understand something
- to fire or cause to explode - to distinguish
- to write all the necessary information
113. live on on an official document
- to use money to buy the things that you
need 130. make up
- to eat only a particular type of food - to invent (an explanation / an excuse /
a story etc.)
114. look to - to put cosmetics on
- to expect from, to depend on - to become friends again
- to be part of, to form
115. look up
- to try to find a particular piece of 131. make up for
information by looking in a book or on a list - to compensate for

116. look after 132. make for

- to take care of - to move towards a place
- to make possible or likely, to result in
117. look back on
- to remember something from one's 133. pass out
past - to become unconscious
- to give something to each person in a
118. look down on group of people
- to think that someone is less important
than you, to despise 134. pass away
- to die
119. look forward to
- to feel pleased and excited about 135. pay off
something that is going to happen - to give someone all the money you
have borrowed from them
120. look up to
- to admire and respect someone 136. pick up
- take or lift mostly with hands or finger
121. look for - to come to meet and escort someone
- to seek for, to search for - learn casually without effort

122. look in (on) 137. point out

- to make a short visit - to explain, to indicate

123. look on 138. pull down

- to watch something happen but not - to destroy a building
become involved in it - to make unhappy or physically weak

124. look out (for) 139. pull through

- to watch for, to be careful of - to recover from a serious illness
- to succeed in dealing with a difficult
125. look over period of your life
- to examine

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140. pull out 154. run into

- to remove, often by force - to meet by accident
- to hit forcefully
141. put off
- to delay, to postpone 155. run out (of)
- to use entirely
142. put aside
- to save money 156. run over
- to disregard - to overflow
- to drive over accidentally
143. put down
- to put an object that you are holding 157. see to
onto the floor - to deal with
- to record in writing - to take care of
- to bring to an end
- to treat someone in an unpleasant way 158. send for
- to send someone a message asking
144. put across them to come to see you
- to explain or express something clearly - to request order by post

145. put forward 159. send out

- to suggest something or offer an idea - to cause something to reach other
people
146. put out - to produce
- to extinguish
- to make something public 160. set up
- to start or establish something
147. put through
- to be connected by telephone, to make 161. set off
a call - to begin a journey
- to complete successfully
162. set out
148. put on - to start a journey
- to cover part of the body with clothes - to begin with the intention of
etc.
- to make a device operate 163. show off
- to add to the amount - to boast by words or action
- to perform or organize something
164. show up
149. put up with - to arrive
- to bear patiently, to tolerate - to be seen clearly or easily

150. run down 165. stand by

- to hit someone with a vehicle - to be loyal to someone who is in a
- to lose power difficult situation, to support

151. run after 166. stand for

- to try to catch, to chase - to represent, to be an abbreviation for
a word
152. run away - to endure, to tolerate
- to escape - to offer oneself as a candidate
- to try to avoid dealing with a difficult
situation 167. stand out
- to be noticeable, to be clearly seen
153. run across
- to meet or find by chance
- to experience a problem when you are
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168. take back 181. tell apart

- to return something you have bought to - to distinguish between one or more
a shop similar people or things
- to regain possession
- to admit that something you said was 182. throw up
wrong - to vomit
- to remind a period in the past - to abandon, to reject
- to produce, to bring into existence
169. take for
- to mistake for 183. try on
- to regard as something - to put on a piece of clothing to discover
if it fits you or if you like it
170. take apart
- to separate into pieces 184. try out
- to test
171. take down
- to write 185. turn down
- to separate into pieces - to refuse to accept an offer or request
- to reduce the amount of sound / heat
172. take in etc.
- to cheat, to deceive
- to understand 186. turn away
- to make narrower ( clothes) - not to accept, not to allow somebody in

173. take over 187. turn back

- to gain control over and responsibility - to go in the opposite direction
for something
188. turn into
174. take after - to change and become something
- to resemble different

175. take away 189. turn off

- to remove - to stop the operation of
- to subtract
190. turn on
176. take on - to start using a piece of equipment by
- to accept (a responsibility / work etc.) pressing a button or moving a switch
- to employ
191. turn over
177. take off - to give control to
- to remove (clothes / shoes etc.) - to give to the police
- to leave the ground (a plane etc.)
- to imitate 192. turn up
- to increase the force, speed, loudness
178. take out etc.
- to remove something from somewhere - to come, to arrive
- to go somewhere with someone
193. turn out
179. take up - to happen in a particular way or to
- to start as a hobby or sport have a particular result, especially an
- to use a particular amount of time, unexpected one
space or - to stop the operation of ( a light etc.)
effort
- to shorten a piece of clothing 194. wash away
- to destroy by the action of water
180. tell off
- to criticize someone angrily 195. watch out (for)
- to be careful

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196. wear out

- to use something until no longer
useable
- to make somebody extremely tired

197. wear off

- to fade
- to disappear through use or time

198. wind up
- to end, to finish by becoming
something
- to annoy or upset someone
- to tighten the spring of a clock by
turning a key

199. wipe out

- to destroy completely

200. work out

- to solve a problem, to find by reasoning
and calculating
- to exercise to improve physical health