N° Phrasal verb Meaning Example

1 If she is sent to prison, what will become of her

Become of Happen to = ‫يحدث ل‬
children?

2 blow up Explode = ‫ينفجر‬ They tried to blow up the rail road station.

3 My mother brought up that little matter of my bad

bring up mention a topic = ‫يذكر موضوعا‬
mark again.

4 bring up raise children = ‫تربية األطفال‬ It isn’t easy to bring up children nowadays.

5 call off Cancel = ‫إلغاء‬ They called off this afternoon’s meeting

6 do over repeat a job = ‫إعادة الشيء مرة ثانية‬ Do this homework over.

7 take action to do something = ‫التعامل مع‬

Deal with I spent the morning dealing with my exercises.
‫الشيء إلنجازه أو حله‬

8 fill out complete a form = ‫ملء جدول أو نموذج إلخ‬ Fill out this application form and mail it in.

9 fill to capacity = ‫ملء الشيء عن آخره كماء‬

fill up She filled up the car with essence.
‫خزان السيارة مثال‬

10 My sister found out that her husband had been

find out Discover = ‫يكتشف‬
planning a surprise party for her

11 give something to someone else for free

give away The filling station was giving away free gas.
= ‫إعطاء الشيء مجانا‬

12 My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he’s

give back return an object = ‫إرجاع الشيء‬
not about to give it back.

13 cease making an effort = ‫التوقف عن القيام‬

Give up The boxer gave up the fight in the middle of round 3
‫بمجهود‬

14 stop doing something = ‫التوقف عن فعل‬

Give up (2) Tom gave up smoking last year
‫الشيء‬

We’re having the Simpsons over for supper on

Have over Come to visit or stay with
Tuesday evening.

The students handed in their papers and left the

hand in submit something(assignment)
room.
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She hung up the phone before she hung up her

hang up put something on hook or receiver
clothes.

I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the

hold up delay
bathroom.

Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this

hold up (2) rob
afternoon.

to force someone to leave a place or

Kick out Sonia’s been kicked out of her house.
organization

Look for search for someone or something I’m looking for Jim. Have you seen him?

You left out the part about the police chase down
leave out omit
Asylum Avenue.

The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before

look over examine, check questioning the witness. (They looked them over
carefully.)

You’ve misspelled this word again. You’d

look up search in a list
better look it up.

She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story

make up invent a story or lie
about going to the movies with her friends.

He was so far away, we really couldn’t make

make out hear, understand
out what he was saying.

to write all the necessaryinformation on a

Make out (2) She made out a cheque and handed it to me.
document

There were three men in the line-up. She picked

pick out choose
out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.

The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them

pick up lift something off something else
pick it up.)

As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the

point out call attention to
major historical sites.
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We put away money for our retirement / She put

put away save or store
away the cereal boxes.

We asked the boss to put off the meeting until

put off postpone / delay
tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)

I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on

put on put clothing on the body
quickly.)

The firefighters put out the house fire before it could

put out extinguish
spread. (They put it out quickly.)

Read out Speak loudly He reads the list of names out.

I read over the homework, but couldn’t make any

read over peruse
sense of it.

Sit up to go to bed later than usual We sat up very late yesterday talking

My wife set up the living room exactly the way she

set up to arrange, begin wanted it.

These are your instructions. Write them down before

take down make a written note
you forget.

take off remove clothing It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.

Take off (2) copy someone for fun Beth can take off Mr Bean brilliantly.

Take up to start doing something as a habit or job Chris has taken up jogging.

We have serious problems here.

talk over discuss
Let’s talk them over like adults.

throw away discard That’s a lot of money! Don’t just throw it away.

try on to put on a piece of clothing to see how it What a lovely dress! Why don’t you try it on?
looks

I tried out four cars before I could find one that

try out test
pleased me.
turn down lower volume Your radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down.
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He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he

turn down (2) reject
was turned down both times.
Grandpa couldn’t hear, so he turned up his hearing
turn up raise the volume
aid.
turn off switch off electricity We turned off the lights so that the baby could sleep.
turn off (2) repulse It was a disgusting movie. It really turned me off.
turn on switch on the electricity Turn on the that TV set please .
The gang members used up all the money and went
use up exhaust, use completely
out to rob some more banks.