Phrasal verbs

VERB + in, out, on, off, up, down, away, back,

round, through, about, along, over, forward, by

GET
Get on (the bus/train/plane) = enter
The bus pulled over and I got on.
Get off the train at the next station.
Get off (the bus/train/plane) = go outside
Get on = progress
How are you getting on in your new job?
Get on with sb = have a good relationship
I don’t get on well with my boss.
Get on with sth = continue after an interruption
I must get on with my essay after dinner.
Get by = manage
How did she manage to get by without the money?
Get away = go on a journey
Kate and Jack went on a romantic getaway to Paris.
Get away = escape
The thieves managed to get away.
Get out = come out, go out
He got out of prison.
Get out of sth = avoid doing sth
Can we get out of going to that wedding?
Get away with sth = do sth wrong without being caught
John cheated in the exam but he got away with it.
Get back to sb = reply
I’ll get back to you ASAP.

COME
Come back = return
When will you come back home?
Come up (in a conversation) = be introduced in a conversation
The topic came up in the meeting last week.
Come up with (an idea) = produce an idea
Jane came up with the very interesting project.

TURN
Turn around/round = Look around
She heard a voice behind her and turned around.
Turn on (the light) = Switch on
Turn off (the light) = Switch off
Turn out (the light) = Switch off
Can you turn out the light?
Turn up = make louder
Turn the TV up, I can’t hear the news.
Turn down = make quieter
Can you turn the radio down, I can’t hear myself thinking!
Turn out (to be) = to realise, to become clear
My friend turned out to be a thief.
Turn sb/sth down = refuse, reject
Kate turned down the job offer.
Turn up / show up = arrive, appear
Are you going to turn up at the party tonight?
BREAK
Break down = stop working
Our car broke down again last week.

LOOK
Look out = be careful
Look out! There is a car coming.
Look around/round = look behind
There’s a dog running at your feet, look around.
Look up = look at the sky
I like looking up at the stars at night.
Look forward to = wait, anticipate
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

TAKE
Take off = to depart (about the plane)
The plane took off at 9.45am.
Take off (the shoes, clothes) = undress
Take your shoes off before going to the living room.

KEEP
Keep up with = go at the same speed
Don’t walk so fast, I can’t keep up with you.
Keep on doing sth = continue doing sth
Keep on walking.

FILL
Fill in (the form) = write necessary information
Fill out (the form) = write necessary information
In order to apply for the benefit you need to fill out this form.

GO
Go up (prices) = increase
Petrol prices have gone up this year.
Go down (temperature) = decrease
The temperature went down from 10 to 0 degrees.
Go out (light) = power off
Suddenly, the lights went out.
Go on = happen
What’s going on here?
Go on = continue
After secondary school I went on to study medicine at the university.
Go off (bomb) = explode
The bomb went off in the opposite building.
Go off (alarm) = ring
The fire alarm went off during the meeting.
Go up to/come up to/walk up to = approach
A fan came up to Kim Kardashian asking for an autograph.

TAKE
Take back = return
I had to take the shoes back to the shop, they were too small.
Take (sb) in = deceive
I was completely taken in by her joke.
Take up (space, time) = use a space/time
This sofa takes up too much space in the living room.
Take up (a hobby, sport) = start doing it
I took up kayaking when I was a little child.
Take sth down (from a wall) = remove
Take that picture down from the wall, I hate it.

PUT
Put out (a fire) = distinguish
The firemen put out the fire in the building.
Put sb off doing sth = cause sb not to want to do sth
I’m not going skiing this year. High prices put me off.
Put sth up (on a wall) = place it on a wall
Put this photograph up, it’s beautiful.
Put sth down = put it on the ground, shelf, etc.
Put the gun down!
Put up with sth = tolerate
I can’t put up with my neighbour’s behaviour.
Put sth away = put sth out of sight
Put the knife away.
Put sth back = put sth where it is usually kept
Put the blanket back to the closet, please.
Put off = delay
I have to put off writing this essay, I have a horrible headache.
Put on weight = get heavier
I’ve put on too much weight over Christmas.

WORK
Work out = exercise
I worked out in the gym today.
Work out = develop, progress
Can you work out the solution before 2pm?
Work (sth) out = calculate
Work out the total amount, please.

OUT
Carry out = conduct

Fall out (with sb) = stop being friends

Find out (about sth) = get the information

Give out = give to each person

Hand out = give to each person

Point sth out to sb = draw attention to sth

Run out of sth = use everything

Sort sth out = solve a problem, put in order

Try out = test

Move out = leave the house

Drop out (of college) = stop attending

Leave (sth) out = omit, not include sth

OFF
Call off = cancel

Be off = depart

Walk off / Run off / Drive off / Ride off = go from a place

Set off = start a journey

See sb off = go with sb to the station/airport

Finish off = finish the last part

Show off = try to impress sb

Tell off = speak angrily to sb because they did sth wrong

Rip sb off = cheat sb

Doze off / drop off / nod off = fall asleep

DOWN
Be knocked down (by a car) = be hit

Slow down = go at a slower speed

Calm sb down = make sb calmer

Cut down on sth = do sth less often

Close down / shut down = stop doing business

Let sb down = disappoint sb

Write sth down = write sth on paper

Knock down (a building) = collapse

Blow sth down = be moved by a wind, etc.

Cut sth down = cut so that it is very short.

UP
Catch up with sb = reach sb, move at the same speed

Set up = start, establish

Fix up (meeting) = arrange

Grow up = become an adult

Bring up a child = raise a child

Clean up / tidy up = clean up the mess

Wash up = wash the dishes

End up somewhere / end up doing sth = to happen in the end

Give up = stop trying

Give sth up = stop doing it

Make up sth / be made up of sth = consist

Use up = use all of sth

Bring up (a topic) = introduce in a conversation

Make sth up = invent sth that is not true

Cheer up = be happier

Cheer sb up = make sb feel happier

Save up = save money to buy sth

Clear up = become clear

Blow up = explode

Blow sth up = destroy with a bomb etc.

Tear sth up = tear sth into pieces

Beat sb up = hit sb badly

Break up / split up = separate

Do up (a coat, shoelaces etc.) = fasten, tie, etc.

Do up a building, a room = repair and improve

Look sth up (in a dictionary) = check

Hold up = delay

Mix up = confuse

Speak up = speak louder

Wake up = become awake

Pick sth up = pick sth from the ground

AWAY
Keep away from = don’t go near

Give sth away = give sth to sb because you don’t want it

Run away = escape

Fly away = escape by air

Throw away = discard, put in the rubbish

BACK
Call back/ ring back / phone back = return the phone call

Look back on sth = think about sth that happened in the past

Pay sb back = return the money

Give back = return

IN
Move in = inhabit a new house

Drop in / Call in = visit

ON
Drive on /walk on /play on = continue doing sth

Carry on = continue

OVER
Knock over = drop