PHRASAL VERBS

BASIC PHRASAL VERBS

WITH PICTURES AND
SYNONYMS
BREAK DOWN = malfunction
BREAK DOWN = overcome
BREAK OFF = dissolve
BREAK OUT IN = erupt
BREAK UP = scatter
BRING UP = educate
COME ACROSS = find
COME INTO = inherit
 COME ROUND =
regain consciousness
COME UP WITH = propose
CUT OFF = interrupt
DO UP = launder
 DROP IN =
visit by surprise
FALL OUT = quarrel
FIND OUT = discover
GET OVER = recover
GET ROUND = overcome
GET THROUGH = connect
GO DOWN = decrease
GROW UP = increase in size
 HOLD ON =
keep the connection open
LOOK AFTER = take care of
 LOOK BACK =
review past events
LOOK FOR = seek
LOOK INTO = investigate
LOOK OVER = examine
LOOK ROUND = glance
 LOOK UP =
search for information
MAKE OUT = identify
MAKE UP = reconcile
MAKE UP = invent
MAKE UP FOR = compensate
PASS OUT = faint
POINT OUT = indicate
 PUT THROUGH =
make a phone connection
RUN INTO = encounter
SPEAK UP = raise one’s voice
STAND FOR = represent
TAKE AFTER = resemble
THINK OVER = consider
WORK OUT = solve