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Phrasal Verbs Reference

The following table is an alphabetical reference chart of the most commonly used English

phrasal verbs with following eplanations. !ou should remember that native spea"ers ofEnglish tend to use phrasal verbs in everyday conversation and generally reserve one#wordverbs $i.e. %investigate% instead of %loo" into%& for more formal occasions such as businessletters etc.

Please note that all phrasal verbs mar"ed by an asteris" $'& are ()(#separable verbs $i.e. thepreposition MUST follow the main verb. *or eample+ , called on -an NOT , called -an on&./erbs that are not mar"ed by an asteris" $'& are separable verbs $i.e. the preposition may ormay not follow the main verb. *or eample+ , brought the children up )0 , brought up thechildren&.

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0emember that separable phrasal verbs using a pronoun as the ob1ect of the verb MUST beseparated $, brought them up NOT , brought up them&

A s" out s" someone to go on a date

B ring about cause

ring up 4& rear children 2& mention or introduce a topic

C 5all bac" 0eturn a telephone call

5all in s" to come to an official place for a special reason

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5all off cancel

5all on' 4& visit 2& as" a student a 6uestion in class

5all up 5all on the telephone

5atch up $with&' 0each the same position or level as someone

5hec" in' 0egister at a hotel

5hec" into' investigate

5hec" out 4& borrow a boo" from a library 2& investigate5heer up 7a"e $someone& feel happier

5lean up 7a"e clean and orderly

5ome across' *ind by chance

5ross out -raw a line through

5ut out Stop an annoying activity

D -o over repeat

-rop by' /isit informally

-rop in $on&' /isit informally

-rop off Leave something8someone somewhere

-rop out $of&' Stop going to school or class

F *igure out *ind the answer by logic

*ill out 5omplete a form*ind out -iscover information

9et along $with&' To have a good relationship with

9et bac" $from& 4& return from somewhere 2& receive again

9et in: get into' 4& enter a car 2& arrive

9et off' Leave any vehicle

9et on' Enter any vehicle

9et out of' 4& leave a car 2& avoid some unpleasant activity

9et over' 0ecover from an illness

9et through' finish

9et up' rise from bed: a chair etc.

9ive bac" 0eturn something to someone

9ive up Stop doing something

9o over' 0eview or chec"

9row up' ecome an adult

H Hand in Submit an assignment

Hang up 4& Stop a telephone conversation 2& put up clothes on a line or a hoo"

Have on ;ear

<eep out $of& (ot enter

<eep up $with&' Stay at the same position or level

<ic" out $of& *orce $someone& to leave

L Loo" after' Ta"e care of  

Loo" into' ,nvestigate

Loo" out $for&' e careful

Loo" over 0eview or chec"

Loo" up Loo" for information in a reference boo"

M 7a"e up 4& invent 2& do past wor"

N (ame after 9ive a baby the name of someone else

P Pass away' -ie

Pass out 4& distribute 2& lose consciousness

Pic" out Select

Pic" up 4& go to get someone 2& ta"e in one=s hand

Point out 5all someone=s attention to

Put away 0emove to an appropriate place

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Put bac" 0eturn to original position

Put off Postpone

Put on -ress

Put out Etinguish a cigarette: fire

Put up with' Tolerate

R  0un into 7eet by chance

0un across *ind by chance0un out $of& *inish a supply of something

S Show up' ppear: come to

Shut off Stop a machine: e6uipment: light etc.

T Ta"e after' 0esemble

Ta"e off 4& remove clothing 2& leave on a trip 3& leave the ground $aeroplane&

Ta"e out 4& ta"e someone on a date 2& remove

Ta"e over Ta"e control

Ta"e up egin a new activity

Tear down -emolish: reduce to nothing

Tear up Tear into many little pieces

Thin" over 5onsider

Throw away -iscard> get rid of  Throw out -iscard> get rid of  

Throw up /omit

Try on Put on clothing to see if it fits

Turn down -ecrease volume

Turn in 4& submit classwor" 2& go to bed

Turn off Stop a machine: e6uipment: light etc.

Turn on Start a machine: e6uipment: light etc.

Turn out Etinguish a light

Turn up ,ncrease volume or intensity

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