Common phrasal verbs list with useful meanings. Helpful for the students and learners of English language.
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| Sr. No. | Phrasal Verbs | Meaning |
| 1 | Account for | Responsible for something |
| 2 | Act as | Perform |
| 3 | Add to | In addition to |
| 4 | Amount to | Because of |
| 5 | Appeal to | Attraction |
| 6 | Arrive at | Find out |
| 7 | Ask for | Seek |
| 8 | Answer back | Reply someone |
| 9 | Appeal back | Return request |
| 10 | Appeal to | Seeking request |
| 11 | Apply to | Make a formal request |
| 12 | Ask after | Ask about something |
| 13 | Ask for | Talk to someone |
| 14 | Ask out | Ask someone to go him |
| 15 | Ask over | Invite someone to someplace |
| 16 | Allow for | Permit someone to do something |
| 17 | Aim at | To produce something for some specific purpose |
| 18 | Ask after | Ask someone to give some information |
| 19 | Attach to | Join someone |
| 20 | Attend to | Presence at someplace |
| 21 | Act up | Rudely behavior |
| 22 | Ask around | To ask persons |
| 23 | Broke down | fail in strength |
| 24 | Broke into | Enter |
| 25 | Broken out | Spread |
| 26 | Broke up | Ended |
| 27 | Brought up | Grow up |
| 28 | Brought about | Take place |
| 29 | Begin with | Start |
| 30 | Blow out | Lit out |
| 31 | Bow up | Reach the limit |
| 32 | Bring back | Come back |
| 33 | Brush up | To improve the knowledge |
| 34 | Bank on | Have confidence in someone |
| 35 | Base on | Edge of something |
| 36 | Bear on | Having the burden of something upon someone |
| 37 | Beat down | To beat someone physically |
| 38 | Beat up | Assault someone extremely |
| 39 | Believe in | Opinion about something true |
| 40 | Bet on | To agree on something |
| 41 | Black out | Temporary loss of consciousness |
| 42 | Blow away | Having impressed of something |
| 43 | Blow out | To extinguish a flame |
| 44 | Blow over | Go over |
| 45 | Bounce back | Recovery after a difficult situation |
| 46 | Bow out | Withdraw |
| 47 | Brighten up | Become cheerful or bright |
| 48 | Bring along | Take something while going somewhere |
| 49 | Bring about | To take place |
| 50 | Butt in | Create interruption in some activity or work |
| 51 | Buy out | Acquisition of something |
| 52 | Bump into | Meet someone by chance |
| 53 | Bring forward | To arrange some event before the commencement date |
| 54 | Brush up | Improve the existing knowledge |
| 55 | Burn out | Exhaust |
| 56 | Call at | Stay for a short time |
| 57 | Called on | Visit |
| 58 | Called names | Abuses |
| 59 | Carried on | Continue |
| 60 | Carry out | Accomplish/ implement |
| 61 | Carried away | Gripped |
| 62 | Came across | Meet up |
| 63 | Come off | To be the result of |
| 64 | Come from | Belongs to |
| 65 | Call back | In return |
| 66 | Call off | Cancel |
| 67 | Calm down | Relax |
| 68 | Catch on | Understand |
| 69 | Charge with | Imposing |
| 70 | Check into | Entrance time |
| 71 | Check out | Exit |
| 72 | Chang into | Pass into |
| 73 | Clamp down | Suppressing something harsh or oppressive |
| 74 | Clean up | To make something clean or neat |
| 75 | Clear off | Make clean of something or someplace. |
| 76 | Clear out | Remove something or get rid of something |
| 77 | Close down | stop of some business of something which is in progress |
| 78 | Combine with | Joining of something with other |
| 79 | Come across | Meet someone by chance |
| 80 | Come apart | Making separation or divide into pieces |
| 81 | Check over | Make scrutiny of something |
| 82 | Chop up | Cut out |
| 83 | Clean up | To make cleaning |
| 84 | Clog up | Blocked |
| 85 | Combine with | Collaboration |
| 86 | Come back | Again come |
| 87 | Come into | Received |
| 88 | Come up | Come to conclusion |
| 89 | Come with | Provide |
| 90 | Consist of | Comprise |
| 91 | Cool down | Normal atmosphere |
| 92 | Correspond to | Qualify/meet up |
| 93 | Count down | Waiting anxiously |
| 94 | Cross up | Remove |
| 95 | Deal in | Buy and sell |
| 96 | Depend on | Determine |
| 97 | Die out | Come to end |
| 98 | Dig up | Something underground |
| 99 | Dispose of | Conclude |
| 100 | Divide up | Distribute |
| 101 | Do up | Wrap something |
| 102 | Doze off | Fall asleep for a short period |
| 103 | Draw up | Prepare document |
| 104 | Dream of | To make an image about some goal |
| 105 | Drop off | Drop someone at someplace |
| 106 | Die out | No more existence of something or someone |
| 107 | Dish out | Distributing of something |
| 108 | Do about | Taking action about something |
| 109 | Do away with | Remove something completely |
| 110 | Do up | To do something or to prepare something |
| 111 | Do with | To find something useful |
| 112 | Drag on | The continuation of something long-lasting. |
| 113 | Dry up | Become sterile or dry completely. |
| 114 | Drop out | Stop someone to participate in some event |
| 115 | Drop by | Make a casual visit to someone or someplace. |
| 116 | Eat on | To eat a meal at some restaurant |
| 117 | Egg on | Urging someone |
| 118 | End with | Come to end |
| 119 | Engage in | Associate |
| 120 | Expose to | Introduce |
| 121 | Entitle to | Right over something |
| 122 | End up | Come to end |
| 123 | Embark upon | To start |
| 124 | Eat in | Eat at home |
| 125 | Eat into | Causing damage |
| 126 | Figure on | Make planning of something likely to be held in future |
| 127 | Figure out | To solve or find out a problem |
| 128 | Fill in | Write something in the spaces of a form or document |
| 129 | Fill out | Add something in the document |
| 130 | Finish off | Completely eat something |
| 131 | Finish up | Completion of some act |
| 132 | Fit in | Finding room or space to adjust something |
| 133 | Fix up | To settle something |
| 134 | Fell out | Quarrel |
| 135 | Falls on | Take hold |
| 136 | Fell flat | Fail to get the desired result |
| 137 | Fallen short of | Deficiency |
| 138 | Face with | Difficult task |
| 139 | Fall behind | Fail to compete |
| 140 | Fall for | Captivate |
| 141 | Fall off | Decrease |
| 142 | Fall out | Disagreement |
| 143 | Fall over | Lose balance |
| 144 | Flare up | Sudeen outbreak of something violently |
| 145 | Flood in | Large amount of overflowed water |
| 146 | Focus on | Pay attention towards some particular thing |
| 147 | Fool around | To spend time idly |
| 148 | Free up | Make something available to be used |
| 149 | Get into | Take control |
| 150 | Getting on | Performance |
| 151 | Getting on | Progress in something |
| 152 | Given up | Something is left |
| 153 | Got rid | To abandon something |
| 154 | Give away | Give something as a gift |
| 155 | Give in | Admit defeat |
| 156 | Given to | Habitual |
| 157 | Gone through | Take a glance at something |
| 158 | Gone out | Spread out |
| 159 | Gone up | Increase |
| 160 | Gone down | Decrease |
| 161 | Go on | Continue to work something |
| 162 | Get at | Take access to something |
| 163 | Get away | Escape from something |
| 164 | Get by | administer something difficulty |
| 165 | Get down | depress someone |
| 166 | Get on | Making progress in a particular way |
| 167 | Get out | The direction of leaving the place |
| 168 | Give back | To return to the previous going thing |
| 169 | Give out | Distribute something |
| 170 | Go about | To carry out some activity |
| 171 | Hand down | Transmit |
| 172 | Hand on | Deliver |
| 173 | Hand out | Distribution |
| 174 | Hand over | Producing something |
| 175 | Hang around | Wait at someplace |
| 176 | Hang out | Spend time freely |
| 177 | Hang up | Place cloth on something |
| 178 | Head back | Return |
| 179 | Hold down | Prevent |
| 180 | Hold on | Wait |
| 181 | Hold up | Struck |
| 182 | Hook up | Link |
| 183 | Hurry up | Haste or urgent |
| 184 | Hold back | Restriction or obstacle in the development of something |
| 185 | Hunt down | Succeed in the finding of something |
| 186 | Hide away | Going to some unknown place |
| 187 | Hit back | To hit someone in counterblast |
| 188 | Het up | Angry on something |
| 189 | Heard of | Perceive the voice of something |
| 190 | Hear from | Make contact with someone |
| 191 | Hear about | Told or inform something to some person |
| 192 | Head for | Listen to something |
| 193 | Impose upon | To forcefully employ something |
| 194 | Improved on | Make something better |
| 195 | Insist on | Emphasize/ |
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| 196 | Interest in | Persuade |
| 197 | Invest in | Support financially |
| 198 | Invite out | Invite to go somewhere |
| 199 | Invite over | Call |
| 200 | Involve in | Indulge |
| 201 | Iron out | Resolve |
| 202 | Join in | Participate |
| 203 | Join up | Together |
| 204 | Jot down | Write down |
| 205 | Jumble up | Mix up with |
| 206 | Jump at | Accept opportunity in haste |
| 207 | Jump in | Join conversation |
| 208 | Jut out | To extent something |
| 209 | Keep at | Persist |
| 210 | Keep away | Make distance |
| 211 | Keep away from | Abundant |
| 212 | Keep back | Remain at distance |
| 213 | Keep down | Low |
| 214 | Keep off | Avoid |
| 215 | Keep to | hold to promise |
| 216 | Keep up | Continuation of action |
| 217 | Key in | Instruct some database / computer |
| 218 | Kick off | Become angry |
| 219 | Knock back | Reject |
| 220 | Knock off | Stop working |
| 221 | Knock out | overcome the competitor |
| 222 | Kick back | Spend time in relaxation |
| 223 | Known for | Familiar to something |
| 224 | Known of | Recognize |
| 225 | Kneel down | Go down |
| 226 | Kill off | Destroy something on a large scale |
| 227 | Kid around | Cause of death |
| 228 | Look after | Take care |
| 229 | Look down | Overlook |
| 230 | Looked into | To search or find out something |
| 231 | Look up | Find out/ |
| search | ||
| 232 | Lasy aside | Save something |
| 233 | Lay down | Work out |
| 234 | Lay off | Give up |
| 235 | Lay out | Spread something for publication |
| 236 | Leave out | Left |
| 237 | Let down | Fail to come up to someone expectations |
| 238 | Let off | Light punishment |
| 239 | Line up | To make queue |
| 240 | Lock away | Put things in lock |
| 241 | Log in | The procedure of entering into the database |
| 242 | Log out | To leave the computer/ |
| database | ||
| 243 | Look for | Finding |
| 244 | Look over | Inspect something |
| 245 | Lose out | Disadvantage |
| 246 | Made up | Make something own |
| 247 | Make out | Understand |
| 248 | Mail out | Posting material at one time for promotion |
| 249 | Make into | Change the nature of something |
| 250 | Make of | Give specific attention to someone |
| 251 | Make out | Difficulty in understand |
| 252 | Make up | Doing planning for something |
| 253 | Made up | Taking decision |
| 254 | Map out | Plan for future |
| 255 | Meet with | Disagree with someone opinion |
| 256 | Miss out | Not avail chance |
| 257 | Mix up | Confusion of something |
| 258 | Move on | Going ahead |
| 259 | Move out | Left the place |
| 260 | Move over | Superseded |
| 261 | Muddle through | Manage something which was not prepared by you |
| 262 | Mix up | Create confusion |
| 263 | Mistake for | Action which leads to some wrong action |
| 264 | Measure up | Necessary qualification |
| 265 | Mark down | Reduction in price |
| 266 | Map out | Make planning of something |
| 267 | Nail down | Taking decision |
| 268 | Narrow down | Reduce the possibility |
| 269 | Nod off | Dozing/ fall asleep |
| 270 | Nose around | Searching something |
| 271 | Note down | Write down |
| 272 | Open up | Communicative |
| 273 | Open up | a new phase |
| 274 | Opt to | Take decision |
| 275 | Order about | Authoritative instruction |
| 276 | Order in | Request of something |
| 277 | Put on | Place something on the body |
| 278 | Put out | Extinguish something that is burning/on |
| 279 | Put up | Stay for a short time |
| 280 | Pack in | Indulge |
| 281 | Pass away | Die |
| 282 | Pass by | Go by |
| 283 | Pass on | Transmit |
| 284 | Pass out | Complete initial training course |
| 285 | Patch up | Deal with |
| 286 | Pay back | Repay the loan |
| 287 | Pay into | Put money into the account |
| 288 | Pick out | Choose out of many |
| 289 | Pile up | enlarge in quantity |
| 290 | Plan ahead | To make planning |
| 291 | Play up | Misbehave |
| 292 | Point out | To indicate something |
| 293 | Pat down | Get attention towards something |
| 294 | Pay back | Something which is done in return. |
| 295 | Pay off | Suffer a lot |
| 296 | Phase out | Discontinue something |
| 297 | Pick in | To choose something out of the numbers |
| 298 | Pick up | Take into grip |
| 299 | Pick out | Selection of something |
| 300 | Pick on | Behave someone badly |
| 301 | Pay out | Pay money out the large sum |
| 302 | To hit someone with a vehicle | |
| Run over | ||
| 303 | Reach out | Stretch out a hand to touch |
| 304 | Read out | Reading something aloud |
| 305 | Rely on | Depend on someone |
| 306 | Result in | Causing something |
| 307 | Rip off | Cheating someone |
| 308 | Rope in | Persuade people |
| 309 | Set in | Start |
| 310 | Set up | Establish |
| 311 | Set out | Proceeded towards journey |
| 312 | Save up | Keep money |
| 313 | See around | See someone in some other place |
| 314 | See into | Look inside |
| 315 | See off | Goodbye |
| 316 | See through | Period of difficulty |
| 317 | Seek out | Search/find |
| 318 | Sell of | Sale of assets |
| 319 | Send for | An order that something is sent to |
| 320 | Send off | Dispatch something |
| 321 | Set in | Continuation of something unpleasant |
| 322 | Set off | Start a journey |
| 323 | Settle down | To be quite |
| 324 | Settle for | Adjust something after settlement |
| 325 | Shake off | Getting rid of unpleasant thing |
| 326 | Shop around | Looking for a suitable thing ata low price |
| 327 | Show off | Showing something to someone in a pride |
| 328 | Show up | A visible thing |
| 329 | Sign away | Giving rights to someone |
| 330 | Sing off | Announce the end of something |
| 331 | Sit out | Stay until the end of something |
| 332 | Sit up | Spend more time than usual |
| 333 | Size up | To evaluate something |
| 334 | Sleep around | Sleep with many people |
| 335 | Slip up | Making error |
| 336 | Smooth over | Make a disagreement |
| 337 | Snap up | Take something quickly |
| 338 | Sort out | To resolve something |
| 339 | Spark off | Bring something into action |
| 340 | Speak for | Expressing views of another person |
| 341 | Start off | Begin to travel |
| 342 | Start out | Begin to act upon something |
| 343 | Step down | Withdraw something |
| 344 | Step out | Leave the place for a short time |
| 345 | Step in | Indulge in some difficult situation |
| 346 | Storm out | Go to somewhere in depress condition |
| 347 | Switch off | Stop giving attention to someone |
| 348 | Switch on | To turn on/ to start |
| 349 | Stop by | Action which was happened and completed in past |
| 350 | Strip off | Removing anything |
| 351 | Takes after | Looks like |
| 352 | Take away | Buy food at a restaurant |
| 353 | Take down | Take into writing |
| 354 | Take off | Removing cloth |
| 355 | Take on | Engage someone |
| 356 | Take out | Obtain official document |
| 357 | Take over | Take control of something |
| 358 | Take up | Time-consuming work |
| 359 | Talk down to | Humiliate |
| 360 | Talk through | resolve the matter |
| 361 | Tear down | to make a protest against demolishing the building |
| 362 | Tear up | damage, remove |
| 363 | Think of | opinion |
| 364 | Think over | think again carefully |
| 365 | Think up | Use someone mind to invent something |
| 366 | Tie up | mutual consent |
| 367 | Talk back | Reply quickly to someone |
| 368 | Talk into | Doing something considering it a good reason |
| 369 | Tear apart | Completely raze |
| 370 | Tidy up | Arrange something in a specific way |
| 371 | Tone down | The soft intensity of something |
| 372 | Tone up | Giving strength to the body |
| 373 | Toss around | To give an idea in the discussion of some point |
| 374 | Toy with | Briefly thinking about something |
| 375 | Turn around | Reverse action |
| 376 | To give something to some person while giving its authority | |
| Turn in | ||
| 377 | Present on someone’s duty | |
| Wait on | ||
| 378 | Walk out | Left the place |
| 379 | Ward off | Defend |
| 380 | Warm up | Heat up |
| 381 | Wash away | Carry away |
| 382 | Wash out | Postponed |
| 383 | Water down | Turning down something |
| 384 | Wear out | Something which has become useless due to its repeated use |
| 385 | Weed out | Unwanted things |
| 386 | Whip up | Causing of something |
| 387 | Win back | Getting again something |
| 388 | Win over | Accept and support something |
| 389 | Wind down | Relaxation after hectic work |
| 390 | Wind up | Telling something which causes annoyance |
| 391 | Wipe out | Finish |
| 392 | Work out | Some plan in detail |
| 393 | Wise up | Alert to something |
| 394 | Write out | Writing in detail form |
| 395 | Write up | The full format of something |
| 396 | Write off | Cancellation of something as unimportant |
| 397 | Yearn of | Intensive feeling about someone or something |
| 398 | Zip around | Moving from one place to other |
| 399 | Zoon in | Close |
| 400 | Zoom out | Adjust lens |
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