Common phrasal verbs list with useful meanings. Helpful for the students and learners of English language.
Let’s start phrasal verbs list.
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/ |
demand | ||
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/ |
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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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