200 Phrasal Verbs With Their Meaning

 200 phrasal verbs with their meaning in short:

200 Phrasal Verbs With Their Meaning


1.Act up - behave inappropriately or malfunction.

2.Add up - make sense; calculate.

3.Back down - retract or yield in an argument or dispute.

4.Back up - support, endorse, or assist.

5.Blow up - explode or become angry.

6.Break down - stop functioning; analyze or divide into smaller parts.

7.Break in - enter by force; wear or use something until it becomes comfortable.

8.Bring up - raise a topic; raise a child.

9.Brush up - improve or refresh one's skills or knowledge.

10.Burn down - destroy by fire.

11.Call off - cancel or terminate.

12.Calm down - become less agitated or anxious.

13.Carry on - continue or behave in a particular way.

14.Catch up - reach the same level or progress to meet a goal.

15.Check in - register or arrive at a hotel or airport.

16.Check out - examine, investigate or leave a place.

17.Cheer up - become happier or make someone happier.

18.Chew out - scold or reprimand severely.

19.Chip in - contribute or help.

20.Clean up - tidy or make something clean.

21.Come across - encounter or find by chance.

22.Come along - make progress or accompany someone.

23.Come down - descend or reduce in intensity.

24.Come over - visit or be influenced by something.

25.Count on - rely or depend on.

26.Crack down - take strict measures or enforce laws.

27.Cut down - reduce or chop down.

28.Deal with - handle, manage, or address a situation.

29.Die down - diminish or become less intense.

30.Do away with - eliminate or get rid of.

31.Do over - repeat or redo.

32.Drop by - visit informally or briefly.

33.Drop off - decrease or fall asleep.

34.Eat out - dine in a restaurant or outside of home.

35.End up - eventually arrive at or reach a conclusion.

36.Fall apart - disintegrate or emotionally collapse.

37.Fall down - collapse or make a mistake.

38.Fill in - complete a form or provide missing information.

39.Find out - discover or learn.

40.Fit in - belong or be compatible.

41.Get along - have a good relationship or progress.

42.Get away - escape or take a break.

43.Get by - manage or survive with difficulty.

44.Get in - enter or arrive at a place.

45.Get off - alight from or be excused from.

46.Get on - make progress or have a relationship.

47.Get out - exit or escape.

48.Get over - recover from or overcome.

49.Get through - complete or endure.

50.Give in - surrender or yield.

51.Give up - abandon or quit.

52.Go ahead - proceed or give permission.

53.Go along - comply or accompany.

54.Go back - return or recede.

55.Go by - pass or rely on.

56.Go down - descend or decrease.

57.Go for - choose or attempt.

58.Go off - explode or become spoiled.

59.Go on - continue or happen.

60.Go out - leave or extinguish.

61.Go over - review or examine.

62.Go through - undergo or experience.

63.Go up - ascend or increase.

64.Go with - accompany or match.

65.Grow up - mature or develop.

66.Hang around - linger or spend time aimlessly.

67.Hang up - suspend or end a phone call.

68.Hand around - offer or pass something, especially food or drinks, to all the people in a group.

69.Hold back - restrain or withhold.

70.Hold on - grasp tightly or wait patiently.

71.Hold up - delay or rob with threat of violence.

72.Keep on - continue or persist.

73.Keep up - maintain or continue at the same pace.

74.Knock down - demolish or strike to the ground.

75.Knock out - render unconscious or eliminate.

76.Lay down - establish or prescribe.

77.Lay off - dismiss or terminate from employment.

78.Leave out - omit or exclude.

79.Let down - disappoint or lower something slowly.

80.Let off - release or excuse from punishment.

81.Look after - take care of or watch over.

82.Look for - search or seek.

83.Look forward to - anticipate or eagerly await.

84.Look up - search for information or improve.

85.Make up - reconcile or create.

86.Make out - discern or understand.

87.Make up for - compensate or atone for.

88.Move in - start living in a new place.

89.Move out - leave a place to live elsewhere.

90.Pass away - die or expire.

91.Pass out - lose consciousness or distribute.

92.Pass up - decline or reject.

93.Pay back - repay or retaliate.

94.Pay for - purchase or bear the cost of.

95.Pick out - choose or select.

96.Pick up - lift or acquire.

97.Point out - highlight or indicate.

98.Put away - tidy or store.

99.Put off - postpone or delay.

100.Put on - wear or exhibit.

101.Put out - extinguish or annoy.

102.Put up - erect or accommodate.

103.Put up with - tolerate or endure.

104.Run across - meet unexpectedly or come across.

105.Run away - escape or flee.

106.Run into - encounter or collide with.

107.Run out of - deplete or exhaust.

108.Settle down - establish a stable life or calm down.

109.Settle for - accept as a compromise or be content with.

110.Set up - arrange or establish.

111.Show off - boast or display proudly.

112.Show up - arrive or appear.

113.Stand by - support or be ready to assist.

114.Stand for - represent or tolerate.

115.Stand out - be distinctive or excel.

116.Stand up - rise to one's feet or defend oneself.

117.Stand up for - support or defend.

118.Take after - resemble or imitate.

119.Take away - remove or deduct.

120.Take off - remove or depart suddenly.

121.Take on - assume or undertake.

122.Take out - remove or extract.

123.Take up - occupy or start a new hobby.

124.Tear down - demolish or destroy.

125.Tear up - shred or rip into pieces.

126.Think over - consider carefully or ponder.

127.Think up - devise or invent.

128.Throw away - discard or dispose of.

129.Throw off - cast off or free oneself from.

130.Throw out - reject or discard.

131.Tie up - bind or fasten securely.

132.Try on - test the fit of clothing.

133.Try out - test or audition.

134.Turn around - reverse direction or change for the better.

135.Turn down - reject or decrease in volume.

136.Turn in - submit or go to bed.

137.Turn off - switch off or discourage.

138.Turn on - switch on or activate.

139.Turn out - result or attend an event.

140.Turn up - increase in volume or arrive unexpectedly.

141.Use up - consume or deplete.

142.Wait for - expect or stay in readiness.

143.Wait on - serve or attend to.

144.Wake up - rouse from sleep or become aware.

145.Walk away - depart or leave without hesitation.

146.Walk out - exit or go on strike.

147.Warm up - heat or prepare for activity.

148.Wash up - clean dishes or oneself.

149.Watch out - be cautious or alert.

150.Wear off - diminish or fade away.

151.Work out - exercise or resolve.

152.Work up - arouse or develop.

153.Write down - record or make a note of.

154.Write off - dismiss as a loss or cancel.

155.Write up - report or describe in detail.

156.Zip up - fasten with a zipper or close tightly.

157.Act up - misbehave or malfunction.

158.Add up - make sense or total.

159.Answer back - reply rudely or defy.

160.Ask around - inquire or seek information from others.

161.Back down - retract or yield in an argument.

162.Back off - retreat or withdraw.

163.Back up - support or provide a copy.

164.Be off - leave or depart.

165.Beat up - assault or batter.

166.Blow up - explode or inflate.

167.Boil over - become extremely angry or overflow.

168.Break away - escape or detach.

169.Break down - fail or analyze in detail.

170.Break in - enter forcibly or wear in.

171.Break out - escape or erupt.

172.Break up - end a relationship or disperse.

173.Bring about - cause or initiate.

174.Bring back - restore or recall.

175.Bring down - lower or defeat.

176.Bring up - raise or mention.

177.Brush off - dismiss or ignore.

178.Brush up on - review or improve knowledge or skills.

179.Build up - accumulate or strengthen.

180.Burn down - destroy by fire.

181.Burn out - exhaust or lose enthusiasm.

182.Burst into - enter suddenly and forcefully.

183.Burst out - suddenly express or release.

184.Buy into - believe or accept.

185.Buy off - bribe or pay to stop interference.

186.Buy out - purchase the entire share or ownership.

187.Call back - return a phone call or request to return.

188.Call for - demand or require.

189.Call off - cancel or terminate.

190.Call on/upon - visit or request assistance from.

191.Carry on - continue or behave in a disorderly manner.

192.Carry out - execute or fulfill.

193.Catch on - understand or become popular.

194.Catch up - reach the same level or make up for lost time.

195.Check in - register or report one's arrival.

196.Check out - examine or pay the bill and leave.

197.Check up on - verify or monitor.

198.Cheer up - become happier or make someone happier.

199.Chew out - scold or reprimand severely.

200.Chill out - relax or calm down.

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