Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verb

There are many ways that words can take up multiple meaning, and one of these is a Phrasal verb. Phrasal verbs are phrases that made up of a verb and a particle and/or a preposition which usually indicates an action.

List of Phrasal Verbs

Here is the list of phrasal verbs in the English Language with examples in sentences. Phrasal verbs are arranged in alphabetical order from A-Z.

Phrasal Verb	Example
Act on	Over exercise acts upon one’s health.
Act under	She acted under the orders of the branch manager.
Act up to	She always acts up to her father advice.
Ask for	She asked for a loan of five thousand rupees.
Bear away	She bore away four prizes in the cricket tournament.
Bear on	His remark does not bear on history.
Bear out	The evidence does not bear out the charge.
Bearup	His patience bore him up in that crisis.
Bear with	I cannot bear with such conduct.
Blow off	The engine blows off co2.
Blow out	Blow out the lamp.
Blow up	The soldiers blew up the bridge.
Break away	The convict broke away from the prison.
Break down	His health broke down for hard work.
Break in	You should not break in our conversation.
Break into	The robber broke into the house at midnight.
Break off	The speaker broke off in the middle of his speech.
Break out	Cholera broke out in the village.
Break through	The soldiers broke through the enemy’s line.
Break up	Our school breaks up at 4 p.m.
Break with	He has broken with his friend.
Bring about	He tried to bring about a quarrel between them.
Bring down	The good harvest brought down the price of rice.
Bring forth	The timely rain brings forth good crops.
Bring in	His property brings him in Rs. 5000 a year.
Bring off	He brought off the passengers on the wrecked ship.
Bring out	The publisher has brought out a new book.
Bring through	The new medicine has brought the patient through.
Bring up	She is brought up by her mother.
Burst into	She burst into tears to see her dead son.
Burst out	He burst out laughing.
Call at	He called at my office yesterday.
Call for	He called for an explanation from me.
call forth	You have to call forth all your energy in the ensuing examination.
Call in	Please call in a doctor.
Call off	The strike was called off.
Call on upon	He called on me in my office.
call out	He called out for help.
Call over	The teacher called over the names of his pupils in the class.
call up	I cannot call up your name.
carry away	The wounded man was carried away to the hospital.
Carry away	He was carried away by the current.
Carry off	Cholera has carried off one hundred people this year in the village.
carry off	He carried off all the prizes.
carry on	He will carry on the business.
Carry out	You must carry out my order.
carry over	This amount should be carried over to the next page.
carry through	His hard labour will carry him through.
Carry with	He carried the audience with him.
cast about	He is casting about for an opportunity.
cast aside	He cast aside his old shoes.
Cast out	As he is my friend, I shall not cast him out.
catch at	A drowning man catches at a straw.
catch up	India is trying to catch up with the advanced countries.
Come about	How did the accident come about?
Come across	I came across the lame man on the way.
Come at	The fox tried to come at the grapes but failed.
Come by	How did you come by his picture?
Come down	The price of rice has come down.
Come of	He comes of a respectable family.
Come off	Our annual sports came off yesterday.
Come out	The result will come out soon.
Come round	The patient will come round soon.
Come to	His income comes to Rs. 100 a month.
come up to	His work did not come up to our expectation.
Cry down	Do not cry down anything without considering the pros and cons of it.
Cry for	They are crying for a master plan for the prevention of flood.
Cry out	He cried out for help.
Cry down	Try to cut down your budget.
Cut off	The robbers cut off the telephone connection.
Do away with	We should do away with our bad habits.
Do for	This cloth will do for a flag.
Do up	He had to do up many rooms every day.
Do with	He has to do with all sorts of people.
Do without	I cannot do without the help of my assistant.
Deal in	He deals in rice.
Deal with	He deals with me very well.
Draw away	His attention was drawn away by the noise.
Draw back	The army is now drawing back.
Draw in	Try to draw in your expenditure.
Draw off	She drew off her gloves.
Draw on	The festival is drawing on.
Draw out	Will you draw out a scheme?
Drive away	He has driven away from the village.
Fall at	His face fell at the news.
Fall among	He fell among the thieves.
Fall back upon	Having lost his job he fell back upon agriculture.
Fall in with	I cannot fall in with his views.
Fall from	Not a word fell from his lips.
Fall off	The quality of goods has fallen off.
Fall on	The robbers fell on the passer-by.
Fall out	Do not fall out with your friend.
Fall through	All his plan fell through.
Fill in,up	Fill in the gaps.
Find out	He is always busy to find out his faults.
Get at	The books are locked up and I can’t get at them.
Get away	The thief could not get away with the necklace.
Get by	Please let me get by.
Get down	He got down from the train.
Get into	He got into the train.
Get off	The thief got off safely.
Get on	How are you getting on with your studies?
get out	Get out of the class.
get out	The secret got out at last.
get over	He will soon get over the difficulties.
Get through	He got through the examination.
Get up	He gets up 5 a.m. every day.
Give away	The president gave away the prizes.
Give in	The enemies gave in at last.
Give off	The cooking coal gives off a lot of smoke.
Give out	He will never give out the truth.
Give over	He will give over charge tomorrow. The rain will soon give over.
Give up	Try to give up your bad habit.
Go about	He goes about canvassing his goods.
Go away	He has gone away with all his belongings.
Go after	The dog went after the thief.
Go against	This goes against the interest of the people.
Go back on	He won’t go back on his word.
Go beyond	You have gone beyond your limit.
Go by	I have to go by rules.
Go forth	The order went forth to the public yesterday.
Go in for	He is going in for the W.B.C.S examination.
Go off	The gun went off by accident.
Go on	Go on with your studies.
Go out	The light has gone out.
Go over	He went over to the other party.
Go through	He has gone through the book.
Go through	He has gone through many hardships.
Go up	The cost of living has gone up.
Go with	He will not go with you in this matter.
Go without	They have to go without from time to time.
Hand over	The thief was handed over to the police.
Hang about	The girl always hangs about her mother.
Hang by	The murderer was hanged by the neck.
Hang down	Father has to hang down his head in shame for his son’s misconduct.
Hang for	He was hanged for murder.
Hang on	What is the use of hanging on others for a job?
Hang up	Hang up your coat.
Hang up	The plan has been hanging up for a long time.
Hold back	You need not hold back the secret from me.
Hold in	You should hold in your temper.
Hold off	Please hold off your dog.
Hold on	The meeting will be held on the 5th may.
Hold out	He held out a helping hand to me.
Hold over	This item has been held over until the next meeting.
Hold up	The train was held up for two hours.
Keep at	The girl kept at her mother in the kitchen.
Keep away	Keep yourself away from the evil company.
keep down	He could not keep down his anger.
Keep in	The were kept in by rain.
keep in with	I can’t keep in with you any longer.
keep off	Keep off the fire.
Keep on	He kept on shouting.
Keep up	He always tries to keep up his reputation as a good teacher.
Keep up with	Try to keep up with the changing world.
Lay aside	Try to lay aside something for your old age.
Lay before	He laid the facts before the committee.
Lay by	You must lay by something for the future.
Lay down	He laid down his life for the sake of his country.
Lay in	The potatoes was laid in for the off-season.
Lay off	The workers were laid off for two months.
Lay on	He laid on paint on the doors.
Lay on	He laid his hand on my shoulder.
Lay out	He laid out a large amount of money in National savings certificates.
Lay up with	He was laid up with pneumonia.
Lay with	He laid the floor with a carpet.
Look at	He is looking at the moon.
Look after	Mother looked after her child.
Look down upon	Do not look down upon the poor.
Look for	He is looking for a job.
Look forward	They look forward to your help.
Look into	I asked him to look into the matter.
Look on,upon	I look upon him as my best friend.
Look over	I have looked over your papers.
Look through	The auditor looked through the account.
Look up	Look up the word in the dictionary. The price of goods is looking up nowadays.
Make after	The police made after the thief.
Make away	He made away with himself.
Make for	The ship made for London.
Make of	The ornament is made for gold.
Make off	The thief made off with ornaments.
Make out	I can’t make out your words.
Make over	He has made over the charge to the secretary.
Make up	I still need rupees one hundred to make up the loss.
Make up one’s mind	He made up his mind to go there.
Make up for	I must make up for the lost time.
Pass away	The patient passes away peacefully.
Pass by	He passed by these mistakes.
Pass by	He passed by our house.
Pass for	He passed for a scholar in the village.
Pass off	The ceremony passed off smoothly.
Pass on	He passed on from this to that.
Pass over	We may pass over the unnecessary details.
Pass through	He had to pass through many difficulties.
Putaway	He put away all ideas of being a doctor.
Put by	Put by something for your old age.
Put down	Put down your name on the blackboard.
Put down	He king put down the revolt.
Put off	Put off your shoes.
Put off	The meeting was put off.
Put off	You must put off your doubts.
Put on	Put on your dress.
Put on	He puts on an air of innocence.
Put out	He put out the lamp.
Put up	The headmaster put up a notice.
Put up	I cannot put up with such insults.
Run after	The villagers ran after the thief.
Run away	The boys ran away on seeing the police.
Run away with	The thief ran away with all the valuables.
Run into	He ran into danger.
Run into	He ran into heavy debts.
Run on	The troubles will run on for a few days.
Run out	His patience is running out.
Run over	The old man was run over by a car.
See off	I went to the station to see my friend off.
See through	I have seen through his plan.
Send for	Please send for a doctor.
Send up	Fifty candidates has been sent up for the examination.
Set about	He set about his work early in the morning.
Set apart or aside	He set apart a part of his income for charity
Set aside	Let us set aside all formalities.
Set against	The public opinion is set against the proposal.
Set back	Public opinion is setting back the programme.
Set by	Set by something for old age.
Set forth	They set forth early in the morning.
Set in	The rains have set in.
Set out	He set out for London.
Set up	The villagers have set up a school in the village.
Set upon,on	She had been set on by a dog.
Stand for	He sat for the final examination.
Stand up	His mother sat up the whole night.
Stand against	They stood against their common enemy.
Stand by	Always stand by your friend.
Stand for	He stood for presidentship in the last election.
Stand for	P.O stands for the post office.
Stand up for	The strong should stand up for the weak.
Stand out	His work stands out from that of the others.
Stand over	Let this matter stand over until the next meeting.
Stand to	He stands to his promise.
Stand to	It stands to reason that the best boy will get the best prize.
Take after	She takes after her mother.
Take back	She will not take back her words.
Take by	He took the man by his neck.
Take down	Take down the note in short.
Take for	I took him for a saint.
Take off	Take off your coat.
Take over	The new secretary will take over the charge.
Take to	He has taken to drinking in his youth.
Take up	This work will take up too much time.
Take up	He will take up the problem and try to solve it.
Talk over	They are talking over the matter.
Tell of	He told of his plan in details.
Tell on,upon	Overeating may tell on your health.
Turn aside	We should not turn aside from the path of virtue.
Turn against	They soon turned against us.
Turn away	He turns away in disguise.
Turn down	He turned down our proposal.
Turn into	Turn this passage into English.
Turn off	Turn off the switch.
Turn on
Turn out	He was turned out from the school.
Turn to	I advised him to turn to the study of medicine.
Turn up	He has not turned up yet.
Work at	He is working at the statue.
Work on	He worked on throughout the night.
Work out	He could not work out the sum.
Work up	Antony worked up the feelings of the Roman mob by his speech.

Parts of Speech	Noun	Pronoun
Tenses	Verbs	Adjective
Adverb	Synonyms	Antonyms