Table of Contents Useful and frequently occurring phrasal verbs in English Created:03 Oct 2024 14:18:47 , in intermediate Phrasal verbs in English are combinations of a verb and one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs). Together they create a new meaning that is different from the original verb, and not predictable from the individual words in the phrasal verb. Phrasal verbs Here is a sorted list of more useful and frequently occurring phrasal verbs followed by their meaning. abide by - follow add on - include ask over - invite back away - retreat back off - retreat bag out - criticize bear on - influence big up - exeggerate the importance blow up - explode book in - check in at a hotel break in on - interrupt bring up - mention bring up - raise (a child) bull up - complicate call off - cancel call on - visit call up - telephone cap off - finish care for - like carry off - succeed carry on - continue catch up - discuss latest news chip in - help come apart - separate cross out - delete cut down on - curtail cut in - interrupt decide upon - select decide upon - select die down - decrease do over - repeat drop out of - leave school figure out - understand or discover fill in - complete fill out - complete (a form) fill up - fill to capacity get along - leave get away - escape get back - return get on - have a good relation give up - quit go ahead - proceed go back - return go on - continue go over - review hand in - submit hand over - relinquish hang in - stay positive hook up - meet jack up - increase sharply keep on - continue kick about - discuss kick out - expel lay off - dismiss lay on - organise leave out - omit link up - connect look forward to - await look into - investigate look over - examine look up - search make after - chase make away with - steal make of - have an opinion make out - understand mix up - confuse opt for - chose own up - confess pass back - return pass out - faint patch up - fix peter out - come to an end gradually pick out - choose pick up - collect pike up - accumulate plump for - choose polish off - finish put away - store put down - insult put off - postpone put out - extinguish ring up - call set up - arrange show off - brag show up - arrive sort out - solve take after - resemble take on - employ take over - take control take up - require talk about - discuss talk over - discuss throw away - discard try out - test turn down - reject turn off - repulse turn up - appear suddenly use up - exhaust work out - exercise Examples Tom did something terrible, but got away scot-free. For a couple of minutes I could not decide upon what to do next. Jane turns up every Saturday morning and leaves in the evening on the same day. This post was updated on 03 Oct 2024 14:20:11 Tags: phrasal verb , verb , Vocabulary