A phrasal verb is a verb that is made up of the main verb together with an adverb or a preposition or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves.
If you are curious and want to have a more deeper understanding about different types of phrasal verbs before you jump to following list.
Let’s now look at the most common daily usage phrasal verbs for beginners.
Examples of Phrasal Verbs with Meanings
| Phrasal Verbs | Meaning |
| Ask out | Invite |
| all apart | to break into pieces. |
| Abide by | To respect or obey a law or decision. |
| Add up to | Equal |
| Back up | Support |
| Blow up | Explode |
| Break down | Get upset |
| Break in | Interrupt |
| Break into | Entering forcibly |
| Break up | to end a relationship. |
| Bring up | to mention something. |
| Bring on | to cause something to happen, especially negative. |
| Break out | Escape |
| Bring down | Make unhappy |
| Bring up | Raise a child |
| Call back | Return a phone call |
| Call off | Cancel |
| Call on | Visit somebody |
| Call up | Phone |
| Care for | Not like |
| Check out | Leave |
| Cheer up | Become happier |
| Chip in | Help |
| Clean up | Tidy |
| Come across | Find unexpectedly |
| Come apart | Separate |
| Come down with | Become sick |
| Come from | Originate in |
| Count on | Rely on |
| Cut back on | Consume less |
| Cut in | Interrupt |
| Cut off | Stop providing |
| Cheer on | to support someone by giving them words of encouragement. |
| Cheer up | generally used as a phrase of encouragement when someone is sad. |
| Come across | to meet or find by chance. |
| Cut it | phrase has a same meaning as stop it! |
| Cut in | to interrupt someone when they are speaking. |
| Cut off | o interrupt or stop something. |
| Do over | Beat up |
| Do away with | Discard |
| Do up | Fasten |
| Dress up | Wear clothing |
| Drop out | Quit a class |
| Drop in | to stop by for a visit, for a short time. |
| Drop off | to leave something/someone in their destination. |
| Eat out | Eat at a restaurant |
| End up | Decide |
| Fall apart | Break into pieces |
| Fall down | Fall to the ground |
| Fall out | Unattached |
| Figure out | Understand |
| Fill up | Fill to the top |
| Find out | Discover |
| Get across | Communicate |
| Get along | Each other |
| Get around | Have mobility |
| Get away | Vacation |
| Get back | Return |
| Get back at | Retaliate |
| Get over | Difficulty |
| Get together | Meet |
| Get up | Stand |
| Give away | Ruin a secret |
| Give back | Return |
| Give in | Arguing |
| Give up | Stop trying |
| Go after | Follow somebody |
| Go against | Oppose |
| Go ahead | Start |
| Go back | Return to a place |
| Go out with | Date |
| Go over | Review |
| Go without | Deprivation |
| Get along | to have a friendly relationship with someone. |
| Get away | to escape. |
| Get up | to stand up or wake up. |
| Get back at | to get revenge at someone. |
| Give in | to surrender. |
| Give away | to hand things out for free. |
| Give up | to stop trying. |
| Grow back | Regrow |
| Grow out of | Big |
| Grow up | Adult |
| Hand in | Submit |
| Hand out | Distribute |
| Hand over | Give |
| Hang in | Stay positive |
| Hang on | Short time |
| Hang out | Spend time |
| Hang up | End a phone call |
| Hold back | Hide an emotion |
| Hold on | Wait |
| Hold up | Rob |
| Hang on | to keep something. |
| Hang out | to spend out time with someone casually. |
| Hold on | to hold something tightly or ask someone to wait for some moment. |
| Keep on doing | Continue doing |
| Keep from | No tell |
| Keep out | Stop entering |
| Keep up | Continue |
| Let down | Disappoint |
| Log in | Sign in |
| Log out | Sign out |
| Look into | Investigate |
| Look out | Vigilant |
| Look over | Check |
| Look out | to watch out for something. |
| Make up | Invite |
| Pass away | Die |
| Pass out | Faint |
| Pick out | Choose |
| Put on | to get your clothes or make up on. |
| Put down | Insult |
| Put off | Postpone |
| Put out | Extinguish |
| Put together | Assemble |
| Put up with | Tolerate |
| Run into | Meet unexpectedly |
| Run over | Rehearse |
| Run away | Escape |
| Send back | Return |
| Set up | Arrange |
| Shop around | Compare prices |
| Sort out | Organize |
| Switch off | Turn off |
| Switch on | Turn on |
| Take off | to remove clothes or to leave for a journey. |
| Turn up | when someone that was lost is found unexpectedly. |
| Think over | Consider |
| Throw away | Dispose of |
| Turn down | Refuse |
| Turn up | Appear suddenly |
| Try out | Test |
| Wake up | Stop sleeping |
| Wear off | Fade away |
| Work out | Exercise |
| Work out | to exercise. |
| Work out | to come up with a solution or compromise with someone. |
Having looked at many phrasal verbs, Let’s now see some examples on how to use them in a sentence.
| Phrasal Verbs | Examples |
| Add up to | Your purchase add up to $300. |
| Back up | My parents backed me up over my decision to quit my job. |
| Cheer up | He cheered up when he heard the good news. |
| Do away with | It’s time to do away with all of these old tax records. |
| Find out | The police couldn’t find out the thief. |
| Go ahead | Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold. |
| Look after | I have to look after my sick grandmother. |
| Pass away | His uncle passed away last night after a long illness. |
| Set up | The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera. |
| Turn down | I turned the job down because I don’t want to move. |
| Wake up | We have to wake up early for work on Monday. |
Conclusion:
As a final point, these are some very common phrasal verbs that we can or we use on a daily basis, and are pretty much enough for you to begin walking on a trail full of it.
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