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Phrasal verbs list of 100

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Here are your 50 phrasal verbs with meanings and examples:

1. Abide by ➡ To respect or obey a decision.
If you want to keep your job here, you must abide by our rules.

2. Account for ➡ To explain, give a reason.
I hope you can account for the time you were out!

3. Add up ➡ To make sense, seem reasonable The facts in the case just don’t add up.

4. Advise against ➡ To recommend not doing something I advise against walking alone in this neighborhood.

5. Agree with ➡ To have the same opinion as someone else. I agree with you. I think you should go as well.

6. Allow for ➡ To take into consideration.
We need to allow for unexpected charges along the way.

7. Appeal to ➡ To plead or make a request.
He appealed to the court to change its decision.

8. Apply for ➡ To make a formal request for something (job, permit, loan etc.)
He applied for a scholarship for next semester.

9. Back away ➡ To move backwards, in fear or dislike.
When he saw the bear, he backed away in fright.

10. Back down ➡ To withdraw.
Defeat Local authorities backed down on their threats to build on that part of the beach.

11. Bank on ➡ To base your hopes on something / someone.
I’m banking on you to help with the charity event.

12. Black out ➡ To faint, lose consciousness Jenna fell in the parking lot and blacked out.

13. Block off To separate using a barrier. The police blocked off the street after the explosion.

14. Blow up ➡ To explode
Tommy blew up the red balloon.

15. Boil down to ➡ To be summarized as.
It all boils down to who has more power.

16. Boot up ➡ To start a computer by loading an operating system or program.
You need to boot up your computer before you begin to work.

17. Break away ➡ To separate from a crowd One of the wolves broke away from his pack.

18.Break down ➡ To go out of order, cease to function.
The washing machine broke down so we had to call in the repair technician.

19. Break into ➡ Enter by force.
Burglars broke into my car last night.

20. Break out ➡ To start suddenly.
Rioting broke out after the government raised the fuel prices again.

21. Break out of ➡ To escape from a place by force.
Several prisoners broke out of jail.

22. Break up ➡ To come to an end (marriage, relationship)
She broke up with Dev after dating him for five years.

23. Bring up ➡ To raise (a child).

24. Sara is bringing up her children by herself.

25. Brush up on ➡ To improve, refresh one’s knowledge of something.
I must brush up on my French before going to Paris next month.

26. Bump into ➡ To meet by chance or unexpectedly.
I bumped into Adam at the bank.

27.Call back ➡ To return a phone call.
Could please call back in ten minutes?

28. Do without ➡ To manage without.
She didn’t get a salary this month, so she’ll have to do without extra treats.

29. Drag on ➡ To last longer than expected. The suspect’s trial dragged on longer than we had expected!

30. Draw up ➡ Write (contract, agreement, document).
They drew up a contract and had me sign it.

31. Dress up ➡ wear elegant clothes.
Their wedding gave us a chance to dress up and get out of the house.

32. Drop in ➡ visit, usually on the way somewhere.
Why don’t you drop in to see us on your way home?

33. Drop off ➡ To deliver someone or something.
I’ll drop off the papers later today.

34. Drop out ➡ To leave school without finishing.
Zack dropped out of college and joined the army.

35. Ease off ➡ reduce, become less severe or slow down (pain, traffic, work) Traffic usually eases off about 7pm.

36. End in ➡ To finish in a certain way; result in Her marriage ended in divorce.

37. End up ➡ To finally reach a state, place or action.
If you don’t improve your work habits, you’ll end up being fired.

38. Fall through ➡ To fail; doesn’t happen .
His plans to trek through South America fell through when he got sick.

39. Take off ➡ leave the ground.
The plane will take off as soon as the fog lifts.

40. Take on ➡ To hire or engage staff.
I hear they’re taking on extra staff for this event.

41. Take out ➡ To remove; extract.
Please take out your mobile phones and turn them off.

42. Tell off ➡ reprimand/criticize severely.
The coach told her off for not trying hard enough.

43. Think over ➡ To consider.
Take your time and think it over before you decide.

44. Try on ➡ To wear something to see if it suits or fits.
Go ahead, try it on and see if it fits?

45. Turn down ➡ To refuse.
I asked her out but she turned me down flat.

46. Use up ➡ finish a product (so that there’s none left).
Your parents used up all the coffee!

47. Watch out ➡ Be careful Watch out! There’s a dog in the road.

48. Wear out ➡ Become unusable.
Julie wore out her shoes running the marathons.

49. Work out ➡ To do physical exercise.
You should work out twice a week at the gym.

50. Wipe off ➡ To clean (board, table).
I’ll wash up if you wipe off the table.

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