80 Common Phrasal Verbs - Ms NaHan Nguyễn

A complete list of 80 common phrasal verbs and their English meanings as compiled by Ms NaHan Nguyễn.

put on

To wear clothes or gain weight

cut down on

To reduce or cut back on

look down on

To despise or look down on someone

go on

To continue

take on

To take on additional work or responsibility

get on

To board a public vehicle

turn on

To turn on

switch on

To switch on

take up

To start a new hobby

go up

To increase in price

bring up

To raise or nurture

grow up

To grow up

put up

To erect or build

wake up

To wake up or be woken up

give up

To give up or quit

pick up

To pick up or collect

break up

To end a relationship

set up

To establish or set up

clean up

To clean or tidy up

dress up

To dress up nicely

show up

To appear or arrive

go off

To ring, explode, or spoil (of food)

get off

To get off a vehicle

set off

To depart or start a journey

see off

To say goodbye to someone

call off

To cancel

take off

To undress or for a plane to take off

turn off

To turn off

switch off

To switch off

put off

To postpone

come up with

To keep up with

keep up with

To catch up with

agree with

To agree with

put up with

To tolerate or endure

look up to

To respect or look up to

belong to

To belong to

look forward to

To look forward to something

run into

To meet by chance

break into

To break into or burgle

listen to

To listen to

wait for

To wait for

break down

To break down or malfunction

turn down

To refuse or lower the volume

pass down

To pass down to future generations

slow down

To slow down

cut down

To reduce

look after

To look after or take care of

take after

To resemble or look like

look up

To look up a word

hold on

To wait on the phone

wear out

To wear out or become worn

take care of

To look after or take care of

look at

To look at

turn up

To appear or increase volume

take part in

To participate in

participate in

To participate in

keep in touch

To keep in touch

check in

To check in or register

get in

To get into a car or taxi

go through

To check carefully

go over

To review or examine

get by

To manage to survive or get by

pass away

To pass away or die

put away

To put away or tidy items

throw away

To throw away

look for

To search for or look for

come across

To meet by chance

name after

To name after

come in

To come inside

look into

To investigate

check out

To check out or leave

find out

To find out or discover

put out

To extinguish a fire

look out

To watch out

bring out

To publish

give out

To distribute

go out

To go out

carry out

To conduct or carry out

run out of

To run out of or use up