Essential phrasal verbs for B1

make up (invent)

To invent a story or an excuse.

make up (reconcile)

To become friends again after an argument.

make out

To understand something that is difficult to hear or see.

make for

To move towards a place.

make into

To change one thing into another thing.

make up for

To do something good because something bad happened before.

get up

To leave your bed.

get on

To enter a bus, train, plane, etc.

get off

To leave a bus, train, plane, etc.

get in

To enter a car, room, building, etc.

get out

To leave a place or a car.

get back

To return.

get away

To leave a place, especially to escape.

get over

To feel better after something bad or difficult.

get along with

To have a good relationship with someone.

get through

To successfully finish something difficult.

get rid of

To remove something because you don't want it anymore.

get into

To become interested in something.

get out of

To avoid doing something you should do.

get together

To meet and spend time together.

get across

To make someone understand an idea.

take off (clothing)

To remove clothes.

take off (aircraft)

When a plane leaves the ground.

take on

To accept a job, task, or responsibility.

take up

To start doing a new activity.

take out

To remove something from somewhere.

take back

To return something.

take away

To remove something from a place.

take over

To get control of something.

take after

To look or behave like an older family member.

take down

To write something that someone says.

take in

To understand something.

put on (clothing)

To place clothes on your body.

put on (device)

To start a device.

put off

To do something later; postpone.

put away

To put something where it is normally kept.

put down

To place something on a surface.

put up

To place something on a wall.

put out

To stop a fire from burning.

put back

To return something to its original place.

put forward

To suggest an idea or plan.

put up with

To accept something annoying or unpleasant.

put together

To join different things to make one thing.

go on

To continue.

go back

To return.

go away

To leave.

go out

To leave your home to go somewhere.

go through

To experience something difficult.

go over

To look at something carefully.

go ahead

To start or continue doing something.

go off

To make a loud sound suddenly.

go up

To increase.

go down

To decrease.

go without

To live without something.

come back

To return.

come in

To enter.

come out

To leave a place.

come over

To visit someone's home.

come across

To find something by chance.

come up

To appear or happen.

come up with

To think of an idea or solution.

come along

To come with someone.

look at

To watch or see something carefully.

look for

To try to find something.

look after

To take care of someone or something.

look around

To look at different things in a place.

look back

To think about something that happened in the past.

look out

To be careful.

look up

To search for information.

look forward to

To feel happy because something good is going to happen.

look into

To try to find more information about something.

look through

To look at things quickly, one after another.

look down on

To think that someone is less important than you.

look up to

To respect and admire someone.

give up

To stop trying.

give back

To return something.

give away

To give something to someone for free.

give out

To give something to several people.

give in

To stop fighting against something and accept it.

give off

To produce a smell, light, or heat.

give up on

To stop believing that someone or something will succeed.

break down

When a machine or vehicle stops working.

break up

To end a relationship.

break out

To start suddenly.

break in

To enter a building illegally.

break into

To enter a place by force.

break through

To succeed after a difficult period.

turn on

To start a machine or light.

turn off

To stop a machine or light.

turn up

To increase the volume, heat, etc.

turn down (volume)

To decrease the volume, heat, etc.

turn down (offer)

To refuse an offer.

turn around

To change direction.

turn into

To become something different.

turn out

To happen or be discovered in the end.

turn back

To return in the direction you came from.