English Phrasal Verbs

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering common English phrasal verbs and their definitions from the lecture transcript.

get up

to rise from bed

wake up

to stop sleeping, to become alert

pick up

to lift, to collect someone by car

give up

to stop trying, to surrender

look up

to search for in a reference

set up

to arrange or establish

show up

to appear, to arrive

wrap up

to finish, to conclude

bring up

to raise a child, to mention a topic

come up

to arise, to be mentioned

end up

to finally be in a state or result in

catch up

to reach the same level as someone ahead

grow up

to become an adult, to mature

hang up

to end a phone call, to suspend on a hook

make up

to invent, to reconcile after a fight

find out

to discover, to learn

work out

to exercise, to be successful

figure out

to understand, to solve

carry out

to execute, to perform

point out

to draw attention to, to indicate

hand out

to distribute by hand

check out

to look at, to leave a hotel

turn out

to result, to develop in a particular way

fill out

to complete a form

run out

to use up the supply of

hang out

to spend time relaxing

look out

to be careful, to watch for danger

sort out

to organize, to resolve

eat out

to eat at a restaurant

stand out

to be noticeable, to be conspicuous

go on

to continue, to happen

carry on

to continue doing

put on

to dress in clothing

get on

to board a vehicle

hold on

to wait, to grip firmly

count on

to rely on, to depend on

take on

to accept responsibility, to hire

move on

to progress, to leave the past behind

catch on

to become popular, to understand

log on

to sign in to a system

take off

to depart by plane, to remove clothing

get off

to disembark from a vehicle

put off

to postpone

turn off

to switch off a device

show off

to display proudly

drop off

to deliver someone by car

cut off

to disconnect, to interrupt

pay off

to be worth the effort, to repay debt fully

break off

to end, to detach

call off

to cancel

give in

to surrender, to yield

break in

to enter forcibly, to wear in

check in

to register at a hotel or airport

drop in

to visit briefly

fill in

to complete a blank space

take in

to absorb, to comprehend

turn in

to submit, to go to bed

log in

to sign in to an account

break down

to stop working, to lose emotional control

calm down

to become relaxed

let down

to disappoint

write down

to record on paper

turn down

to reject, to lower the volume

cut down

to reduce

settle down

to become calm, to start a stable life

slow down

to reduce speed

get back

to return, to recover

come back

to return

give back

to return something

call back

to return a phone call

pay back

to repay, to take revenge

look back

to remember the past

hold back

to restrain, to hesitate

take over

to assume control

get over

to recover from

think over

to consider carefully

go over

to review, to examine

run over

to hit with a vehicle, to overflow

hand over

to deliver, to surrender control

look over

to inspect briefly

get away

to escape, to take a short break

go away

to depart, to leave a place

put away

to store, to tidy up

throw away

to discard

give away

to donate, to distribute for free

look for

to search for

wait for

to await

apply for

to formally request

ask for

to request

care for

to look after, to feel affection toward

run into

to meet by chance, to collide with

look into

to investigate

get into

to enter, to become engaged in

turn into

to transform into

break into

to enter forcibly, to suddenly start an action

come around

to visit, to change one's opinion

get around

to travel, to avoid

look around

to explore visually

turn around

to rotate, to reverse a situation

bring about

to cause to happen