Essential Phrasal Verbs for THPT National High School Exam 2026

Comprehensive list of phrasal verbs organized by main verb (COME, GET, GO, KEEP, LOOK, MAKE) and additional exam-predicted vocabulary based on the lecture notes.

come across

find by chance (tình cờ thấy, tình cờ gặp)

come around

change one’s opinion (thay đổi quan điểm)

come by

manage to get (có được)

come down with

become ill with (ngã bệnh)

come out

become known; be published (rõ ràng, được xuất bản)

come up with

produce a plan or an idea

come up

appear, occur (xuất hiện)

come in for/come under fire

be criticized (bị chỉ trích)

get along with

have a good relationship with sb

get away

escape (chạy trốn thoát)

get by

manage to live on a tight budget (xoay xở sống)

get sb down

make sb depressed (khiến ai buồn)

get into

become interested/involved in something (đam mê, thích thú)

get off

leave a bus, train… (xuống tàu, xe…)

get over

recover from (vượt qua)

get rid of

eliminate or throw something away (vứt, loại bỏ)

go along with

accept, support an idea (chấp nhận, ủng hộ)

go away

leave a place (rời đi)

go by

pass (trôi qua)

go for

try to achieve or attain (cố gắng đạt được)

go off

(bomb) explode;

(me) stop liking something;

(alarm) ring/make a loud noise;

(food) be no longer good to eat or drink.

go over

review (xem xét lại; kiểm tra cẩn thận)

go through

experience; be officially accepted

go up

increase (tăng)

keep down

restrain or control (kiểm soát, kìm nén)

keep on

continue (tiếp tục)

keep out of

stay away from (tránh ra khỏi)

keep around

keep something near one (giữ gì đó gần bên cạnh)

keep at

continue with something difficult (tiếp tục với thứ gì đó khó khăn, dễ nản)

keep away from

avoid (tránh)

keep back

maintain a safe distance (duy trì khoảng cách an toàn)

keep off

not talk about (không đề cập tới gì đó)

keep up with

move at the same rate (bắt kịp ai; theo kịp cái gì)

look after

to take care of (chăm sóc)

look ahead

to think about or plan the future (lên kế hoạch cho tương lai)

look back (on)

to think of or remember what has happened (hồi tưởng lại)

look down on

to think that you are better than someone (khinh thường)

look for

search for, investigate (tìm kiếm, nghiên cứu)

look forward to

be excited about something that is going to happen (mong chờ, mong đợi)

look into

investigate (điều tra)

look out

to be careful (cẩn trọng)

look through

to read something, usually quickly (xem qua)

look up

search for information (tìm kiếm thông tin; tra cứu)

look up to

to respect or admire (tôn trọng)

make do with

use something less satisfactory as an alternative (miễn cưỡng tận dụng)

make for

move in the direction of; head for (hướng về)

make fun of

laugh at; make jokes about (cười nhạo)

make of

have an opinion about something (có suy nghĩ, quan điểm)

make off with

steal and hurry away (ăn cắp rồi tẩu thoát)

make out

be able to hear or read something; understand (hiểu; xác định)

make up

invent a story; put on powder/lipstick; form/institute (bịa chuyện; trang điểm; tạo nên)

make up with

end a quarrel and become friends again (làm hòa)

make up for

compensate for something (đền bù, bù đắp)

shrug something off/aside

ignore, dismiss (cho qua, bỏ qua cái gì)

blow over

disappear without serious effect (biến mất mà không có ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng)

turn up

appear, arrive (xuất hiện, đến)

break up

end a relationship (chia tay)

put on

wear; organize an event; turn something on (mặc; tổ chức; bật lên)

take up

pursue a habit or hobby (tiếp tục, theo đuổi)

team up (with somebody)

form a group with someone (lập nhóm, đứng về phe ai)

catch up on

spend extra time doing something or discuss news (bàn bạc tin tức; dành thêm thời gian làm gì)

bring up

raise a child; mention a subject (nuôi dưỡng; đề cập)

pass away = pass on

die (chết, qua đời)

put off

postpone; discourage (hoãn lại; làm nản lòng)

switch off

stop thinking/paying attention; turn off (ngừng suy nghĩ; tắt)

run into

meet by chance; reach a specific amount; crash into (tình cờ gặp; đạt mức; đâm vào)

speed up

increase speed (tăng tốc)

drop off

fall asleep; decrease (chìm vào giấc ngủ; giảm sút)

set up

establish, found (thiết lập, thành lập)

put out

extinguish a fire or cigarette (dập tắt)

take off

remove clothes; take flight; be successful (cởi bỏ; cất cánh; thành công)

blow somebody away

impress someone very much or make them very happy (gây ấn tượng mạnh)

take in

absorb; understand/remember; deceive someone; allow to stay at home (hấp thu; hiểu; lừa dối; cho ở nhờ)

drop out (of school/college)

leave school; stop participating (bỏ học; không còn tham gia)

set off

depart; explode bombs/fireworks; start a process (khởi hành; nổ; bắt đầu quá trình)

bring about

cause, result in (gây ra, mang lại)

cut down on

reduce (cắt giảm)

take over

take control; take responsibility from someone (tiếp quản)

see through

realize the truth about someone/something (nhận ra sự thật)

take on

hire/employ; accept new work/responsibility (thuê; đảm nhận)

catch on

become popular/fashionable; understand (trở nên phổ biến; hiểu)

call off

cancel (hủy bỏ)

put up with

tolerate (chịu đựng)

run out (of)

use up the supply of something (hết cái gì)

bounce back

recover quickly from difficulties (hồi phục nhanh chóng)

stand for

abbreviate for (viết tắt của)

take after

resemble a relative (giống)

sit for an exam

participate in an exam (tham gia một kỳ thi)