Phrasal Verbs - Lists for Test 1 ICHEC
Grammar Rules and Principles for Separable Phrasal Verbs
General Rule of Separation: For separable phrasal verbs, the object can be placed either between the verb and the particle or after the particle.
Examples:
- "You have to do this paint job over."
- "You have to do over this paint job."Pronoun Exception: When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated.
Example: "You have to do it over."
Table 1: Separable Phrasal Verbs
fill in: to complete a form. Example: "Could you fill this form in, please?" (French: remplir).
print out: to produce a paper copy. Example: "I’ll print the spreadsheet out now." (French: imprimer).
back up: to copy data or to support someone. Example: "Have you backed the data up? Back me up here, will you." (French: sauvegarder / soutenir).
cut back: to reduce. Example: "They cut their advertising budget back." (French: réduire).
draw up: to draft or prepare. Example: "They drew a new contract up." (French: rédiger).
drop off: to take someone or something and leave them by car. Example: "Drop me off at the station." (French: déposer).
give up: to stop or quit an activity. Example: "I’m trying to give smoking up." (French: arrêter).
keep down: to prevent something from increasing. Example: "Keep the inflation down." (French: contenir).
lay off: to dismiss employees. Example: "They laid workers off." (French: licencier).
look up: to search for information. Example: "I looked their number up." (French: chercher).
pick up: to collect a person or item. Example: "Can you pick me up at the station?" or "I can pick up the parcel." (French: passer prendre / ramasser).
ring up / call up: to telephone. Example: "I need to ring the printers up." (French: appeler).
set up: to establish or create. Example: "We set up a subsidiary in Estonia." (French: créer).
sort out: to resolve or organise. Example: "We’re trying to sort it out now." (French: résoudre).
take on: to accept responsibility. Example: "He’s taken on too much." (French: assumer).
take over: to take control of something. Example: "His son will take over the firm." (French: reprendre).
throw away: to discard. Example: "Throw this newspaper away." or "Don’t throw it away." (French: jeter).
turn down: to refuse. Example: "We turned down their offer." (French: refuser).
find out: to discover information. Example: "Did you find out why?" (French: découvrir).
hold on: to wait. Example: "Hold on a minute." (French: patienter).
carry on: to continue. Example: "I’ll carry on with my presentation." (French: continuer).
go back (separable-usage in exercises): to return. Example: "Let’s go back to your earlier point." (French: revenir).
take up: to occupy time. Example: "This job will take up most of the morning." (French: prendre (du temps)).
call back: to return a phone call. Example: "I’ll call you back tomorrow." (French: rappeler).
make up: to invent. Example: "They made the whole story up." (French: inventer).
play down: to minimise the importance of something. Example: "He played down the dangers." (French: minimiser).
water down: to dilute. Example: "The wine was watered down." (French: diluer).
rub out: to erase. Example: "I rubbed out the notes." (French: effacer).
write down: to note something. Example: "Write down the answer." (French: noter).
iron out: to resolve difficulties. Example: "We ironed out the difficulties." (French: résoudre).
send back: to return something. Example: "We sent back the material." (French: renvoyer).
send out: to distribute. Example: "He sent out the invitations." (French: envoyer).
give away: to donate. Example: "I gave away the bicycle." (French: donner).
bring along: to bring someone or something with you. Example: "She brought along her brother." (French: amener).
let in: to allow someone or something to enter. Example: "She let in the cats." (French: laisser entrer).
turn over: to flip something. Example: "He turned over the stone." (French: retourner).
empty out: to empty completely. Example: "We emptied out the baskets." (French: vider complètement).
Table 2: Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
call on (transitive): to visit professionally. Example: "I have to call on a client this afternoon." (French: rendre visite à).
come across (transitive): to find by chance. Example: "Have you come across a company called TMN?" (French: tomber sur).
deal with (transitive): to handle or take action. Example: "Can you deal with this invoice?" (French: s’occuper de).
deal with (transitive): to do business with. Example: "We've been dealing with FedCo for a long time." (French: faire affaire avec).
deal with (transitive): to be about or concern a topic. Example: "The report deals with e-commerce." (French: traiter de).
do without (intransitive tag, transitive usage): to manage without. Example: "I couldn’t do without my assistant." (French: se passer de).
look after (transitive): to take care of someone or something. Example: "Can you look after the office while I'm out?" (French: s’occuper de).
look through (transitive): to examine carefully. Example: "I’ve looked through my files and can’t find it." (French: parcourir / examiner).
take up (transitive): to occupy time or space. Example: "Sorry to take up so much of your time." (French: prendre (du temps)).
break down (intransitive): to stop working. Example: "The photocopier has broken down again." (French: tomber en panne).
check in (intransitive): to register, such as at an airport or hotel. Example: "You must check in hour before departure." (French: s’enregistrer).
come in (intransitive): to enter or join. Example: "Can I just come in for a moment?" (French: entrer).
fall through (intransitive): to fail. Example: "The negotiations fell through at the last moment." (French: échouer).
get by (intransitive): to manage or survive. Example: "We can get by with a smaller budget." (French: s’en sortir).
hang on / hold on (intransitive): to wait. Example: "Hang on for a moment." (French: patienter).
step down (intransitive): to resign. Example: "He had to step down after the inquiry." (French: démissionner).
turn up (intransitive): to appear unexpectedly. Example: "She might turn up at any moment." (French: apparaître).
come down (intransitive): to decrease. Example: "Inflation has come down by ." (French: baisser).
fall behind (intransitive): to fail to keep pace. Example: "We mustn’t fall behind our competitors." (French: prendre du retard).
get behind (with) (intransitive): to fall behind schedule. Example: "I’m getting behind with my work." (French: prendre du retard).
close down (intransitive): to cease operations permanently. Example: "The factory will close down next year." (French: fermer).
cut off (intransitive): to lose a telephone connection. Example: "We were cut off." (French: être coupé).
go through (transitive): to examine or review. Example: "Can we go through the details again?" (French: examiner / revoir).
come up (intransitive): to arise or occur. Example: "Several issues have come up in the negotiations." (French: surgir).
build up (inseparable): to steadily increase. Example: "They want to build up their asset management business." (French: développer / renforcer).
Table 3: Phrasal Verbs + Preposition
move on to: to change to the next item. Example: "Shall we move on to the next item on the agenda?" (French: passer à).
bring forward to: to move an event to an earlier date. Example: "Can we bring the meeting forward to Monday?" (French: avancer).
catch up with: to reach the same point as someone else. Example: "I’ll catch up with you later." (French: rattraper).
cut back on / cut down on: to reduce. Example: "We need to cut back on our spending." (French: réduire).
drop in on: to visit briefly. Example: "Let’s drop in on David while we’re in London." (French: passer voir).
get on with: to have good relations with someone or to continue an activity. Example: "I get on with my colleagues very well." (French: bien s’entendre avec / continuer).
get through to: to reach someone by telephone. Example: "I couldn’t get through to directory inquiries." (French: joindre).
keep up with: to stay informed about something. Example: "It’s hard to keep up with developments in IT." (French: suivre / rester informé).
put back to: to postpone. Example: "Can we put the meeting back to Friday?" (French: reporter).
put off until: to delay or postpone. Example: "Can we put the meeting off until Friday?" (French: remettre à plus tard).
put through to: to transfer or connect a phone call. Example: "Can you put me through to Sales, please?" (French: passer (au téléphone)).
run out of: to have no supply left. Example: "The photocopier has run out of toner." (French: être à court de).
go into: to enter a profession or field. Example: "I’d like to go into finance after my MBA." (French: se lancer dans).
be into: to be interested in or passionate about something. Example: "He’s really into windsurfing." (French: être passionné par).
get off at: to leave work or leave transport at a specific time or place. Example: "I should be able to get off at five." (French: quitter le travail / descendre à).
Table 4: Three-Part Phrasal Verbs
face up to: to confront or not avoid a situation. Example: "It’s time to face up to your responsibilities." (French: faire face à).
fall back on: to use if necessary or rely on as a backup plan. Example: "If it's not successful, we can fall back on plan B." (French: se rabattre sur).
fit in with: to be accepted by or match something. Example: "Does the course fit in with your holiday plans?" (French: correspondre à / s’accorder avec).
get back to: to reply to or contact someone again. Example: "I’ll get back to you tomorrow." (French: recontacter).
get on to: to contact someone. Example: "I’ll get on to our suppliers right away." (French: contacter).
get round to: to finally find the time to do something. Example: "I’ll try to get round to reading your report today." (French: trouver le temps de).
look forward to: to anticipate something with pleasure. Example: "I look forward to seeing you next week." (French: avoir hâte de / se réjouir de).
put up with: to tolerate. Example: "I can’t put up with such rude behaviour." (French: supporter / tolérer).
wriggle out of: to avoid doing something. Example: "Don’t try to wriggle out of it." (French: se dérober / esquiver).
walk away with: to win, steal, or take without permission. Example: "He walked away with the prize." (French: repartir avec / gagner).
stand up for: to defend someone. Example: "She always stands up for her friends." (French: défendre / prendre la défense de).
look out for: to watch for or be alert to something. Example: "You need to look out for dangers." (French: faire attention à).
carry on with: to continue doing something. Example: "I want to carry on with my studies." (French: poursuivre / continuer).
do away with: to abolish or eliminate. Example: "We want to do away with the waiting period." (French: supprimer / abolir).
add up to: to amount to. Example: "What does that add up to?" (French: revenir à / représenter).
make up for: to compensate for. Example: "He is trying to make up for lost time." (French: compenser).
cry out for: to urgently require. Example: "The problem cries out for a solution." (French: requérir d'urgence).
look up to: to admire. Example: "He looks up to his brother." (French: admirer).
stick up for: to defend. Example: "She always sticks up for her friends." (French: défendre).
Additional Common Separable Phrasal Verbs
add up: to calculate a sum or to make sense. Example: "I added up the receipts and it totalled ." or "Something doesn’t add up."
ask out: to invite someone on a date. Example: "Joe finally asked me out on a date!"
break off: to end something like an engagement. Example: "Sally broke her engagement to John off."
bring about: to cause to happen. Example: "The economic crisis brought about many personal disasters."
bring around: to persuade. Example: "I’m sure there’s a way we can bring him around." (Note: use with "to" for a specific point of view).
bring (someone) down: to make someone unhappy. Example: "This sad music is bringing me down."
bring up: to mention a topic. Example: "The manager brought up the redundancy problems during the meeting."
bring up (2): to raise children. Example: "It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays."
burn down: to destroy by setting fire to. Example: "The children burned the house down while playing with matches."
buy out: to buy the shares of a business or buy someone out. Example: "Pacific Inc. was bought out by a company from Oregon."
call off: to cancel. Example: "They called off this afternoon's meeting."
carry out: to complete or accomplish something. Example: "The secret agent carried out his orders exactly as planned."
check out: to investigate or take a look at. Example: "He checked out the new restaurant down the street."
cheer someone up: to make someone happy. Example: "Hopefully, this will cheer her up."
clean up: to tidy. Example: "Susan cleaned the mess up before she left."
close down: to close a place permanently. Example: "The corner market closed down because they didn't have many customers."
figure out: to find out using logic and reason. Example: "I finally figured out what the problem was."
fill in/out: to complete a form. Example: "Fill out this application form and mail it in."
fill someone in: to give someone necessary information. Example: "My colleague filled me in right before the meeting."
fill up: to fill to capacity. Example: "She filled up the grocery cart with free food."
find out: to discover. Example: "My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party."
get (a message) across: to try to make people understand. Example: "What is the message you’re trying to get across to our customers?"
get down: to depress. Example: "This weather is really starting to get me down."
give away: to give something for free. Example: "The filling station was giving away free gas."
give out: to distribute. Example: "I earn extra money by giving out brochures on the street."
hand in: to submit something (e.g., an assignment). Example: "The students handed in their papers and left the room."
hand out: to distribute. Example: "We should hand the concert fliers out at school."
hang up: to put something on a hook or to end a phone call. Example: "She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes."
hold up: to delay. Example: "I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom."
hold up (2): to rob. Example: "Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon."
keep out: to prevent from entering. Example: "Keep the dog out of the garden; he keeps digging up the flowers."
leave out: to omit. Example: "You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue."
look over: to examine or check. Example: "The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness."
look up: to search in a list. Example: "You'd better look it up."
make up: to invent a story or lie; also to apply make-up. Example: "She made up a story about going to the movies with her friends."
make out: to hear or understand. Example: "We really couldn't make out what he was saying."
pass on: to transmit a message. Example: "Please pass this message on to your co-workers."
pass out: to distribute or to faint. Example: "We need to pass out these flyers for the concert tomorrow." and "The pain was too much. She finally passed out."
pay off: to pay back all owed money; also to pay someone all they are owed when employment ends. Example: "It’s time I paid off my debt." or "Over workers will be paid off if the factory closes down."
pick up: to lift something off something else. Example: "The crane picked up the entire house."
play down: to make something seem less important. Example: "The President played down his affair with the intern."
point out: to call attention to. Example: "Francoise pointed out the major historical sites."
pull off: to succeed in doing something. Example: "Stan Wawrinka pulled off a surprise victory last year."
put off: to postpone. Example: "We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow."
put out: to extinguish. Example: "The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread."
rule out: to eliminate. Example: "I wouldn't rule out the possibility of moving to another country."
see off: to say good-bye to someone at the start of a trip. Example: "Did you see your sister off at the train station?"
set up: to arrange, begin, or create. Example: "My wife set up the living room." or "The company was set up years ago."
sort out: to find a solution. Example: "The company managed to sort it out."
take in: to absorb or understand. Example: "There was too much information to take in."
take on: to accept responsibility or to start employing someone. Example: "The intern accepted to take on more responsibility."
take off: to remove clothing, to start flying, or to become successful. Example: "I watched as the plane took off."
take over: to take control of something. Example: "He took over as chairman of the company."
take up: to start a hobby. Example: "When did you take up golf?"
talk someone into (+ING): to convince someone to do something. Example: "Ok, you’ve talked me into it."
talk someone out of: to convince someone not to do something. Example: "I’m trying to talk her out of signing this contract."
talk over: to discuss. Example: "Let's talk them over like adults."
think through: to consider facts in an organised and thorough way. Example: "I wish I had had more time to think it through."
throw away: to discard. Example: "Don't just throw it away."
try out: to test. Example: "I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me."
turn down: to lower volume or to reject. Example: "Please turn it down." or "He was turned down both times."
turn up: to raise the volume. Example: "Grandpa turned up his hearing aid."
turn off: to switch off electricity or to repulse. Example: "We turned off the lights."
turn on: to switch on the electricity. Example: "Turn on the CD player."
use up: to exhaust or use completely. Example: "The gang members used up all the money."
win round/over: to persuade someone to agree. Example: "We’ve finally won him over to our point of view."
write off: when money is not paid or to consider someone/something will fail. Example: "It’s time to write the African debt off."
Additional Inseparable Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
abide by: to respect the law, rules, or instructions. Example: "Lots of companies no longer abide by the law on this."
account for: to represent. Example: "Sales of shampoo bottles account for of our turnover."
bear with: to be patient. Example: "Please bear with me until I have finished the explanations."
call for: to require (as in a recipe). Example: "This recipe calls for milk, not water."
(not) care for: to not like (formal). Example: "I don’t care for your attitude."
check on: to make sure something is OK. Example: "Let's check on the baby again before we go to sleep."
do without: to manage without something one wants or needs. Example: "I couldn't do without a car in California."
get over: to recover from sickness or disappointment. Example: "I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart."
go for: to crave, to compete for something, or to attack. Example: "I could go for pepperoni pizza." or "Then, the dog went for me."
go over: to review. Example: "The students went over the material before the exam."
go through: to use up or consume. Example: "They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year."
keep at (it): to persevere. Example: "The secret of dieting is to keep at it."
look after: to take care of. Example: "My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone."
look into: to investigate. Example: "The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement."
make of: to think or have an opinion. Example: "What do you make of that?"
put forward: to suggest. Example: "I’d like to put forward options."
run across: to find by chance (similar to come across). Example: "I ran across my old roommate."
run against: to compete in an election. Example: "Gore ran against Bush in the elections in the U.S.A."
run into: to meet by chance. Example: "Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway."
tap into: to use something/someone or get some benefit from them. Example: "Some companies were already tapping into this market."
take after: to resemble. Example: "My second son seems to take after his mother."
take up (+ING): to start a regular habit (e.g., smoking) or to start working. Example: "The new surgeon will take up her post/position next week."
Phrasal Verbs with Preposition (Transitive/Three-part)
add up to: to equal an amount. Example: "The total expenses added up to ."
back out of: to fail to keep a promise, agreement, or deal. Example: "Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second."
be up to: (1) to be busy with; (2) to live up to. Example: "What have you been up to?" and "I’m really not up to the challenge."
break out of: to escape. Example: "The murderer broke out of the prison."
catch up with: to keep abreast of news or people. Example: "It was time to catch up with the neighbours."
check up on: to examine or investigate. Example: "The boys promised to check up on the condition of the summer house."
come down to / boil down to: to be the most important aspect of something. Example: "In the end, it all comes down to who wants the job the most."
come down with: to become sick with. Example: "He came down with the flu."
come up with: to contribute a suggestion or money. Example: "The old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation."
crack down on: to become tougher on or better enforce laws. Example: "The police have been cracking down on drunk driving."
cut down on: to reduce expenses. Example: "We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment."
do away with: to get rid of. Example: "Employers want to do away with this tax."
drop out of: to leave school. Example: "I hope none of my students drop out of school this semester."
fall back on: to be able to use in case of emergency. Example: "Yuki can fall back on her degree in biology."
fall behind in: to go slower than scheduled or lag. Example: "Cheryl is falling behind in her homework."
fall out with: to have an argument with. Example: "I had a falling out with my sister last month."
fill in for: to do someone’s job while they are away. Example: "I’m filling in for the receptionist at the moment."
get along with: to have a good relationship with. Example: "I found it very hard to get along with my brother."
get away with: to escape blame. Example: "Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it."
get down to: to get serious about a topic. Example: "Let's get down to business."
get on to: to contact someone. Example: "You need to get onto your landlord about that leaky roof."
get on with: to make progress with. Example: "We’re finally getting on with the new program."
get rid of: to eliminate. Example: "The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor."
get through with: to finish. Example: "When will you ever get through with that program?"
hang out with: to spend time with. Example: "After work, I usually like to hang out with some of my colleagues."
keep up with: to maintain a pace or standard. Example: "It's hard to keep up with the Joneses!"
live up to: to maintain a standard. Example: "It would be hard to live up to her parent's expectations."
look down on: to despise. Example: "The citizens look down on their geographical neighbors."
make up to: to be nice to someone, often to get something. Example: "I’m very sorry about that. I’ll make it up to you."
make sure of: to verify. Example: "Make sure of the student's identity before you let him into the classroom."
miss out on: to fail to seize an opportunity. Example: "I hate missing out on opportunities."
think back on: to recall. Example: "I often think back on my childhood with great pleasure."
walk out on: to abandon someone. Example: "Her husband walked out on her and their three children."
Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
back out: to fail to keep a promise or deal (without an object). Example: "Sam backed out at the last second."
(more than) bargain for: more than expected, usually negative. Example: "The deal was more than they had bargained for."
break in: to interrupt. Example: "While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion."
break out: to appear violently. Example: "Violent protests broke out in response to the military coup."
break up: to end a relationship. Example: "Sam and Diane broke up again."
catch on: to become popular. Example: "Popular songs seem to catch on in California first."
come (a)round: to change your mind. Example: "I was sure she would come around in the end."
come back: to return to a place. Example: "Father promised that we would never come back to this horrible place."
come to: to regain consciousness. Example: "After several minutes, he started to come to again."
come over: to visit. Example: "The children promised to come over, but they never did."
come over (as): to give a certain impression. Example: "He came over as quite naïve during the interview."
cut in: to interrupt. Example: "She suddenly cut in and delivered the news."
die off/out: to become extinct. Example: "Whales are in danger of dying off."
drop by: to visit without appointment. Example: "We used to just drop by, but they were never home."
eat in: to eat at home. Example: "We usually eat in instead of going out for dinner."
eat out: to not eat at home. Example: "We loved eating out in the sidewalk cafes."
end up (+ ING): to be in a particular place or state because of an action. Example: "I ended up spending the night in the airport."
get up: to arise. Example: "Grandmother tried to get up, but the couch was too low."
go on: to continue or to happen. Example: "The cops heard all the noise and stopped to see what was going on."
grow up: to get older. Example: "Charles grew up to be a lot like his father."
jump in: to enter a conversation. Example: "Feel free to jump in at any moment while we are talking."
keep away: to remain at a distance. Example: "The judge warned the stalker to keep away from his victim's home."
keep on (+ ING): to continue with the same action. Example: "He tried to keep on singing long after his voice was ruined."
kick off: to start. Example: "Let’s kick off, shall we?"
pay off: to bring some benefit. Example: "All this hard work has finally paid off."
show off: to demonstrate haughtily. Example: "Whenever he sat down at the piano, we knew he was going to show off."
show up: to arrive. Example: "Efrain showed up for class minutes late."
turn out: to develop in a particular way. Example: "It turned out that he was right."
Table 1: Phrasal Verbs et Traduction
fill in: compléter un formulaire.
print out: produire une copie papier.
back up: copier des données ou soutenir quelqu'un.
cut back: réduire.
draw up: rédiger ou préparer.
drop off: déposer quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
give up: arrêter ou quitter une activité.
keep down: empêcher quelque chose d'augmenter.
lay off: licencier des employés.
look up: rechercher de l'information.
pick up: ramasser une personne ou un objet.
ring up / call up: téléphoner.
set up: établir ou créer.
sort out: résoudre ou organiser.
take on: accepter une responsabilité.
take over: prendre le contrôle de quelque chose.
throw away: jeter.
turn down: refuser.
find out: découvrir.
hold on: patienter.
carry on: continuer.
go back: retourner.
take up: occuper du temps.
call back: rappeler quelqu'un.
make up: inventer.
play down: minimiser l'importance de quelque chose.
water down: diluer.
rub out: effacer.
write down: noter quelque chose.
iron out: résoudre des difficultés.
send back: renvoyer quelque chose.
send out: distribuer.
give away: donner.
bring along: amener quelqu'un ou quelque chose avec soi.
let in: laisser entrer.
turn over: retourner quelque chose.
empty out: vider complètement.