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+1000 Phrasal verbs meanings and examples. Over here we study the Best Phrasal verbs list and meanings plus the kinds of phrasal verbs, and the difference vs prepositional verbs.
All the phrasal verbs are written down with meanings and examples within the sentenses.


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Phrasal verbs meanings and examples
The English Language has 8 parts of speech.The verbis the main part of a sentence that plays
an important role in it. It is a word that shows actions, conditions, state of being, and
possessions. Indeed,Phrasal verbsare idiomatic phrasethat gives different meanings from
their original words. BestPhrasal verbs meaningsand examples
Sometimes, students get confused aboutprepositionalverbsand phrasal verbs. So what
about prepositional verbs? They are the group of words that contains verb +prepositions. Like
laughing at, looking at. In this article. There is more aboutPrepositional Verbs List With
Examples in detail.
Phrasal Verbs + in (Verb + in)
Phrasal
verbs
Meanings Examples within sentences.
check-inTo register (hotel or airport)Do you know how tocheck inat the
hotel?
drop inInformal visits to a person
or place.
I desire todrop inmy friend's home.
end inTo finish in a certain way;
result in
Her marriageended indivorce.
get in To enter How did youget inslowly?
give inTo hand in; submitTheygave inthe homework quickly.
hand inTo submit (report,
homework)
Before Sunday, we shallhand inthe
report.
join in To participate Should Ijoin inthe meeting now?
move inTo arrive in a new home or
office
How can theymove inthe room
without permission?
chip into help We mustchip inthe poppers.
cut in to interrupt Your fathercut inwhile I was
dancing.
break-into interrupt, to enter without
informing.
While the class was going on, he
broke in.

hang inTo bear the situations.Hang inthere. I'm sure you'll find a
job very soon.
log in Sign in (to a website,
database, etc.)
Before youlogged incheck the
password correctly.
believe inTo feel confident about sth /
s/one
Shebelieves inme having a tour.
Come inTo enter a home, room, or
place
He came in to check out the room.
Drop inand make an informal visitDid shedrop intoday?
Fill in To add your information.I want tofill ina form for this
vacancy.
Lock inTo put into a safe place.Due raining the children werelocked
in.
put in Enter a pot How did theyput inwithout
permission?
Turn inTo give something in
authority.
You are allowed if youturn inthe
paper.
Phrasal Verbs (Verb + on):
Phrasal verbs meanings and examples can clarify the grammar very well. Read out the given
phrasal verb meanings and examples carefully.
Phrasal
verbs
Meanings Example within sentences.
try on To wear something to seeI tore the jacket whiletrying it on.
take onTo hire or engage staffThe dean can onlytake onthe new
employees.
rely onTo count on, depend on,
trust
You canrely onyour parants only.
put on To turn it on, switch it onIt’s very dark in here. Pleaseput on
the light.
look onWatch out. As I was looking he fled.

look down
on
To consider higher,
admire.
They tried to lookdown oneveryone.
keep onTo continue doing
something
As Ikept onthe work 24 hours got ill.
hold onTo wait. Ihold onto the call, due to the noise.
get on To board (bus, train,
plane)
She tried toget onthe bus.
focus onTo concentrate on
something
Focusing onthe paper is necessary.
drag onTo continue for an
unknown time
Their fightdragged onfor many
years.
count onTo depend on. Counting onstrange can be difficult.
cut down onTo reduce in number or
size
The parentcut down onthe packet
money.
carry onTo keep continue Being old she cannotcarry onthe
burdens.
brush up onTo improve, reviseTheybrushed upon everything
before the exam.
(Verb + off)
Phrasal
verbs
Meanings Examples within sentences.
wipe offTo clean (board, table).The females canwipe offcorrectly.
take offTo leave the groundThe plane cantake offif the way is
clear.
show offboastfully display one's
abilities
Beingshownoff and neglected by
friends.
set offTo start a journey;In the morning weset offon our trip.
put offTo postpone, adoCan Iput offthe meeting at any
other time?
nod offTo fall asleep being tired.At night, I nod off quickly.

kick-offTo begin, As the gamekicked offwe entered
the ground.
get offcome out of the vehiclesOn the road, we should notget off
our cars.
ease offslow down (pain, work)In the evening, weease offthe work.
drop offTo fall asleep I’lldrop it offlater today.
call offTo cancel As wecalled offthe class the rain
stopped.
block offTo separate using a
barrier.
Due to ablock off-street, we could
not go.
(Verb + of)
phrasal
verbs
meanings Examples within sentences
take care ofTo look after How can youtake care ofthe
children?
get out ofTo avoid doing somethingAs Iget out ofsin, I feel relaxed.
break out ofTo flee from prisonThe criminalbroke outof jail
easily.
get rid ofTo eliminate Shegot rid ofold cars.
make fun ofTo make fun of. Making fun ofelders can be
immoral.
run out ofTo have no more of
something.
As Iran out ofenergy, I went to
bed.
(Verb + out)
Phrasal
verbs
Meanings Examples within sentences
watch outTo be careful, to be activeYou are the man towatch outfor
everything.

wear outTo become very tiredThe man gotworn outworking
the whole day.
work outTo do physical exerciseShe shouldwork outtoo much for
the final game.
take outTo remove In holly places, we musttake out
our shoes
rule outTo eliminate The queen canrule outeveryone
in a chess game.
put outTo finish. Can youput outthe problems?
pass outTo faint She couldpass outas being
active.
move outTo leave your locationIf hemoves outI will be in his
place.
leave outTo omit. Heleft outmany questions in
hurry.
iron outTo eliminate differencesThe master caniron outtheir
problems
hand outTo distribute If youhanded out charity,you
will be considered kind.
hang outTo spend time. Did youhang outin the station for
a long time?
get outTo leave, to stay away.She tried hard to getout ofthat
hurdles.
figure outTo understand, find the answerI don’t know how tofigure outthe
math questions.
fill outTo complete the form.Before, getting on the plane, we
are needed tofill outthe form.
find outTo gain information, The man couldfind outhis
mistakes soon.
do
without
To manage alone. For being riched we have todo
withoutextra expense.

cut outTo remove something with the
help of some instruments.
I cancut outthe clothes with
scissors.
check outTo get the idea, or pay the bill.Let mecheck outthe hotel bill
first then we leave.
Verb + For
Phrasal verbs MeaningsExamples within sentences
account forTo explain, give a reasonI hope you canaccount for
the time you were out!
allow for To take into considerationWe need toallow for
unexpected charges along
the way.
apply for To make a formal request
for something (job, permit,
loan, etc.)
Heapplied fora scholarship
for next semester.
stick up for To defend My big brother alwaysstuck
up forme when I got into a
fight.
look for
somebody/
something
try to find somethingThey arelooking fora new
book.
look out forbeing watchful for The teacherlooks out for
students carefully.
Ask for To request something.The manasked forurgent
help in the hall.
Care for To nourish someone.I have hired a woman for
caring forpups.
Go for Try to gain Shewent forthis post in
hurry.
Go in for Enter willingly. Shewent in fordiscussion.
Stand for to assist, support westand forjustice.
phrasal verb + into

Phrasal verbs Meanings examples within sentences.
appeal to To request, appealWeappealed tostop making noise.
run into To approachedBeing angry heran intoyou man and
started fighting.
look forward toTo anticipate with
pleasure
They arelooking forward totheir
parents.
look up toTo admire Theylook up tothe king for making
the situation calm.
get into To enter The lion suddenlygot into acage
and frighten us.
bump intoa meeting by chanceIbumped intohim at the hotel.
break intoTo enter by forceThe thiefbroke intothe building and
stole everything.
get back intoTo be interested againDid sheget back intowork by
increasing the pay?
Grow into
something
Become large enough
to fit.
Shegot intothat jacket after one
year.
look into To investigate
something
The girllooked intothe faces of the
criminals and shouted.
Build into To add an element to
something
The builders want to build into the
home more work.
Go into To enter through the
door.
I don’t want togo intothe hall alone.
Plug into To connect a wireSheplugged intothe connector
carefully.
Talk into To persuade Can Italk him intothe room? He is
unwilling.
Phrasal verbs meanings and examples: phrasal verb + down
Phrasal verbs MeaningsExamples within sentences

calm down Become relaxed,
and decrease your
anger.
The mothers know howto calm
downtheir children.
let down To disappointBeing alone I feellet downin my
state.
turn down To refuse, to rejectSheturnedmedownto attend
the party.
back down To withdraw, defeatThe engineerbacked downin
their new project.
break down cease to functionMy carbroke downon the road
suddenly.
die down become weakBy getting old by dayhe died
downslowly.
sit down To take a seatAfter the teacher entered the
class, we satdown.
breaksomething
down
and make it into
minor parts
She couldbreakthe cardown
into scrap.
bringsomebodydownmake unhappyThe childrenbroughtusdown
by making noise.
cutsomethingdownmake something fall
to the ground
The trees are beingcutin the
grounddownmanually.
fall down Fall to the groundI couldn’t take the frame itfall
downfrom the wall.
handsomethingdownTo give something to
others
The teachers musthandthe
booksdownto students.
letsomebodydownTo disappoint
someone
Being an elder I don’tlethim
downin my state.
Put something downRecord something in
writing.
How could youput the thoughts
downin the book?
Phrasal verbs meanings and examples: phrasal verb + up
Phrasal
verbs
Meanings examples within sentences.

add upTo add the amount or degreeThe manadded upthe facts in the
discussion.
back upSupport, make a copy ofIback upthe important file quickly.
blow upExplore, get angry If you blow at him, he will leave the
job.
boot upTo make changes in a
computer system or program
Booting upthe computer will
delete spam.
bring upTo nourish a baby. Mothers can bring up their children
better than fathers.
join upTo become a member ofWhen she triedjoined upthe club,
she was five years only.
hurry upTo be quick/ speed. Hurry upman we have to rich on
time.
hang upTo end the call. When youhang up,we will start
the meal.
grow upTo nourish. How togrow upthe tree will?
give upstop performing somethingBeing as many failures, she should
gave up.
get upto leave the bed, get upIf Iget upearly, they will go
jogging.
end upTo finally reach a state, place,
or action
They willend upbeing lazy.
draw upTo write (contract, agreement,
document)
Theydrew upa contract
unanimously.
dress upTo wear new clothesAs she wasdressed upin new
clothes, attracted me.
clam upTo refuse to speak Whenclammed upthe conflict
finished.
break upTo end (marriage, relationship)Shebroke upwith her husband
due to money.

Catch upApproaching to same
positions
Working so hard, enabled him to
catch up with john.
makeupTo create stories or excusesDid youmake upthe false story
yourself?
own upTo confess somethingHardly had sheowned upto the
murder?
Phrasal verbs meanings and examples: phrasal verb + at
Phrasal
Verbs
Meanings Examples within Sentences
get at To imply, gain access
to
He wished toget (at/to)work after many
attempts.
Keep atContinue performing.Tokeep at work,I got exhausted this
year
Look atTo examine
something
Did youlook at themachine closely?
Aim at To plan, intent at, to
hope
The fatheraims attheir children for a
better future.
Get back atTo gain revengeShe wanted toget back athim for unjust
activity.
Phrasal verbs meanings and examples: phrasal verb + with
Phrasal Verbs Meanings Examples within sentences
agree with the Same opinion as
someone else.
If weagree withthem, the situation
will be fine.
deal with To handle, controlI candeal withhard situations
easily.
get on with
(something)
To make progress,
keep continuing
Due to a heart operationgetting on
withher life was difficult for her.
keep up withRemain at the same
level
We do exercise daily tokeep up
withbetter health.

Stick with To keep continue
doing something.
Bysticking withtheir studies, she
got a position.
Put up with Tolerate the situationIt’s hard enough toput up withhim
anymore.
Monkey around
with
To something
carelessly
The new learners enjoymonkeying
around withtheir equipment.
Live with To share the placeI neverlive withnonsense people.
Go with To agree, He went with them to open a new
shop.
Do with To end up, I can bear him, this work should be
done with.
Get on (well) with
some things
Having a good
connection with
Shegets on well withnew friends
quickly.
Get away with
some things
To perform without
any fear of the law.
Due to lazy rules, criminalsget
away withstealing things.
Go out with
somebody to date
To have a date with
someone.
The girl has beengoing out with
that boy every day.
Come down withStart to suffer from
any illness.
The old mancame down with
corona.
Phrasal verbs meanings and examples: phrasal verb
Phrasal verbs Meanings examples within sentences.
Turn overthe Received amount
of money in business.
Theturnoverof staff was confusing in
the hall.
Tell apartBeing able to
differentiate( people/
things)
He couldtell the twins apart. Do you
know how totell them apartfrom
each other?
Take apartSeparate the partsIf youtake it apartfrom the original
will be spoiled.
Stick aroundRemain in/ near some
things.
Shestuck aroundthe class to gain
knowledge.

Stand aroundTo continue doing.She wasstanding aroundthe head
to gain money.
See AboutDeal with something.The man searched a lot tosee about
the new post.
Run acrossMeet by chanceIran acrosshim on the ground.
Run aroundBeing too busyHuman beingsrunaround all day.
Put togetherAssemble somethingsThe engineerput togetherthe
machine parts.
Put pastPerforming selfish
activity.
The ignorant willput it pasthim by
deceiving.
Put awayTake food too muchIn the hall,he puts awayall the food
in the pot.
Put backTo return to the proper
place.
Theyput backthe papers in the
cupboard.
Pull through
something
Get better after a
serious illness.
Being energetic he willpull through
quickly.
Plan aheadTo plan ahead We are needed toplan aheadabout
situations.
Look aroundTo explore The teacherlooks aroundthe class
before students start class.
Lie aroundPass time uselessly.Bylaying aroundall day, he missed
the class.