Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example |
hand something in | submit | Hand in your homework before you leave. |
hand something out | give something to a group of people | The teacher is handing out the worksheets. |
hand something over | give | Your knife, hand it over. |
hang in | stay positive (informal) | Hang in there, the semester is almost over. |
hang on | wait (informal) | Hang on, I will be right back. |
hang out | spend time together(informal) | Do you want to hang out tonight? |
hang up | end the call | I hate it when she hangs up on my face. |
hold on | wait | Hold on, I am coming. |
hold onto | hold tightly | Hold onto your hat, it's windy. | hold onto | know it's value | Hold onto your kids, they are all you've got. |
keep on | continue | The guy kept on looking at me all night. |
keep out | don't let enter | Keep the pets out of the bedroom. |
keep up | continue at same level | Well done Charlie, keep up the good work. |
lay out | to spend | She lays out a fortune on jewelry. |
let someone down | to disappoint | I am counting on you, please don't let me down this time. |
let someone in | allow to enter | Let James in, he is with me. |
look after | take care of | You go to your meeting, I will look after the kids. |
look down on | consider inferior | He always looks down on me just because I didn't finish college. |
look for | try to find | Are you looking for your keys? |
look forward to | be excited about | I'm looking forward to meeting that girl. |
look out / watch out | be careful | Look out! the dog doesn't seem friendly. |
look out for | be careful | Look out for wild dogs when you are traveling abroad. |
look up | search in dictionary / encyclopedia | You should Look up the words you don't know on this website. |
make something up | lie about something | Don't make things up, tell him the truth. |
make up | justify a mistake | I am guilty, I will do anything to make it up to you. |
make up | put on cosmetics | Make me up pretty, I want to look good tonight. |
mix up | confuse | Don't mix up phrasal verbs look after and take after? |
pass away | die | She got sick after his mother passed away. |
pass out | faint | She just passed out when we were walking. |
pass something out | give something to people | The teacher started passing out the exams at noon. |
pay for something | be punished | Whoever did this is going to pay for it. |
pick out | choose | I Picked out the ones you like. |
point out | show with finger | The lady pointed out who tried to steal her purse. |
put someone down | insult | He put me down in front of everybody. |
put off | postpone | Good news! The teacher put off the exam. |
put out | extinguish | Use the fire extinguisher to put out small fires. |
put up with | tolerate | He is so annoying, I can't put up with him anymore. |
put on | to clothe oneself | Put on your jacket, it's getting cold. |
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