PHRASAL VERBS
Separable Transitive 2-word Verbs: (Transitive verbs can take objects.)
bring back
means recall; return
bring up mention; raise
call back return a phone call
call down
reprimand; scold
call in summon; report by
telephone or radio
call up telephone someone
call on visit; select for an
answer
carry out complete an action
check in return an item; report
one’s presence
check off mark items on a list
check out borrow an item; see that
someone is familiar with a process;
inspect; look
at; investigate casually; try out something.
check out of
officially leave, as from a hotel or a base
cheer up improve a
mood/attitude; become happier
cross off mark completion of an
item on a list
do over do again; redo;
redecorate; rearrange
drop off leave
someone/something at a place; fall asleep
figure out solve, probably by
reasoning out an answer
get across make an idea understandable
get back regain; return to the
point of departure
get on/get off enter or leave a means of
mass transportation
get out (of) leave a car or other small
transportation
give up surrender; quit
trying
hand in submit; turn in
hang up put on a hanger or
hook; end a telephone call
keep on
means continue; continue to
wear something
look over examine; inspect
look up find information in
a book; find/visit a person
pay back return money or a
courtesy
pick on
to tease or joke with
someone
pick out select; choose; see
clearly among others; spot
pick up stop and get
something; learn casually
point out call attention to
something
put across make ideas
understandable
put aside save for later;
postpone or delay; save
put away to store something;
to save money
put off postpone; delay;
stall; mild anger
put on to dress; turn
on; start an operation; pretend; joke
put out extinguish a
fire; to place something outside
take back return; to cancel
words or an action
take off reduce; remove;
depart by airplane; leave
take on hire; assume
responsibility; start something
take out remove for use;
entertain away from home; to date
take out on transfer anger to
someone or something else
take over assume power
take up begin a
pursuit/study; reduce in size; discuss; use up space
talk over
discuss something with
someone
think over consider carefully
think up create by thinking
think through consider step by step
throw away dispose of something
try on
means put on clothes to
test fit or appearance
try out test by
using
turn down refuse an offer
turn in submit
something; go to bed
turn off stop
operation; leave a road
turn over turn top to
bottom; transfer power or goods
wake up stop sleeping
Nonseparable Transitive 2- and 3-word verbs: (Transitive verbs can take objects.)
call for
means pick up;
require
call on visit;
request; ask to respond/answer
catch up with overtake the one ahead
of you
catch up on get something done
that has been neglected
check up on investigate; research
chip in contribute
part, usually money or time
come across find accidentally; run into/across
come along with accompany
come to total
drop in on visit unexpectedly
drop out of quit
get along with have a good relationship
get behind in not meet a schedule
get in enter a car
or other small means of transportation
get on with continue
get over
recover from
get through endure; persist
get through with finish
go on with
means continue
go over review
go through look over or
through; endure
keep on continue;
continue wearing
keep up with remain even with;
remain up to date
look after care for
look down on think of as inferior
look forward to anticipate with pleasure
look in on check on someone
look into investigate;
find out; discover
look out for be careful about
look up to respect
put up with tolerate
run across find something by
chance; meet accidentally
run into
meet by chance
run out of deplete or use up
a supply
see about find out about
and do something
send for summon; order
by mail, telephone, etc.
stand by wait; be
available; support; be in reserve
take after resemble in
appearance or character
take out after pursue; chase
talk back to answer
discourteously
turn off leave a road
or highway
wait on serve; be
delayed
wait for to spend
time waiting for something
Some two-word verbs are preceded by BE. The two main verbs are
never separated; however, they may sometimes be separated
from BE.
be behind in not meet a
schedule
be in on be included
be out
be deprived of
be out of have
depleted a supply
be over in charge
of; more than
be under under the
command of; less than
be up for be ready
for; be considered for
be up on be current
with; to know something
be up to be in
physical/mental condition for; doing something
Intransitive two- and three-word verbs
(Intransitive verbs do NOT take objects.)
(Some
of these phrasal verbs are also found in the transitive listings.)
catch up come up to
check in register
check out sign out to
leave
cheer up become
happier
chip in
contribute
come across leave an impression
on
come to regain
consciousness
come over/come on over come to visit
drop in visit
unplanned/unannounced
drop off decline;
fall asleep; decrease in number
get along/get on progress; progressing
get back return
get in
arrive
get through finish; reach
by telephone or radio
get up
means arise; get
out of bed
give up
surrender
hang up end a
telephone conversation
lie down recline
look out be
cautious
report in give
notice of arrival
sit down be
seated
stand by wait
stand up get on
one’s feet
take off
leave; depart
turn in go
to bed
turn up
appear unexpectedly
wake up stop
sleeping
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